WWL - AM870 � FM105.3 | News � Talk � Sports

NBA Basketball
Scoreboard	\|	Stats	\|	Standings	\|	Teams	\|	Players	\|	Player News	\|	Injuries	\|	Transactions	\|	Home

Stojakovic leads Hornets past Suns, 110-103

NEW ORLEANS (AP) The rookie didn't flinch in crunch time and the old veteran couldn't miss.

Darren Collison's poise and Peja Stojakovic's sharp shooting provided the 1-2 punch the suddenly surging New Orleans Hornets needed to pull out a surprising 110-103 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night.

The victory was the Hornets' second straight under new head coach Jeff Bower, who took over when Byron Scott was fired last week. (MORE)

Hornets Headlines

Final	1	2	3	4	Tot
Phoenix	22	27	27	27	103
New Orleans	26	26	26	32	110

Preview | Box | Head to Head | Recap

Final Boxscore

Leaders	Phoenix	New Orleans
Points	A. Stoudemire 23	P. Stojakovic 25
Rebounds	C. Frye 10	P. Stojakovic 13
Assists	S. Nash 10	3 tied with 5

Standings
Southwest Division
	W	L	Pct	GB
Dallas	9	3	.750	--
Houston	7	5	.583	2.0
San Antonio	4	6	.400	4.0
New Orleans	5	8	.385	4.5
Memphis	3	8	.273	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 (16)
Rebounds:	40.9 (20)
Assists:	21.5 (11)
FG%:	44.7% (20)
FT%:	77.6% (9)
3P%:	36.5% (9)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	104.4 (24)
Rebounds:	43.2 (20)
Assists:	24.5 (29)
FG%:	47.4% (24)
FT%:	72.0% (4)
3P%:	37.9% (23)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/21	vs. Atl	L 98-121 11/14
11/22	@ Mia	-
11/25	vs. Mil	-
11/29	@ Sac	W 97-92 10/30
12/1	@ LAL	L 88-104 11/8
Full Schedule

Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
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
11/2	@ NY	L 111-117

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

© 2009 by STATS LLC.
Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC is strictly prohibited.