Tonight the Hornets won the first game of the series against the Mavericks. In a heated game that included multiple technical fouls, Chris Paul once again wowed us all. After shaking the jiggers in the first half, the Hornets came back and outscored them 64-40 in the final 24 minutes. A few game notes from the Playoff Blog:

- The Mavs scored just twice on their first 13 possessions of the fourth quarter. It was a 15-4 run for the Hornets to start the period and that put ‘em away right there.

- After shooting 10-for-21 (.476) in the first quarter, the Mavs shot 16-for-57 (.281) the rest of the way. That’s pretty bad.

- The Hornets had just eight turnovers for the game.

- Jason Kidd finished just one rebound and one assist away from a triple-double, but his presence just wasn’t felt enough. Trying to guard Paul probably takes a lot out of him.

- Obviously, Chris Paul was brilliant, finishing with 35 points on 15-of-23, and 10 dimes. He had 24 points and seven assists in the second half.

Can’t wait to watch the rest of this series… GO HORNETS!