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GP	MIN/G	PPG	REB/G	AST/G	FG %
13	30.6	10.4	10.0	0.5	51.4

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Okafor finally scores some points: Hornets C Emeka Okafor, who went three games without scoring in double figures, finally got back on track with 13 points and 12 rebounds Thursday against the Suns. The double-double was his sixth of the season.
(Updated 11/20/2009).

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Fantasy Analysis

Okafor recorded double-doubles in four of his first five games, but his numbers have been pretty pathetic since then. He's still worth starting in most Fantasy formats since he's a good source of rebounds and blocks, but he's playing more like a No. 2 Fantasy center than a No. 1.
(Updated 11/20/2009).

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November 19, 2009: Stojakovic effective from downtown as Hornets beat Suns

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.

November 17, 2009: Hornets give new coach Bower first win by beating Clippers

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.

November 13, 2009: Paul injures ankle as Hornets continue to struggle

LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 points and 13 rebounds, helping Portland to an 86-78 victory over a New Orleans team on Friday night that lost Chris Paul to a sprained ankle while trying to adjust to new head coach Jeff Bower.

November 12, 2009: Suns stay scorching hot, zip past Hornets to 8-1 record

Amare Stoudemire and Steve Nash combined to hit all eight of their first-quarter shots and the Phoenix Suns used a sizzling opening period to beat the New Orleans Hornets 124-104 on Wednesday night for their eighth victory in nine games.

November 9, 2009: Weekly Post-Ups: Understanding New York's draft state of mind

Brandon Jennings is making a lot of teams look foolish. That includes the Knicks, who admit they saw bust potential. A reasonable assessment, Ken Berger says in Weekly Post-Ups, with what little info was available at draft time.

Situational Stats
11/21/2009 vs. ATL
Situation	G	MIN	REB	A	PTS	AVG
vs. ATL	1	27	12	0	8	8.0
At Home	6	202	64	5	55	9.2
On Road	7	196	66	2	80	11.4
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Year	Award
2004-05	NBA Rookie of the Year

Last 6 Games

	OPP	MIN	PTS	TREB	TO	STL	BLK
11/09	LAC	25	2	6	0	0	2
11/11	PHO	26	13	4	1	0	2
11/13	POR	25	7	4	1	0	1
11/14	ATL	27	8	12	2	1	2
11/17	LAC	38	7	14	2	1	2
11/19	PHO	36	13	12	2	2	1

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NOVEMBER
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
15	16	17 LAC W 110-102	18	19 PHO W 110-103	20	21 ATL Tickets
22 @MIA Tickets	23	24	25 MIL Tickets	26	27	28
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28		19		17		24
1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		14		15		16		17		18		19		20		21		22		23		24

CAREER SHOOTING STATS
Season	TEAM	G	MIN	FG	FGA	FG%	FG3	FG3A	FG3%	FT	FTA	FT%	PTS	AVG
2004-05	Charlotte	73	2600	448	1003	44.7	0	1	0.0	209	343	60.9	1105	15.1
2005-06	Charlotte	26	874	131	316	41.5	0	0	0.0	82	125	65.6	344	13.2
2006-07	Charlotte	67	2329	394	740	53.2	0	0	0.0	175	295	59.3	963	14.4
2007-08	Charlotte	82	2718	460	860	53.5	0	0	0.0	213	374	57.0	1133	13.8
2008-09	Charlotte	82	2691	433	772	56.1	0	0	0.0	219	369	59.3	1085	13.2
2009-10	New Orleans	13	398	56	109	51.4	0	0	0.0	23	42	54.8	135	10.4
TOTAL		343	11611	1922	3800	50.6	0	1	0.0	921	1548	59.5	4765	13.9

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Season	TEAM	G	MIN	REB	RAVG	A	AAVG	STL	SAVG	BLK	BAVG	TO
2004-05	Charlotte	73	2600	795	10.9	64	0.9	62	0.8	125	1.7	125
2005-06	Charlotte	26	874	261	10.0	31	1.2	22	0.8	50	1.9	53
2006-07	Charlotte	67	2329	757	11.3	80	1.2	57	0.9	172	2.6	111
2007-08	Charlotte	82	2718	876	10.7	70	0.9	62	0.8	138	1.7	164
2008-09	Charlotte	82	2691	827	10.1	53	0.6	48	0.6	136	1.7	144
2009-10	New Orleans	13	398	130	10.0	7	0.5	8	0.6	24	1.8	23
TOTAL		343	11611	3646	10.6	305	0.9	259	0.8	645	1.9	620

COLLEGE CAREER SHOOTING STATS
Season	TEAM	G	MIN	FG	FGA	FG%	FG3	FG3A	FG3%	FT	FTA	FT%	PTS	AVG
2001-02	Connecticut	34	1021	105	178	59.0	0	0	0.0	57	92	62.0	267	7.9
2002-03	Connecticut	33	1087	221	381	58.0	0	0	0.0	82	137	59.9	524	15.9
2003-04	Connecticut	36	1166	261	436	59.9	0	0	0.0	113	218	51.8	635	17.6
TOTAL		103	3274	587	995	59.0	0	0	0.0	252	447	56.4	1426	13.8

MORE COLLEGE STATS
Season	TEAM	G	MIN	REB	RAVG	A	AAVG	STL	SAVG	BLK	BAVG	TO
2001-02	Connecticut	34	1021	306	9.0	27	0.8	26	0.8	138	4.1	47
2002-03	Connecticut	33	1087	370	11.2	18	0.5	29	0.9	156	4.7	75
2003-04	Connecticut	36	1166	415	11.5	36	1.0	36	1.0	147	4.1	84
TOTAL		103	3274	1091	10.6	81	0.8	91	0.9	441	4.3	206

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