If you’re a professional athlete you can’t allow something like this to happen..  If you’re going to lose, at least put forth an effort.  Show your home crowd that you are trying and show them that you appreciate them coming out to support you night after night.  This game wasn’t just a regular season game where the Hornets could lose and move on, this was a playoff game.  This is lose and go home.  I remember a playoff game between the L.A. Lakers and Sacramento King in which the Lakers were down by 20 after the 1st quarter, and yet they were able to come back and win the game, and win the championship.  This is what it takes to win a title and the Hornets don’t have it. I hope this loss teaches them a lesson on what playoff basketball is all about.