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(AP) -- The Miami Heat have certainly cooled off after a strong start. Sub-par defensive play has been a major factor, and a meeting with the suddenly surging New Orleans Hornets might not help, either.

The Heat will try to halt a three-game losing streak Sunday night by beating the Hornets for the first time in nearly three years.

Miami (7-5) opened the season by winning six of seven, but have since lost four of five and their current losing streak matches their longest from last season. (MORE)

Heat Headlines

Final	1	2	3	4	Tot
New Orleans	25	27	31	18	101
Miami	30	29	27	16	102

Preview | Box | Head to Head

Final Boxscore

Leaders	New Orleans	Miami
Points	M. Thornton 24	D. Wade 31
Rebounds	D. West 9	M. Beasley 9
Assists	B. Brown 7	M. Chalmers 9

Standings
Southeast Division
	W	L	Pct	GB
Orlando	11	3	.786	--
Atlanta	11	3	.786	--
Miami	7	5	.583	3.0
Charlotte	4	9	.308	6.5
Washington	3	9	.250	7.0
Full Standings

Heat Leaders
Points:	D. Wade	27.8
Rebounds:	U. Haslem	9.6
Assists:	D. Wade	5.4
FG%:	J. O'Neal	56.4%
Steals:	D. Wade	2.1
Blocks:	J. Anthony	1.2

Offense (Rank)
Points:	96.3 (22)
Rebounds:	40.5 (23)
Assists:	18.0 (25)
FG%:	45.6% (16)
FT%:	76.1% (12)
3P%:	34.5% (15)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	94.7 (8)
Rebounds:	39.6 (6)
Assists:	17.3 (3)
FG%:	44.0% (7)
FT%:	76.8% (22)
3P%:	32.7% (10)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/22	vs. NO	-
11/25	@ Orl	-
11/27	vs. Was	W 90-76 11/10
11/29	vs. Bos	-
12/1	@ Por	-
Full Schedule

Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/20	@ Tor	L 113-120
11/18	@ Atl	L 90-105
11/17	vs. OKC	L 87-100
11/14	vs. NJ	W 81-80
11/12	vs. Cle	L 104-111
11/10	vs. Was	W 90-76
11/6	vs. Den	W 96-88
11/4	@ Was	W 93-89
11/3	vs. Pho	L 96-104
11/1	vs. Chi	W 95-87

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/14/2009	J. Magloire	Reinstated from Suspension
10/26/2009	R. Dozier	Waived
10/23/2009	J. Lucas	Waived
10/21/2009	J. Magloire	League Suspension Two games for altercation on 10/5
10/20/2009	D. Cook	Exercised Contract Option
10/20/2009	M. Beasley	Exercised Contract Option
10/20/2009	A. Tolliver	Waived
10/20/2009	A. Aminu	Waived
10/20/2009	A. Brown	Waived
10/12/2009	C. Arroyo	Signed as Free Agent

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/18/2009	U. Haslem	Left shoulder
11/14/2009	J. O'Neal	Bruised left hip
11/14/2009	M. Chalmers	Strained right shoulder
11/2/2009	D. Cook	Strained right shoulder

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