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(AP) -- The Miami Heat have certainly cooled off after a strong start. Sub-par defensive play has been a major factor, and a meeting with the suddenly surging New Orleans Hornets might not help, either.

The Heat will try to halt a three-game losing streak Sunday night by beating the Hornets for the first time in nearly three years.

Miami (7-5) opened the season by winning six of seven, but have since lost four of five and their current losing streak matches their longest from last season. (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	8	6	.571	2.5
San Antonio	5	6	.455	4.0
New Orleans	6	8	.429	4.5
Memphis	4	9	.308	6.0
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	1.9

Offense (Rank)
Points:	99.4 (16)
Rebounds:	41.4 (18)
Assists:	21.6 (11)
FG%:	44.6% (22)
FT%:	76.5% (11)
3P%:	38.5% (6)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	103.2 (23)
Rebounds:	43.8 (23)
Assists:	23.9 (28)
FG%:	46.6% (22)
FT%:	72.5% (6)
3P%:	36.5% (21)

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	-
Full Schedule

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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