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Emeka Okafor #50 | Center, Forward | New Orleans Hornets
Height: 6-10    Weight: 252    Born: September 28, 1982, Houston, Texas

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Player Notes
March 14, 2010
Emeka Okafor played tough in tonight's 120-106 loss at Phoenix, as he banged in 15 points with 12 rebounds. He also had two assists.

Our View:Fantasy owners should be pleased with Okafor's performance, as he scored above his season averages in points (10.6) and rebounds (9.2). He only scored a total of 11 points over his previous two outings as well.
February 28, 2010
Emeka Okafor hauled in a game-high 17 boards in tonight's 108-100 loss at Dallas. He also had eight points, one assist, five steals and three blocks.

Our View:Okafor left a bit to be desired in the scoring department, but made up for it with a tremendous defensive performance. He set a new personal single-game high in rebounds and steals for 2009-10.
February 3, 2010
Emeka Okafor was productive in tonight's 103-99 home loss to the Thunder, as he tallied 14 points, 12 rebounds, one assist, two steals and two blocks.

Our View:Okafor recorded a double-double in three of his last five contests, and averages 13.2 points and 9.6 rebounds over the span.
January 30, 2010
Emeka Okafor played hard in tonight's 109-102 OT win at Memphis, as he tallied 21 points, 10 rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

Our View:Okafor had a satisfying performance for fantasy owners, after averaging just 10.6 points over his previous five contests. He recorded his seventh double-double of January.
January 28, 2010
Emeka Okafor scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds on Wednesday, helping the Hornets to a 123-110 win over the Warriors.

Our View:Those totals are right on his season averages. While solid, they are lower than we've come to expect from Okafor.
January 13, 2010
Emeka Okafor led the Hornets with 21 points in their 108-94 win over the Clippers.

Our View:Okafor was nearly perfect from the field, hitting 7-of-8 shots and collected seven rebounds, an assist and two steals in the game as well. The 21 points are the most he has scored since the fourth game of the season.
January 11, 2010
Emeka Okafor looked good in Monday's 96-92 loss at Philadelphia, as he recorded 20 points, 11 rebounds and two assists.

Our View:Okafor is fitting in well in New Orleans, and he picked up his third double-double over six games so far this month.