Chris Paul is headed to Los Angeles! But unfortunately, not to the Los Angeles basketball team everyone was hoping for.

The NBA announced today that the New Orleans Hornets have traded Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Clippers in a deal that will give them guard Eric Gordon, forward Al-Farouq Aminu, center Chris Kaman and a first-round draft choice.

Unlike the proposed Lakers deal, this new one with the Clippers was approved by NBA Commissioner David Stern, who, according to AP, must approve all deals regarding teams owned by the league.

The Chris Paul trade deal also includes New Orleans sending two future second-round draft picks to the Clippers.

READ: Chris Paul, Lamar Odom Trade Blocked by NBA Commissioner David Stern

26-year-old Chris Pau is a four-time All-Star who averaged 18.7 points and 9.8 assists last season.

Eric Gordon, who turns 23 on Christmas Day, averaged 22.3 points last season, while 21-year-old Al-Farouq Aminu, who stands at 6-foot-9, is a second-year pro, and the 7-foot Chris Kaman, 29, is an 8-year NBA veteran.

According to USA Today, Chris Paul will make $16.3 million this season alone while becoming the franchises most significant free agent acquisition since relocating to Los Angeles back in 1984.

Paul is also expected to sign an extension with the Clippers, who would own his “Bird rights.”

Under the new collective bargaining agreement, Paul can sign a five-year extension with the Clippers for $100.2 million, USA Today reported.

[USA Today, AP]

What do you think about the Chris Paul trade?

The San Antonio Spurs took the last game in the series between the New Orleans Hornets last night (4-3). The final scored was in the Spurs favor by 9 (91-82). The New Orleans Hornets’ depressed me last night. They played as if this was GAME 1 instead of  GAME 7. They acted as though they didn’t want it bad enough. Tony Parker dropped shots last night. He totaled 17 points and 5 assists. Tim Duncan put up 16 points and 14 rebounds. Manu Ginobili scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Robert Horry, who rarely touches the court, said at the end of game 7:

“People always talk about you being old because you don’t dunk anymore or slash as fast as you used to slash, but we’re one of the smartest teams in the league and we have a very good coaching staff,” said Horry, “We didn’t make stupid mistakes tonight.”

Chris Paul scored 18 points, 14 assists and 8 rebounds. David West had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Tyson Chandler scored 13 points and 15 rebounds. I guess it wasn’t enough Hornets’ I was rooting for you CP3! Maybe next year…

The Spurs will face the Lakers and best believe it won’t be easy as it was in Game 7 for you Spurs.

Game 1 (vs. Lakers) airs Wednesday (May 21) @ 9 on TNT.

Check out video reactions below.

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The San Antonio Spurs win Game 6 at home against the New Orleans Hornets. CP3 didn’t come through like I wish he did but he had a pretty good game overall. The Spurs did take the win by 11 (99-80). The series is still tied though (3-3). Tim Duncan scored 20 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists. Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Tony Parker had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Duncan stated how he felt about the stakes of these series played between the Hornets’:

“We know what we’re facing. We’re facing elimination,” Duncan said. “And we know we have to put a good game together there. … We’re going to take it in there and it’s do-or-die.”

Chris Paul did well in last night despite the loss. He totaled 21 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds. Tyson Chandler scored 14 points and 6 rebounds. David West scored 10 points and 6 rebounds. The Hornets will play the next game at home in New Orleans. The Spurs will have to step it up in Game 7. This should be intense! Check out reactions on the video below.

Game 7 airs Monday (May 19) on TNT.

The New Orleans Hornets blew the San Antonio Spurs out last night by 22 points (101-79). The Hornets now lead the series (3-2). David West totaled 38 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists last night for the Hornets. CP3 also known as Chris Paul had 22 points, 14 assists and 3 rebounds.

Game 6 airs Thursday (May 15) @ 9PM on ESPN.

The New Orleans Hornets fell under the San Antonio Spurs in yesterday’s game losing by 20 points (100-80). The Spurs tied the series in game 4 (2-2). Top performer of the night was Tim Duncan. Duncan totaled 22 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists. Here’s quick reaction from Tim Duncan on how he felt about tying the series:

“I’m just trying to do my part,” Duncan said. “It’s just that. You’ve got to step up at playoff time. It’s win or go home. So you’ve got to step up and make plays.”

Check out the video recap for more details.

Game 5 airs Tuesday @ 9:30 PM (ET) on TNT

The San Antonio Spurs finally win a game against the New Orleans Hornets but the Hornets still lead the series (2-1). The Spurs win by 11 last night and take the victory of Game 3 (110-99). Tony Parker did not want to lose 3 games in a row to the Hornets so he stepped up his game a little bit. Parker totaled 31 points, 11 assists and 4 rebounds. Manu Ginobili also scored 31 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds. Ginobili said after the victory last night:

“We know that going 3-0 — it’s never been done to come back like that,” said Ginobili, “Today, for us, it was a Game 7. We knew if we didn’t win today, it was almost over. So we had a different approach. We played with more passion, more edge.”

 

Although the Spurs won Game 3 the Hornets are still leading the series. Chris Paul still seem as unstoppable as they won the game themselves. Paul had a whopping 35 points, 9 assists and 2 rebounds. David West had 23 points and 12 rebounds. Chris Paul talked about Game 3 loss and said:

“They made a lot more shots,” Paul said. “We got away from our defensive game plan somewhat. We didn’t defend as well as we did the first two games.”

 In order to win these series Chris Paul will have to go harder in the next away game against the Spurs.

Game 4 airs Sunday (May 11) @ 8 on TNT.

The New Orleans Hornets win another game against the San Antonio Spurs (2-0). The final score by victory for the Hornets by 18 (102-84). Top performer of the night, Chris Paul scored a career-high 30 points and 12 assists, had a comment after the game:

“These are some of the best moments, I think, of my life that we’re experiencing right now,” Paul said. “We’re just riding a wave right now.”

Click play on the video for more details.

Stay tuned for Game 3, Thursday night (May 8) @ 9:30PM on ESPN

(Photos: Getty Images) The New Orleans Hornets take the win against the San Antonio Spurs (101-82). New Orleans Hornets’ Chris Paul went into this game ready and excited about being so close to the Finals. Seeing the rings Hornets’ coach Byron Scott gained with previous team, Los Angeles Lakers, Chris Paul responded after the win last night:

“It sort of gives you goose bumps. We understand right now we’re on that same journey and we feel like we can get there.”

Paul had a total of 17 points, 13 assists, and 4 rebounds. Top scorer of the night was David West, who had 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 rebounds. Tyson Chandler racked up 10 points and 15 rebounds.

Tim Duncan didn’t perform as well as he could’ve in this first game against the Hornets’. He had only 5 points, 2 assists and 3 rebounds. He talked about his performance after the game:

“Things just didn’t go my way,” said Duncan, “They did a great job. … I played badly, so credit to them.”

Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker ,on the other hand, made up for Duncan’s poor performance. Ginobili had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Parker had 23 points, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds.

The next game against the Spurs will air May 5th (Monday) on TNT @ 9:30PM.

Here a video recap of the New Orleans Hornets final victory against the Dallas Mavericks (4-1). The final score of game 5 last night was (99-94).

(Photos: Getty Images) The Dallas Mavericks will not be embarrassed again by the New Orleans Hornets especially on their turf. Dallas took the victory by a 10-point lead (97-87). Jannero Pargo shot his best game of the season last night with 30 points, 2 assists, and 1 steal. Chris Paul with 16 points and 10 assists was not excited about this loss but he knew he did his best. Chris Paul responded quote on quote:

“I think we got a lot of the shots we wanted. Paul continued, We just missed them.”

Game leader, Dirk Nowitzki scored a max of 32 points, 19 rebounds, and 6 assists to get the Mavs to a 1-2 standing point. Jason Terry had 15 points, 4 assists and 2 steals. Josh Howard had 15 points. MVP of last night’s game, Dirk Nowitzki, responded with joy over their first win:

“We wanted to make sure we made it a series and win this first one,” Nowitzski said, “They’re going to keep coming. “It’s going to take the same effort, the same intensity.”

The New Orleans Hornets have not won against Dallas Mavs home court since 1998.

Game 4 is Sunday 9:30 ET on TNT

The New Orleans Hornets win game 2 against the Dallas Mavericks. Chris Paul was hungry for points last night leading the Hornets into every quarter with the winning score. Chris Paul had 32, playoff record of 17 assists, with the dominating winning score (127-103). David West had 27 and Peja Stojakovic had 22 points. At the end of the game reporters asked Chris Paul if there was a way Dallas could stop him, he replied:

“I’m sure there is, but to me, I hope not.” he continued “One thing I’ve learned this season and watching these games is that you have to be aggressive. If I sit back and let them trap me, then they succeed with what they need to do.