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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 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, 10 rebounds and four blocks.

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)

Hawks 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
Southeast Division
	W	L	Pct	GB
Atlanta	11	2	.846	--
Orlando	10	3	.769	1.0
Miami	7	5	.583	3.5
Washington	3	8	.273	7.0
Charlotte	3	9	.250	7.5
Full Standings

Hawks Leaders
Points:	J. Johnson	23.2
Rebounds:	A. Horford	10.0
Assists:	J. Johnson	5.0
FG%:	A. Horford	57.7%
Steals:	J. Smith	1.6
Blocks:	J. Smith	2.6

Offense (Rank)
Points:	106.8 (5)
Rebounds:	43.1 (9)
Assists:	21.5 (9)
FG%:	47.7% (5)
FT%:	78.4% (7)
3P%:	34.4% (16)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	99.1 (15)
Rebounds:	40.2 (7)
Assists:	20.8 (19)
FG%:	45.7% (18)
FT%:	77.7% (24)
3P%:	33.9% (14)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/21	@ NO	W 121-98 11/14
11/26	vs. Orl	-
11/27	@ Phi	-
11/29	@ Det	-
12/2	vs. Tor	-
Full Schedule

Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/20	vs. Hou	W 105-103
11/18	vs. Mia	W 105-90
11/16	vs. Por	W 99-95
11/14	vs. NO	W 121-98
11/13	@ Bos	W 97-86
11/11	@ NY	W 114-101
11/7	vs. Den	W 125-100
11/6	@ Cha	L 83-103
11/4	@ Sac	W 113-105
11/3	@ Por	W 97-91

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
10/21/2009	G. Siler	Waived
10/21/2009	C. Sims	Waived
10/21/2009	M. West	Waived
10/20/2009	M. Wilks	Waived
10/20/2009	J. Dixon	Waived
10/13/2009	A. Miles	Waived
10/13/2009	F. Robinson	Waived
9/30/2009	A. Miles	Signed as Free Agent
9/30/2009	F. Robinson	Signed as Free Agent
9/30/2009	G. Siler	Signed as Free Agent

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
No Recent Injuries for this team

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