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New Orleans Hornets (7-2) @ Memphis Grizzlies (2-5)


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The New Orleans Hornets closed 2006-07 by winning seven of 10 games, and while their 39-43 record didn't earn them a Western Conference playoff spot, they appear to have carried over the momentum from their late-season run.


New Orleans will try for its eighth win in 10 games to begin 2007-08 -- which would be a franchise-best start -- Friday night when it visits the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Hornets started 7-2 once before, in 2002-03, their first season in Louisiana after moving from Charlotte. This season, New Orleans is 4-1 on the road and has been winning games with a simple combination -- long-distance shooting and defense.

New Orleans is shooting 45.9 percent from the field and has been equally successful from 3-point range, making an NBA-best 45.8 percent.

The Hornets were outstanding again from long range in their most recent win, hitting 11 3-pointers for the second consecutive game in a 95-76 blowout of Philadelphia on Wednesday. Forward Morris Peterson made six of his nine 3s and finished with 27 points -- more than he'd scored in his previous four games combined.

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