Hawks beat Hornets 87-76
The Atlanta Hawks beat the Charlotte Hornets 87-76.
The Hawks never trailed and led by as many as 24.
The Hornets got within 72-70 on Al Jefferson’s 19-foot jumper with 6:36 to play, but Kent Bazemore answered with a corner 3-pointer, and the Hornets got no closer.
Bazemore scored 14 points on 6 for 8 shooting.
For the Hornets, Marvin Williams had 16 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 9 rebounds but shot 6 for 18, and Kemba Walker went 0 for 7 from 3.
The Hawks shot 49.4% from the field and 47.1% from 3 to the Hornets’ 33.3% and 21.9%. They held the Hornets to 76 points and outscored them 40-22 in the paint.