Kemba Walker scored 37 points with 9 3-pointers, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Atlanta Hawks 129-120.
The Hornets never trailed and led by as many as 20.
Marvin Williams scored a season-high 27 points (16 in the paint) on 12 for 16 shooting, and Jeremy Lamb added 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), 7 assists and 3 steals. The Hornets had 3 20-point scorers. Walker and Lamb set each other up for 6 baskets and 16 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Hawks, John Collins scored 21 points on 8 for 12 shooting, and Trae Young added 20 points and 11 assists.
The Hornets shot 54.5% from the field and 45.2% from 3 to the Hawks’ 53.5% and 42.4%. The Hornets outscored the Hawks 26-10 in 8 minutes with Williams, Walker, Kidd-Gilchrist, Lamb and Bridges on the floor together.