Hawks 93, Bobcats 84

ATLANTA, Dec. 15 (AP) -- The Atlanta Hawks, missing two top backups, still had enough scoring punch to extend the Charlotte Bobcats' road woes.

Joe Johnson scored 31 points, Marvin Williams had 20 and the Hawks beat the Bobcats 93-84 on Saturday night, giving Charlotte its eighth road loss in nine games.

Hawks sixth man Josh Childress (groin) and rookie point guard Acie Law (sore knee) were not in uniform. Josh Smith had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Anthony Johnson added 11 for Atlanta, which ended a two-game losing streak.

Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 24 points. Raymond Felton had 15. Emeka Okafor had 14 points and 14 rebounds and Jason Richardson had 11.

Hawks backup forward Shelden Williams played only 2 minutes and did not score only hours after having his 2008 Chrysler stolen at gunpoint by two men. The suspects were arrested later Saturday by Douglasville police near Atlanta.

Williams made his first appearance in the game with 21 seconds left in the third quarter.

Center Nazr Mohammed, acquired by Charlotte from Detroit on Friday, had back-to-back baskets as Charlotte cut Atlanta's lead from 16 points to single digits at 81-73 with 6:35 left.

The Bobcats again trailed by eight at 85-77 following a basket by Felton with 3:40 left.

Johnson ended the comeback hopes by sinking a fallaway jumper and a long 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions, pushing the lead to 90-77.

Each team relied heavily on its starters. The Hawks' reserves scored only six points, including five by Zaza Pachulia. Charlotte's backups had only 13 points.

Mohammed made his first appearance for the Bobcats in the second quarter. Mohammed has played for six teams, including Atlanta, in his nine-year career.

Charlotte coach Sam Vincent said Mohammed would play a limited role as he adjusts to his new teammates.

"He's still getting up to speed,'' Vincent said before the game. "We've heard nothing but great things about him. He's a solid veteran. It's one more piece to get us where we're trying to go.''

Notes: Okafor posted his 14th double-double. ... The Hawks were without guards Salim Stoudamire, Tyronn Lue and Speedy Claxton. Claxton has missed all 23 games with a sore left knee. ... The Bobcats have lost 10 of 12 games following a 6-4 start. ... Mohammed had 6 points and five fouls in 19 minutes.