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The new year opened with a scene hauntingly familiar from the past for the New Orleans Hornets. Josh Smith scored 10 of his team-high 23 points in the third quarter to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 95-86 victory over the Hornets on Tuesday night. New Orleans was outscored 28-14 in the decisive period, turning a 50-44 halftime lead into a 72-64 deficit. The Hornets were six of 16 in the quarter, committed four turnovers and were outscored 6-0 in the...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Tue 1/1	NO	Atl 95-86
Fri 2/8	Atl	NO 111-100

Game Stats

Hawks (20-10) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Smith, F 37 13 7 2 23 A. Horford, C 41 3 3 1 20 K. Korver, F 31 3 2 1 14 L. Williams, G 37 3 7 1 9 J. Teague, G 40 3 8 3 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts Z. Pachulia 20 10 0 0 12 J. Jenkins 19 1 2 1 7 A. Tolliver 15 3 1 2 6 A. Morrow 0 0 0 0 0 I. Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 J. Petro 0 0 0 0 0 M. Scott 0 0 0 0 0 D. Stevenson 0 0 0 0 0 D. Harris 0 0 0 0 0

Hornets (7-24) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts G. Vasquez, G 39 9 10 1 17 R. Lopez, C 26 5 1 1 10 A. Davis, F 36 13 0 2 9 A. Rivers, G 16 1 3 1 3 L. Thomas, F 15 3 0 1 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts R. Anderson 32 6 0 2 23 E. Gordon 24 2 3 3 11 R. Mason 27 5 1 0 9 J. Smith 12 0 0 4 2 B. Roberts 7 1 1 2 0 A. Aminu 5 2 1 0 0 X. Henry 0 0 0 0 0 D. McGuire 0 0 0 0 0 D. Miller 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Hawks Date Player Injury 3/4 Z. Pachulia, C Sore right achilles 1/18 L. Williams, G Torn right knee ligament

Hornets Date Player Injury 4/10 A. Davis, FC Sprained MCL 3/6 A. Rivers, G Broken right hand 3/1 J. Smith, FC Torn labrum

Player News

Hawks Zaza Pachulia (ATL - Center) News: Pachulia's rehabilitation from surgery on his partially torn right Achilles is progressing well, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Regarding his recovery, he stated, "I saw the doctor two weeks ago. I don't have any crutches... Doctors are pleased with how the surgery went and how the recovery is going."  (RotoWire - Mon. May 13, 2013)

Hornets Brian Roberts (NO - Guard) News: Whether or not Roberts' team option is picked up depends on how the ping pong balls fall Tuesday, The Times-Picayune reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 21, 2013) Eric Gordon (NO - Shooting Guard) News: Gordon endured bone spurs in his left ankle after the All-Star break, which required surgery last week to alleviate the pain, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 14, 2013) Jason Smith (NO - Forward-Center) News: Smith, who missed the final 24 games of the regular season with a torn labrum in his right shoulder, will not start basketball activities until training camp in the fall, the Times-Picayune reports.  (RotoWire - May 12, 2013)