04/29/2009 - 11:26
Playing on Guts
by Devon Jeffreys

Tyson and the Hornets will look to keep their season alive tonight.

After an embarrassing loss in Game 4 at New Orleans Arena, Game 5 shifts back to Denver, where the Hornets are 1-3 this season, including losses in the first two games of this series. But despite a 58-point loss on Monday night, Tyson doesn’t plan to give up. As he told the Times-Picayune:

“We always had the same attitude,” Chandler said earlier this week. “Even when we lost the two games, James Posey came in the locker room and said, ‘Don’t quit, keep fighting.’ We know we have to continue to fight.”

The Big Easy was held scoreless in the 13 minutes he played on Monday. He had two boards and was whistled for four fouls. At the same time, his ankle injury isn’t get any better and is completely limiting the big man’s game, as coach Byron Scott noted:

“From a physical standpoint, Tyson is just playing on pure guts,” New Orleans Coach Byron Scott said. “But we’re not going to use that as an excuse. Everybody who puts on the uniform is ready to play.”

Ty is averaging 3.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and less than 24 minutes per game.

Game 5 of the best-of-seven series tips off at 7:30 PST tonight and all the action can be seen on TNT.

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