原文出自 nola.com http://www.nola.com/hornets/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/109799548768910.xml Scott not wanting to take chances in preseason Smith regains touch with game-high 22 against Clippers Sunday, October 17, 2004 By John Reid Staff writer LAFAYETTE -- When the regular season begins next month, Coach Byron Scott hopes all his starters will be available. He does not want to jeopardize those chances by taking unnecessary risks in the preseason, especially involving Hornets starting center Jamaal Magloire. In Friday's 103-100 overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls, Magloire suffered a mildly sprained left ankle. To avoid the potential for further injury, Scott did not play Magloire on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Cajundome. "His ankle is a little sore, so we figured, what the heck," Scott said. "He can just relax. We have a few days, so the (injured) guys can take more rest and get some treatment." Magloire could return by Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers at New Orleans Arena. "I'm going to see how it goes day-to-day," Magloire said. "But it's nothing major, I just twisted it." Backup center Chris Andersen also missed Saturday's game because of back spasms. With both centers unavailable to play, P.J. Brown earned his first start at center. Forward Rodney Rogers and guard David Wesley, who both have strained right hamstrings, missed their third consecutive games. "Sometime next week, they'll be healthy enough to play," Scott said. "I don't know if it will be Thursday or Saturday. Then again, I'm not going to force it. I know how hamstrings are." HOT SHOT: Rookie guard J.R. Smith regained his shooting stroke after missing eight of 10 shots against the Bulls. He started the game making four of his first eight shots and led the Hornets with 14 points in the first half. He finished with a game-high 22 points. EXTENDED PLAY: Both Alex Garcia and Lee Nailon got extended minutes after not playing Friday. Nailon played 26 minutes and scored 17 points. Garcia played 13 minutes and scored eight points. BACK IN ACTION: Forward Tremaine Fowlkes played for the first time since this past Wednesday's preseason opener against the Dallas Mavericks. He missed Friday's game because of a left thigh bruise. Fowlkes played 10 minutes but did not score. FREE THROW OVERLOAD: Referees have been instructed by the league to call fouls on defenders who extend their forearms to impede the progress of offensive players. It's causing the games to last longer because of the amount of free throws being shot. On Friday, the Hornets and Bulls combined to take 104 free throws and the game lasted three hours. The Hornets shot 59 free throws. On Saturday, they didn't get to the line as much, but plenty of fouls were called. The Clippers made 32 of 47 free throws; the Hornets made 23 of 29. "I think what the NBA is obviously trying to do is give the offense as much advantage as possible, wanting the scoring to go up," Scott said. "I don't know if the scoring will go up, but the free-throw attempts sure will." . . . . . . . John Reid can be reached at [email protected] or (504) 826-3405. --

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