Hawks-Bobcats Preview

By MATT BECKER
Posted Jan 21 2011 11:44PM

Coming off one of the most humiliating losses in their history, the Atlanta Hawks might welcome a two-game road trip.

They might not be too thrilled about their first stop.

Hoping to put a sluggish performance behind them, the Hawks try to win six straight road games in a single season for the first time in 17 years with a rare victory over the Bobcats in Charlotte on Saturday night.

After splitting its final 10 games of 2010, Atlanta (28-16) opened the new year by winning seven of eight. The Hawks were brimming with confidence following an overtime win in Miami on Tuesday, but their surge came to an abrupt end Friday with a 100-59 home loss to New Orleans.

The Hawks shot 29.1 percent, were outrebounded 55-32 and scored their fewest points since the franchise moved to Atlanta 42 years ago. Only Jordan Crawford's 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining kept the Hawks from their lowest offensive output ever - a 57-point game in 1955, when the team was in St. Louis.

"You can't explain it," Atlanta forward Josh Smith said. "You have games like this sometimes."

There's reason to believe Atlanta could bounce back Saturday.

The Hawks, who shouldn't be too tired after sitting their starters in Friday's fourth quarter, have won all five games away from Atlanta since the calendar flipped to January. They haven't won six consecutive road games since reeling off seven in a row Nov. 17-Dec. 22, 1993.

Although Atlanta has won three of its last four games against the Bobcats, including a 90-85 home victory on Dec. 17 in their only meeting this season, the Hawks have struggled mightily in North Carolina.

Atlanta has lost its last three visits to Charlotte by an average of 12.0 points, and is just 2-10 all-time when visiting the Bobcats. The Bobcats' 10 home victories over the Hawks are tied for their most versus any opponent.

Charlotte (17-24) has also won six of its last seven home games against Eastern Conference foes, including Thursday's 100-97 victory over Philadelphia.

Putting a damper on the win, the Bobcats learned during the game that Tyrus Thomas will be sidelined up to two months with a knee injury.

The 6-foot-10 Thomas is averaging 11.1 points and 5.8 rebounds this season for Charlotte, which has gone 8-5 and climbed into seventh place in the East since Paul Silas replaced Larry Brown as coach.

"Tyrus brought the energy to the game, blocking shots, dunking," said point guard D.J. Augustin, who had 22 points against Atlanta last month. "We're just going to have to pick it up and play with energy."

Augustin gave the Bobcats a big boost Thursday, finishing with a career-high 31 points and eight assists. The Bobcats are 8-4 when Augustin has at least eight assists, and 9-20 when he doesn't.

Augustin's strong performance helped offset bad shooting nights by Stephen Jackson and Gerald Wallace, who combined for 20 points and shot 7 of 23 from the field.

Jackson, who averages a team-best 18.1 points, had one of his worst shooting performances of the season against Atlanta in December, going 3 for 14 from the floor and finishing with nine points.

Joe Johnson, Al Horford and Marvin Williams each had 16 points for the Hawks in the first meeting.

Horford, who averages 16.2 points and a team-high 9.7 rebounds, missed his first game of the season Friday with an ankle injury. He might sit out again along with Williams, who has missed Atlanta's last 10 games with a bruised back.

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Hawks recover from ugly loss, beat Bobcats 103-87

By MIKE CRANSTON
Posted Jan 23 2011 12:03AM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Gerald Wallace saw the score of Atlanta's embarrassing loss and knew the athletic Hawks wouldn't repeat that miserable shooting performance a night later.

Wallace just wasn't expecting that it would be he and teammate Stephen Jackson who ended up missing several shots.

Behind Joe Johnson's 32 points, the undermanned but energized Hawks bounced back from that humiliating 41-point defeat with a convincing 103-87 victory over the poor-shooting and distracted Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night.

Josh Smith added 16 points for Atlanta, which managed 59 points at home against New Orleans a night earlier.

"We knew this was going to happen, with shooters like that," Wallace said. "They had an awful night, they got beat by 40. We knew it wasn't going to be the same way tonight."

Atlanta surpassed Friday night's point total midway through the third quarter when it took control despite playing without injured starters Al Horford (sprained right ankle) and Marvin Williams (back). Coach Larry Drew also suspended reserve Josh Powell for conduct detrimental to the team.

"I thought our guys came out tonight, especially after last night's embarrassing loss, and played with a lot of pride," Drew said.

D.J. Augustin scored 20 points for the Bobcats, who got little from Jackson and Wallace as their two-game winning streak was snapped. Wallace didn't get his first field goal until the fourth quarter, while Jackson spent the night missing shots and getting preoccupied with the officials.

Jackson picked up another technical foul from Eli Roe, the referee who ejected him earlier this season which led to a one-game suspension.

"I'm just going to keep my mouth closed because I don't want to get fined," Jackson said.

Drew said before the game they "burned the tape" of the 100-59 home loss to New Orleans, but his players sure seemed to remember in a strange week that also included an impressive overtime win in Miami.

Playing with energy and poise, the Hawks shot 51 percent from the field a night after shooting 29 percent with Johnson leading the way.

After being held to nine points in the Hawks' lowest-scoring performance since moving to Atlanta 42 years ago, Johnson hit 12 of 18 shots and added five rebounds and five assists.

"I feel like we all pretty much were embarrassed (Friday) night, just from start to finish, period," Johnson said. "Knowing that, we haven't been very successful here in Charlotte. We had to come with our A-game tonight because we didn't want to get embarrassed again. We did that."

Mike Bibby added 14 points and eight rebounds and Jamal Crawford scored 14 points for Atlanta, which also shut down Charlotte's big players by sprinkling in a zone defense.

Wallace missed his first six shots and was held to seven points on 2-of-9 shooting. Jackson scored 10 points on 3-of-14 shooting.

It continued a trend for Jackson, who is shooting less than 30 percent (23 of 78) from the field in the past five games. With Wallace struggling, too, the Hawks stormed to a 74-63 lead on Johnson's deep 3-pointer late in the third quarter.

Wallace didn't get his first field goal until it was 82-67 early in the fourth as Atlanta won for only the third time in 11 trips to Charlotte despite a thin bench.

Drew wouldn't say what Powell did a night earlier, saying only it was a "coach's decision" and it would be a one-game suspension. He didn't make the trip.

Drew also gave Zaza Pachulia his first start of the season ahead of Jason Collins at center a night after Collins was ejected in the third quarter for a vicious flagrant foul.

The Bobcats proved to be no match in a sluggish performance a day after power forward Tyrus Thomas underwent knee surgery.

Charlotte never got into an offensive flow in its 11th home loss, one more than all of last season. The Bobcats begin a six-game road trip Tuesday.

"Obviously, this would have been a good win to go on the road trip with," said Jackson, "but other people had different ideas about it."

Notes: Drew said the issue with Powell is resolved. "Once we get back to Atlanta it'll be business as usual," Drew said. "There will not be a lingering or carry-over effect." ... It was Atlanta's sixth straight road win. ... Drew said Horford could return for Atlanta's next game Wednesday at Milwaukee. ... Williams' return remained uncertain. ... It was Jackson's ninth technical foul of the season. ... Paul Silas said he doesn't expect the Bobcats to make any immediate moves to shore up the frontcourt depth. "As of right now we're going to leave it as is," he said.

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Hawks-Bobcats notebook

By Derek S. Smith, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday January 22, 2011 10:15PM

THE FACTS: Joe Johnson scored 32 points as the Atlanta Hawks scored a come-from-behind victory over the Charlotte Bobcats 103-87 Saturday night at Time Warner Cable Arena. Josh Smith added 16 for the Hawks while D.J. Augustin led the Bobcats with 20 points.

QUOTABLE: "We were just more aggressive in the second half. We came out and made the plays we had to. We played with a lot more energy than last night and started to play Hawks basketball again."
-- Atlanta Hawks guard Joe Johnson

THE STAT: The Hawks took advantage of their aggressive play and were able to earn 23 trips to the free-throw line. Once there, Atlanta connected on 20-of-23 attempts while their strong defense limited to Charlotte to just 12 trips to the charity stripe.

TURNING POINT: The Hawks went on a 9-0 run early in the third quarter to erase an eight-point Bobcats advantage. Johnson started the run with an easy layup and added another bucket on the team's next possession. The run was capped by a Mo Evans three with 8:27 to play in the third. The Bobcats would take the lead again twice, but the run gave the Hawks the momentum they needed for the victory.

HOT: Augustin netted 20 points for the Bobcats Saturday. The Charlotte point guard was 8-for-17 from the floor including 3-for-4 from behind the arc while adding seven assists and committing no turnovers. Augustin recorded consecutive games of at least 20 points for the third time in his career and the second time in the last 14 games. During the 14-game streak he has scored in double figures 13 times, including six games with 20 or more points.

NOT: Stephen Jackson was 3-for-14 Saturday night with 10 points. Jackson failed to make a field goal inside the 3-point line. Over the last five games, Jackson is averaging 12.8 points on 29.5 percent (23-for-78) shooting from the floor while making just 6-of-34 from behind the arc in that stretch.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Johnson scored 32 points on 12-for-18 shooting and added five assists and five rebounds. Johnson made three of his four attempts from behind the arc and added a steal on the defensive end. He is averaging 25.5 points over his last five games.

ROOKIE WATCH: Jordan Crawford was the lone rookie to see action with three points in one minute on the floor. Sherron Collins was inactive again for the Bobcats while Pape Sy has been sent to the Hawks' D-League affiliate for playing time.

NOTABLE: Atlanta has won six straight road games for the first time since 1993. The Hawks are now 11-3 in the second game of back-to-backs. Atlanta is 13-2 when shooting at least 50 percent from the floor and are 11-1 when committing 12 or less turnovers. Johnson scored 30-plus points for the fourth time this season and Mike Bibby scored in double figures for the 23rd time this season. Kwame Brown is averaging 10.2 points and 10.0 rebounds in his last five games.

UP NEXT: For the Hawks, Wednesday @ Milwaukee, Friday vs. New York and Saturday @ Dallas. For the Bobcats, Tuesday @ Sacramento, Wednesday @ Phoenix and Friday @ Golden State.

• Hawks: Powell, Sy, Williams
• Bobcats: Collins, Diop, Thomas

• Hawks: Bibby
• Bobcats: Jackson

• Lead Changes: 14
• Times Tied: 9

• Arena: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
• Officials: #29 Steve Javie, #44 Eli Roe, #33 Zach Zarba
• Attendance: 17286
• Duration: 1:58

Atlanta Hawks (30-16)		Charlotte Bobcats (17-26)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Brown vs Smith (Pachulia gains possession)
Evans Jump Shot: Missed	11:51
	11:50	Jump Ball Wallace vs Pachulia (Evans gains possession)
Team Rebound	11:50
Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Evans (1 AST)	11:42 [ATL 3-0]
	11:25	Augustin Jump Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:25
Smith Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)	11:09 [ATL 5-0]
	10:56	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:56
Smith Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)	10:40 [ATL 7-0]
	10:13	Augustin Running Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:12
Bibby Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	10:03 [ATL 9-0]
	09:43 [CHA 3-9]	Jackson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Wallace (1 AST)
Evans 3pt Shot: Missed	09:15
	09:15	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:09 [CHA 6-9]	Jackson 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Augustin (1 AST)
Pachulia Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Diaw (1 ST)	08:53
	08:42 [CHA 8-9]	Brown Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Diaw (1 AST)
Pachulia Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:42
	08:42 [CHA 9-9]	Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Pachulia Jump Shot: Missed Block: Brown (1 BLK)	08:28
Team Rebound	08:28
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Evans (2 AST)	08:25 [ATL 11-9]
	08:05	Jackson Layup Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:04
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:57
	07:55	Diaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:40	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Evans Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:39
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	07:19
Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:18
	07:18	Brown Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:18 [ATL 12-9]
Pachulia Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:18 [ATL 13-9]
	07:00 [CHA 11-13]	Brown Hook Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Diaw (2 AST)
Smith Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	06:33
Team Rebound	06:33
Bibby Jump Shot: Missed	06:27
	06:26	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:19 [CHA 13-13]	Diaw Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Augustin (2 AST)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	05:51 [ATL 16-13]
	05:33	Team Timeout : Regular
Pachulia Substitution replaced by Crawford	05:33
Evans Substitution replaced by Collins	05:33
	05:26 [CHA 15-16]	Augustin Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	05:00
Team Rebound	05:00
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:00
	04:37	Augustin 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:37
Collins Jump Shot: Missed	04:16
	04:14	Diaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Collins Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:11
Bibby Substitution replaced by Wilkins	04:11
	04:11	Brown Substitution replaced by Mohammed
	04:11	Jackson Substitution replaced by Henderson
	04:03 [CHA 17-16]	Mohammed Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Henderson (1 AST)
Johnson Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	03:50 [ATL 18-17]
Wilkins Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:39
	03:33	Mohammed Jump Shot: Missed
	03:32	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:21 [CHA 19-18]	Augustin Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	03:12 [ATL 20-19]
	02:45	Mohammed Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:44
	02:39	Henderson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:39
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	02:39 [ATL 21-19]
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:39 [ATL 22-19]
Collins Foul : Personal Block (2 PF)	02:22
	02:22 [CHA 20-22]	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	02:22 [CHA 21-22]	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Collins Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)	02:03 [ATL 24-21]
	01:46 [CHA 23-24]	Henderson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Augustin (3 AST)
Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Mohammed (1 ST)	01:23
	01:04 [CHA 25-24]	Augustin Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Crawford Layup Shot: Missed Block: Diaw (1 BLK)	00:42.9
	00:40.8	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:38.2	Augustin Layup Shot: Missed
	00:38.2	Henderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:38.2 [CHA 27-24]	Henderson Putback Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	00:28.8
	00:26.9	Mohammed Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:10.9	Augustin Jump Shot: Missed Block: Crawford (1 BLK)
	00:10.3	Augustin Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:10.3 [CHA 29-24]	Augustin Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (30-16)		Charlotte Bobcats (17-26)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44	Jackson Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:42
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	11:25
	11:23	Henderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:01	Henderson Jump Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:00
Wilkins Layup Shot: Missed	10:56
Wilkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:54
Wilkins Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:54 [ATL 26-29]
	10:39	Henderson Jump Shot: Missed
	10:38	Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:27	Najera 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:27
Smith Substitution replaced by Bibby	10:27
Wilkins Layup Shot: Missed	10:05
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:03
Thomas Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Mohammed (1 BLK)	10:02
	10:00	Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:53	Jackson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bibby (1 ST)
	09:53	Jackson Technical
Crawford Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)	09:53 [ATL 27-29]
Crawford Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Thomas (1 AST)	09:39 [ATL 29-29]
	09:19 [CHA 31-29]	Mohammed Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Livingston (1 AST)
Crawford Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:56 [ATL 31-31]
	08:37 [CHA 33-31]	Livingston Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	08:14
	08:14	Najera Substitution replaced by McGuire
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	08:08
	08:05	Livingston Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Bibby Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:02
	08:02	Livingston Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:02	Team Rebound
	08:02 [CHA 34-31]	Livingston Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
	07:51	Henderson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	07:51	Henderson Substitution replaced by Wallace
Wilkins Substitution replaced by Johnson	07:51
	07:48	Livingston Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Bibby (2 AST)	07:35 [ATL 34-34]
	07:14	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:13
	07:05	McGuire Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	07:05 [ATL 35-34]
Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	07:05 [ATL 36-34]
	06:55	McGuire Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Thomas (1 ST)
Evans 3pt Shot: Missed	06:48
	06:45	Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:38 [CHA 36-36]	Livingston Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	06:10
	06:09	Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:56	Jackson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Bibby (2 ST)
Crawford Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Wallace (1 ST)	05:49
	05:42 [CHA 38-36]	Mohammed Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wallace (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:30
Evans Substitution replaced by Smith	05:30
	05:30	McGuire Substitution replaced by Diaw
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	05:13
	05:12	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:09
	05:09 [CHA 39-36]	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Thomas Substitution replaced by Pachulia	05:09
	05:09	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:07
Bibby Step Back Jump shot: Missed	04:46
	04:45	Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	04:23 [CHA 41-36]	Diaw Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Livingston (2 AST)
Smith Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)	04:02 [ATL 38-41]
	03:46	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:44
	03:41	Wallace Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Johnson Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	03:41 [ATL 40-41]
	03:41	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
	03:27	Mohammed Jump Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:26
Team Timeout : Short	03:24
Johnson Substitution replaced by Wilkins	03:24
	03:18	Mohammed Substitution replaced by Brown
	03:18	Livingston Substitution replaced by Augustin
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	03:10
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:07
Smith Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)	03:07 [ATL 42-41]
	02:58	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:57
Smith Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)	02:53
Smith Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	02:53
	02:53	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:32 [CHA 44-42]	Jackson 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Wallace (3 AST)
	02:11	Brown Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Wilkins Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:11 [ATL 43-44]
Wilkins Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:11 [ATL 44-44]
	01:52 [CHA 47-44]	Augustin 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Jackson (1 AST)
Crawford Turnover : Palming Turnover (2 TO)	01:36
Smith Substitution replaced by Evans	01:36
	01:11	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
Wilkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:10
Bibby Jump Shot: Missed Block: Diaw (2 BLK)	00:55.0
	00:53.0	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:38.2 [CHA 49-44]	Brown Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Diaw (3 AST)
Crawford Layup Shot: Missed	00:29.9
	00:27.9	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:24.9	Wallace Layup Shot: Missed
Wilkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:20.9
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.0
	00:00.3	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
End of 2nd Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (30-16)		Charlotte Bobcats (17-26)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:47	Jackson Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	11:46
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	11:33
	11:31	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	11:12 [CHA 52-44]	Augustin 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Wallace (4 AST)
Johnson Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)	10:54 [ATL 46-52]
	10:37	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:35
Evans Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	10:29
	10:26	Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:15	Jackson Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Evans (1 ST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	10:09 [ATL 48-52]
Evans Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:45
	09:39	Augustin Layup Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:38
Smith Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Bibby (3 AST)	09:31 [ATL 50-52]
	09:03	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	08:43
	08:42	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:36	Brown Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Pachulia (1 ST)
Evans 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bibby (4 AST)	08:27 [ATL 53-52]
	08:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:09 [CHA 55-53]	Augustin 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Jackson (2 AST)
Pachulia Turnaround Bank shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:42 [ATL 55-55]
	07:30	Brown Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Pachulia (2 ST)
	07:22	Jackson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:22 [ATL 56-55]
	07:22	Brown Substitution replaced by Mohammed
Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:22 [ATL 57-55]
Smith Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	07:02
	07:02 [CHA 56-57]	Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	07:02	Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:01
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	06:46
	06:46	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	06:28	Jackson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:26
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	06:08
	06:07	Team Rebound
Pachulia Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	06:07
Smith Foul : Personal (4 PF)	05:52
Bibby Technical	05:52
	05:52 [CHA 57-57]	Augustin Free Throw Technical (18 PTS)
Smith Substitution replaced by Crawford	05:52
	05:42 [CHA 59-57]	Mohammed Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Diaw (4 AST)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)	05:21 [ATL 60-59]
	05:00	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	04:59
Bibby Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:53 [ATL 62-59]
	04:53	Wallace Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bibby Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	04:53 [ATL 63-59]
	04:38	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:36	Mohammed Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	04:36 [CHA 61-63]	Mohammed Tip Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	04:14	Mohammed Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	04:14	Wallace Substitution replaced by Henderson
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:14
Team Rebound	04:14
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	04:14 [ATL 64-61]
	03:54	Diaw Jump Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	03:53
Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Pachulia (1 AST)	03:38 [ATL 67-61]
	03:22 [CHA 63-67]	Henderson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Augustin (4 AST)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	02:54
	02:53	Diaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	02:47	Augustin Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:45
Team Timeout : Regular	02:43
	02:43	Diaw Substitution replaced by Brown
Evans Substitution replaced by Wilkins	02:43
Johnson Hook Shot: Made (23 PTS)	02:26 [ATL 69-63]
	02:09	Henderson Jump Shot: Missed
Wilkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:08
Pachulia Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)	01:57 [ATL 71-63]
	01:41	Jackson Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:40
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Crawford (3 AST)	01:27 [ATL 74-63]
	01:10	Brown Layup Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	01:09
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	00:59.9
	00:58.9	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:53.0 [CHA 65-74]	Henderson Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)
Pachulia Hook Shot: Missed	00:36.9
	00:36.0	Team Rebound
Johnson Substitution replaced by Evans	00:36.0
	00:28.9	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Wilkins (1 BLK)
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	00:27.8
	00:25.5	Henderson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Evans Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:25.5 [ATL 75-65]
Evans Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:25.5 [ATL 76-65]
	00:00.6 [CHA 67-76]	Augustin Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:48	Mohammed Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	11:48 [ATL 77-67]
Pachulia Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:48
	11:46	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	11:23	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Pachulia Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Evans (3 AST)	10:59 [ATL 79-67]
	10:38	Mohammed Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	10:36
	10:27	Mohammed Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)
Crawford Free Throw Technical (11 PTS)	10:27 [ATL 80-67]
	10:27	Mohammed Substitution replaced by Diaw
Smith Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS)	10:18 [ATL 82-67]
	10:00 [CHA 69-82]	Wallace Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Augustin (5 AST)
Evans Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	09:33 [ATL 84-69]
	09:19 [CHA 71-84]	Wallace Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Augustin (6 AST)
Pachulia Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	08:56
	08:56
	08:56	Augustin Substitution replaced by Livingston
	08:56	Carroll Substitution replaced by Jackson
	08:39	Wallace 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:36	Livingston Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:31	Diaw Jump Shot: Missed
	08:29	Diaw Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	08:29 [CHA 73-84]	Diaw Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	08:07
Wilkins Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	08:05
Crawford Layup Shot: Missed	07:43
	07:42	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	07:39	Jackson Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	07:39	Jackson Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
Pachulia Substitution replaced by Johnson	07:39
Evans Substitution replaced by Bibby	07:39
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS)	07:13 [ATL 86-73]
	07:05	Livingston Jump Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	07:02
Crawford Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Diaw (2 ST)	06:56
Crawford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:38
	06:38 [CHA 74-86]	Diaw Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	06:38	Henderson Substitution replaced by Augustin
	06:38 [CHA 75-86]	Diaw Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Smith Driving Jump shot: Made (14 PTS)	06:17 [ATL 88-75]
	06:17	Livingston Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	06:17
	06:16	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	06:03 [CHA 77-88]	Livingston Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)	05:43 [ATL 91-77]
	05:40	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:31	Jackson Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)
	05:21	Augustin Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Smith Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Johnson (5 AST)	05:10 [ATL 93-77]
	04:47 [CHA 79-93]	Diaw Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Smith Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	04:32
Bibby Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:15
	04:05	Augustin Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:04
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (30 PTS)	03:36 [ATL 95-79]
	03:26	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	03:24
Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	03:07 [ATL 97-79]
	03:07	Livingston Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	03:07	Jackson Substitution replaced by Carroll
	03:07	Wallace Substitution replaced by Brown
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	03:07 [ATL 98-79]
	02:51 [CHA 81-98]	Diaw Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Augustin (7 AST)
Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Livingston (1 ST)	02:36
	02:30	Augustin Layup Shot: Missed
	02:30	Livingston Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	02:30 [CHA 83-98]	Livingston Putback Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:30
	02:27	Diaw Substitution replaced by Najera
	02:27	Augustin Substitution replaced by McGuire
Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Livingston (2 ST)	02:12
	02:05	Livingston Jump Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	02:03
	01:45	Najera Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (31 PTS)	01:45 [ATL 99-83]
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (32 PTS)	01:45 [ATL 100-83]
	01:32 [CHA 85-100]	McGuire Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Livingston (3 AST)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	01:14
	01:12	McGuire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Bibby Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:06
Johnson Substitution replaced by Crawford	01:06
Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans	01:06
	00:55.9	Carroll Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:54.6
Wilkins Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	00:34.7
	00:26.7 [CHA 87-100]	Najera Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Livingston (4 AST)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	00:02.8 [ATL 103-87]
End of 4th Quarter

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