A rock-solid New Orleans team routed Atlanta, 120-84. "It sure felt good out there," said today's star, Mitchell. "We basically accomplished what we wanted to do on offense and defense. Coach's game plan worked perfectly."

Atlanta coach Bob was disappointed with the game, but not completely surprised. "New Orleans is a great team, and we knew going in that if they played their best we didn't stand a chance. The only way we were going to win was if we got some breaks, and we didn't. But it was a great learning experience; they showed us our weaknesses."

New Orleans was led by Mitchell (25 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks), Phelan (16 points, 8 boards, 4 assists), Taylor (21 points, 2 blocks). Atlanta was led by Laws (15 points, 1 assists, a block), Martinez (9 points, 9 boards, 0 assists), Workman (11 points, 6 boards, 1 assists).

New Orleans jump to 1-0 and 1-0 at home with this win. They advance to #2 in the Southwest and move up to #5 overall in the Western Conference. With today's defeat, Atlanta stand at 0-1. They hold at #3 in the Southeast and improve to #8 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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