
Things can change pretty fast in a week.
A week ago, the Hornets season looked to be spiraling downward at an incredibly fast pace.
Fast forward a week later to Saturday night, and New Orleans returned the favor to the Hawks, beating them in the New Orleans Arena, 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.
The Hornets seek a third straight win at home against the Atlanta Hawks, the hottest team in the NBA seeking an 8th straight win:

(Sports Network) - The red-hot Atlanta Hawks take the NBA's best record into the Big Easy Saturday for a matchup with the New Orleans Hornets.
Hornets All-Star point guard Chris Paul and his family will distribute 50 Thanksgiving meals to pre-selected families from Armstrong Family Services directly following shoot-around on Saturday, Nov. 21 in Lot 3 at the New Orleans Arena.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Peja Stojakovic hit seven 3-pointers during a 25-point, 13-rebound performance, and the New Orleans Hornets defeated the Phoenix Suns 110-103 on Thursday night.
Devin Brown and rookie Marcus Thornton each scored 19 for New Orleans, which won its second straight under new head coach Jeff Bower.
The score was tied at 96 when Stojakovic and rookie Darren Collison hit back-to-back 3s, and New Orleans held on from there. Collison had 15 points, putting both Hornets rookies in double figures.
The New Orleans Hornets presented their new alternative uniforms with a Mardi Gras theme on Wednesday at Mardi Gras World at Algiers Point. Darren Collison and Julian Wright modeled the new duds.
NEW ORLEANS –– Hornets players Julian Wright and Darren Collison will debut the Hornets’ new commemorative Mardi Gras uniforms on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. at Mardi Gras World (1380 Port of New Orleans Place.) The event is free and open to the public to attend (Pictures inside).

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - David West had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Jeff Bower picked up his first coaching win in the New Orleans Hornets' 110-102 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.
With Chris Paul out, point guards Darren Collison and Bobby Brown scored 12 apiece and combined for 11 assists as New Orleans snapped a three-game losing streak. Devin Brown had 16 points.
Al Thornton scored 30 points and former Hornets guard Baron Davis had 23 for the Clippers, who have lost four of five.
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