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Rookies lead Hornets past Hawks, 96-88

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Rookie Darren Collison had 22 points and 11 assists for his first career double-double, and the New Orleans Hornets won their third straight while snapping the Atlanta Hawks' seven-game winning streak, 96-88 on Saturday night.

Fellow rookie Marcus Thornton scored 21 for the resurgent Hornets, who made 12 of 17 3-point attempts. Peja Stojakovic hit five from long range and finished with 17 points, while David West had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Jamal Crawford scored 20 for the Hawks, who became the second straight division leader to lose in New Orleans after Phoenix fell to the Hornets on Thursday night. (MORE)

Hornets Headlines

Final	1	2	3	4	Tot
Atlanta	19	23	18	28	88
New Orleans	22	27	22	25	96

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Final Boxscore

Leaders	Atlanta	New Orleans
Points	J. Crawford 20	D. Collison 22
Rebounds	A. Horford 11	2 tied with 10
Assists	J. Smith 7	D. Collison 11

Standings
Southwest Division
	W	L	Pct	GB
Dallas	10	3	.769	--
Houston	7	6	.538	3.0
San Antonio	4	6	.400	4.5
New Orleans	5	8	.385	5.0
Memphis	4	8	.333	5.5
Full Standings

Hornets Leaders
Points:	C. Paul	23.8
Rebounds:	E. Okafor	10.0
Assists:	C. Paul	9.2
FG%:	C. Paul	59.4%
Steals:	C. Paul	1.7
Blocks:	E. Okafor	1.8

Offense (Rank)
Points:	99.6 (15)
Rebounds:	40.9 (20)
Assists:	21.5 (11)
FG%:	44.7% (20)
FT%:	77.6% (9)
3P%:	36.5% (8)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	104.4 (24)
Rebounds:	43.2 (22)
Assists:	24.5 (29)
FG%:	47.4% (24)
FT%:	72.0% (4)
3P%:	37.9% (23)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/22	@ Mia	-
11/25	vs. Mil	-
11/29	@ Sac	W 97-92 10/30
12/1	@ LAL	L 88-104 11/8
12/4	vs. Min	-
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Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/21	vs. Atl	W 96-88
11/19	vs. Pho	W 110-103
11/17	vs. LAC	W 110-102
11/14	@ Atl	L 98-121
11/13	vs. Por	L 78-86
11/11	@ Pho	L 104-124
11/9	@ LAC	W 112-84
11/8	@ LAL	L 88-104
11/6	vs. Tor	L 90-107
11/4	vs. Dal	W 114-107

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
10/21/2009	E. Barron	Waived
10/21/2009	L. Owens	Waived
10/8/2009	D. Collison	Signed as Draft Pick Two year deal with two year team option
9/30/2009	E. Barron	Signed as Free Agent
9/30/2009	L. Owens	Signed as Free Agent
9/9/2009	B. Brown	Traded Part of three-player deal
9/9/2009	D. Songaila	Traded Part of three-player deal
8/28/2009	S. Marks	Signed as Free Agent One-year contract
7/29/2009	I. Diogu	Signed as Free Agent One-year contract
7/28/2009	E. Okafor	Traded For Tyson Chandler

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/13/2009	C. Paul	Sprained left ankle
10/2/2009	E. Okafor	Sprained right toe - out 2 weeks

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