"Two rim-outs. That was the difference for the New Orleans Hornets on Thursday night between snapping a four-game losing streak by overcoming a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit, or flying home losers again, this time a gut-wrenching 90-88 overtime loss to the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center.

The Hornets trailed by 14 points in the second half, but battled to the wire and beyond Thursday night, going on a late 9-0 fourth-quarter run that trimmed the Houston lead to one point with 2 ½ minutes to go in regulation. Jason Smith's potential winner at the fourth-quarter buzzer rimmed out, as did Marco Belinelli's jumper from the top of the key as the overtime expired."