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Love both home teams to cover tonight... N.O. won't make the mistakes that phoenix made in the first game of their series, paul is too smooth, they have better coaching, a better system, and a much more balanced team with more dependable assets.  They are gamers and they have consistently come out stronger than people expected.  Even when many predicted them to fade a bit in the second half of the year, they maintained pace at the head of the pack. 

They are a well coached and well prepared team that executes surprisingly well for the youth of its nucleus.  Furthermore they actually match up well against the spurs in my opinion... Chandler will outscore and out rebound any center from SA, Duncan and West will both get theirs, Stojakavich and finley are close enough and Ginobili takes most of his time, but he shouldn't garbage on them too bad, and most importantly, Tony Parker and Chris Paul.  If there is a man who can slow down Parker, it's CP3 and theoretically vice versa, but I think CP3's game is just too complete and I think he out plays him.  Even though Parker has experience, CP3 plays with that "he will not be denied" type of feel, like LeBron and Kobe type, only he looks more like Isaiah Thomas. (with a Karl Malone type in West).  

I think I spent too much time on this (too high?).  When it comes to the Hornets I'm a believer, even when they don't start quick, they make half time adjustments.  They have home court advantage, and will know how to hold it.  The Spurs are more of a show us what you got and then we'll figure out how to stop it next game type of team.  (only because the Suns consistently fucked up did they not parlay that fact into a game 1 or game 5 win).  This series might be a back and forth, but Hornets hold home court

N.O. -3