NBA Game Summary - New Orleans/Oklahoma City vs. Atlanta

Columbus, GA (Basketball News) - Zaza Pachulia scored 18 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 104-90 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in the final preseason game for both teams.

Josh Childress finished with 15 points and rookie Marvin Williams scored 11 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for the Hawks, who will open their regular season Wednesday night at Golden State.

P.J. Brown had 15 points for the Hornets, who will play Tuesday night at home against Sacramento. It should be an odd start to the season for the Hornets. Due to the damage sustained to the New Orleans Arena from Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, the Hornets will play a majority of their home schedule at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City. That includes Tuesday night’s contest.

Oklahoma City Council members approved a lease that would allow the Hornets to play 35 of their 41-game home schedule and all playoff games at the 19,675- seat arena.

The Hornets are scheduled to play their six remaining home games at the Pete Maravich Center on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.