Though they lost, the Hornets showed great effort and played some good basketball through out the game. The Hornets were down by 12 going into the 4th quarter and managed to take the lead on a Austin Rivers 3-pointers near the end of the game. Then it was Damian Lillard who stole the show.

Lillard played well but was short of his season averages against the Hornets. Lillard finished with 16 points 4 assist, while his season averages are 18 points per game and 6 assist per game.

Dec 16, 2012; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard (0) celebrates after hitting the game winning jumper as New Orleans Hornets power forward Ryan Anderson (33) looks on in disbelief during the fourth quarter of the game at the Rose Garden. The Blazers won the game 95-94. Mandatory Credit: Steve Dykes-USA TODAY Sports

J.J. Hickson had a monster game against the Hornets Sunday night. Hickson had a few slam dunks and led the Blazers in scoring with 24 points. Hickson’s big game came on the boards though, as he pulled down a total of 16!

Ryan Anderson was once again the Hornets leading scorer. Anderson had a game high 26 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. But it was Grevis Vasquez who can be named the Hornets top performer. Vasquez had a near triple-double, 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 11 assist. Vasquez and Anderson have been the two most consistent players for the Hornets this season, both have been producing very well.

Anthony Davis came off the bench again, it seem like Williams is comfortable with him there. Though Davis came off the bench he saw the same amount of minutes as starter Ryan Anderson, both played 34. Davis finished with 15 points and 5 rebounds.

It was a rough game for the Hornets behind the arc. They shot a mere 5-21, 23%.Ryan Anderson scored a season low 7 points against the Jazz on Wednesday. Anderson was 2-8 from the floor, 1-6 from the 3-point line.

Robin Lopez and Grevis Vasquez led the Hornets in scoring with 18 points each. Lopez had 7 rebounds and Vasquez dished out 8 assist. This was the first game of the season that Lopez did not record a blocked shot.

November 28, 2012; New Orleans, LA, USA; Utah Jazz power forward Marvin Williams (2) dunks over New Orleans Hornets center Robin Lopez (15) during the second half of a game at the New Orleans Arena. The Jazz defeated the Hornets 96-84. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-US PRESSWIRE

Anthony Davis missed his sixth straight game on Wednesday and the Hornets sure could use him back in the line-up. Ryan Anderson has been playing well as the starter in Davis absence averaging just over 17 points per game in the last six.

The Hornets are now 4-10 on the season after losing to the Utah Jazz Wednesday night. This was the second of four meetings between the Hornets and the Jazz this season. In the first meeting the Hornets beat the Jazz 88-86. That was the game Anthony Davis received a  concussion via a Austin Rivers elbow.