Game 3 of Hornets-Spurs is in the immediate future (8:30p.m. Central on ESPN), and we've got the usual dose of news, notes, quotes and anecdotes form around the web. You gotta love technology.

To start, Tommy Beer has nothing less than a fascinating read over at HoopsWorld.com, giving you about nine billion statistical reasons why Chris Paul should have won MVP this season (hat tip to TrueHoop for the find). I could quote so much from that article, but I'll just whet your appetite with these two...  read more »

Game 6 goes down this evening in San Antonio, with the Spurs needing a win to avoid elimination at the hands of our Hornets. Here's the usual bunch of notes, quotes and anecdotes from around the web...

Let's start it off with updates on the injuries to Tyson Chandler and David West. Here's words from Tyson himself, who blogged his ass off on NBA.com yesterday...  read more »

It's game day, and with it comes a massive dose of news articles and blog posts. Some highlights...

To start, here's an observation from Elias over a ESPN.com...

• Paul is the first player in league history to have at least 35 points and at least 10 assists in his first NBA playoff game.

Nice.

Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com recalls the Nets firing Byron Scott in 2004, and essentially calls Jason Kidd a damn fool for instigating the whole thing...  read more »

The Hornets took a 3-1 series lead over the Mavericks last night, and to follow up we've got more news, notes and quotes from around the funky interwebs. Enjoy. Oh, and don't forget to check Ryan's game recap, right here. 

First we have Dirk Nowitzki, who was already putting this series in the past tense after the loss. From Tim McMahon at the DMN Mavs' blog...  read more »

In case you missed it, here are the comments Jerry Stackhouse made during his radio show on Wednesday...  read more »

Game 3 of Hornets-Mavs tips tonight at 7p.m. Central in Dallas. Here's the latest news, opinions and talk from around the web.

To start, here's what Jerry Stackhouse had to say on the radio on Wednesday...  read more »

Another day, another seven billion articles and blog posts about the Hornets-Mavs series. Here's me helping you get caught up.

First off, Henry Abbott has his own Hornets-Mavs bullets over at ESPN's TrueHoop this morning. Among Henry's own observations...

• I feel I have noticed a trend of Dirk Nowitzki shoving shooters in the back during release. Watch and tell me if you see it, too.

Over at Bleacher Report, Paul Peszko wonders if Chris Paul's impressive performance on Saturday caused Kobe Bryant to force shots in last night's Game 1 between the Lakers and Nuggets...  read more »

Just gonna throw out some excerpts from all the Hornets-Mavs talk I've found online today. It makes for some interesting reading.

First, the words of TNT's Charles Barkley, as reproduced in the Baton Rouge Advocate...

"The problem with New Orleans is that they are so young," Barkley said. "They've got a bright future, but they don't have playoff experience. Byron has done a great job, I thought (point guard) Chris Paul had the MVP until they faded the last couple of games, but they’ve had a magnificent season.  read more »