OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The New Orleans Hornets return to Oklahoma City tonight and for the first time will be the visiting team.

The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Hornets tonight starting at 8:30.

The Hornets spent most of two seasons playing in Oklahoma City after a hurricane devastated New Orleans.

The team returned to New Orleans last year before the Seattle SuperSonics were moved to Oklahoma City this year and renamed the Thunder.

The Thunder are trying to snap a nine-game losing streak that's dropped the team to 1-11 on the season.

The Hornets have lost two straight but are in second place in the Southwest Division of the NBA's Western Conference.

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