List Of New Orleans Hornets Seasons
The New Orleans Hornets are a professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association. The franchise began play during the 1988–89 NBA season as the Charlotte Hornets, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they were located for fourteen seasons. Following the 2001–02 season, the team relocated to New Orleans, becoming the New Orleans Hornets. After three seasons in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina forced the franchise to temporarily relocate to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where they spent two seasons. The Hornets returned to New Orleans full-time for the 2007–08 season.
Led by All-star Larry Johnson and Rookie Alonzo Mourning, The Hornets qualified for their first post-season appearance during the 1992–93 season. They defeated the Boston Celtics in the First Round, before falling to the New York Knicks in the Conference Semifinals. The team earned their first Division title during the 2007–08 season, behind the play of All-Stars Chris Paul and David West. Finishing with a franchise-best record of 56 wins, 26 losses, The Hornets won the Southwest Division over the Defending-Champion San Antonio Spurs. They advanced to the Conference Semifinals, where they were defeated by the Spurs in seven games.
In twenty-four seasons, The Hornets have compiled an overall record of 934–986. They qualified the playoffs twelve times, and posted fifteen seasons of forty-one wins or more.
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