(2) New Orleans Hornets Vs. (7) Dallas Mavericks
| April 19 | 1 | Dallas Mavericks 92, New Orleans Hornets 104 | New Orleans Arena, New Orleans | ESPN | |||
| April 22 | 2 | Dallas Mavericks 103, New Orleans Hornets 127 | New Orleans Arena, New Orleans | TNT | |||
| April 25 | 3 | New Orleans Hornets 87, Dallas Mavericks 97 | American Airlines Center, Dallas | ESPN | |||
| April 27 | 4 | New Orleans Hornets 97, Dallas Mavericks 84 | American Airlines Center, Dallas | TNT | |||
| April 29 | 5 | Dallas Mavericks 94, New Orleans Hornets 99 | New Orleans Arena, New Orleans | TNT | |||
| New Orleans wins series, 4–1 | |||||||
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Hornets and Mavericks.
In his playoff debut, Chris Paul scored 35 points, dished out 10 assists, and stole the ball 4 times to lead the Hornets to a comeback home win against the Mavericks. He would replicate that type of performance in Game 2 with 32 points and 17 assists. Dallas would come out with a dominant Game 3 performance at home after inserting Jason Terry into the starting lineup, but New Orleans would win the final 2 games of the series, keyed by David West in Game 4 and Paul's triple-double in Game 5.
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