It Was the Best of Games, It Was the Worst of Games . . . This week the New Orleans Hornets showed themselves and fans the road ahead. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way . . . . -- Charles Dickens, opening to A Tale of Two Cities A 1-1 week is not noteworthy in itself, but this one was given that the games were so different in so many respects. Although the pace for each game was nearly the same (86.9 Wednesday vs. 86.0 Friday), the play was nearly antipodal. Wednesday's loss was the lowest offensive output in the franchise's history. Friday's win , despite the slightly lower pace, was the largest regulation-length-game point total since Chris Paul left , with the closest being a 105 point game against the Kings (a win) with a pace of 92.6. Certainly there were positive things in the loss to the 76'ers, such as the solid defense (DRtg 88.6), but the game was one of the worst ever played by the Hornets. In