04/30/2009 - 13:50
Without Tyson, the Season Ends
by Devon Jeffreys

A frustrating season came to an end on Wednesday night.

Ty was ruled out before the game and watched from the bench as the New Orleans Hornets tried to give it a go without him. But their best efforts weren’t enough, and the Denver Nuggets finished off the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs with a 107-86 win.

Hornets coach Byron Scot spoke about the decision to hold TC out prior to the game, as quoted by the Denver Post:

“Obviously, it hurts us,” Scott said, “but each game he just got a little worse and we knew before the series started that the ankle wasn’t 100 percent and each game it would get worse. Talking to him, it was a decision to shut him down, just for his health.”

Visit TysonChandler.com on Friday for a look back at the Big Easy’s 2008-2009 season.

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