The Matchup

Hornets projected starters (2-3)

C Emeka Okafor, G Chris Paul, G Morris Peterson, F David West, F Julian Wright

(Hornets inactives are Ike Diogu, Devin Brown and Sean Marks)

 

Raptors projected starters (2-2)

C Andrea Bargnani, F Chris Bosh, G Jose Calderon, G DeMar DeRozan, F Heo Turkoglu

 

The Almost Always Quotable Byron Scott

"The biggest thought on my mind is to keep praying for him. This is something you don't want nobody to through. But Mr. Shinn is a fighter," Scott, reacting to the announcement that Hornets Owner George Shinn has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

 

"Just watching him the past couple of days. This is going to be one of those revolving door type of things until Mo gets consistent or we make changes," Scott on why he activated rookie Marcus Thornton for the first time this season.

 

Nuggets of Hornets News

• New Orleans is 2-0, beating Sacramento and holding on against Dallas in overtime.
• The Hornets swept the season series against Toronto in 2008-09.
• With 12.8 turnovers per game, New Orleans ranks second in the NBA.
• Emeka Okafor, who missed all of preseason, has a double-double in four New Orleans' five games.
• The Hornets have the NBA's third-longest home overtime win streak at 10 games. Houston had 11 from 1976-1980 and New York had 14 in a row between 1988-1992.

What's Next?

After tonight's second straight home game, the Hornets go on a three-game road trip to the West, playing at the Lakers (11/8), at the Clippers (11/9) and at Phoenix (11/11).