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Jalen Johnson scores 20 points, Hawks hang on to beat Hornets 107-104 for 3rd straight win
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Jalen Johnson had 20 points and nine assists, De'Andre Hunter added 18 points and the Atlanta Hawks handed the Charlotte Hornets their fifth straight loss 107-104 on Saturday night.
Onyeka Okongwu added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks, who have won three straight. Trae Young and No. 1 overall draft pick Zaccharie Risacher each had 14 points.
Brandon Miller finished with 32 points for the Hornets and Josh Green added 17.
Miller’s 3-pointer cut Atlanta’s lead to one, but Hunter answered with two free throws with 9.7 seconds left. Charlotte had a chance to tie but Miller missed an off-balance 3 and Okongwu grabbed the rebound and made two free throws to seal the game.
Charlotte has been without centers Mark Williams and Nick Richards for the last 14 games, but Richards was finally able to return giving the Hornets some help on the glass. Richards didn't start, but scored 12 points and had five rebounds before fouling out with a minute to play.
Hawks: Young struggled early with four first quarter turnovers and didn’t score his first points until the 3:52 mark in the second quarter.
Hornets: Charlotte is going to be hard pressed for scoring with LaMelo Ball out for at least two weeks with a calf injury.
Hunter scored on a driving layup to give the Hawks the lead then appeared to get hurt. Charlotte had a five-on-four situation at the end other end but turned the ball over. Young came up with the steal and threw the ball ahead to Hunter for a dunk with 19 seconds left.
Moussa Diabate continues to keep possessions alive for the Hornets, finishing with eight offensive rebounds.
The Hawks host the Pelicans on Monday night, while the Hornets close out a five-game homestand against the 76ers on Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Clint Capela vs. Moussa Diabate (Josh Green gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | Hawks technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 11:43 | | +1 | Brandon Miller makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 0-1 |
| 11:35 | | Vasilije Micic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Vasilije Micic offensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point pullup jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 0-4 |
| 11:06 | | +2 | Zaccharie Risacher makes two point cutting layup (Dyson Daniels assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:47 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:45 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point pullup jump shot | 2-7 |
| 10:21 | | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point driving layup | 4-7 |
| 10:03 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:01 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Tidjane Salaun steals) | ||
| 9:40 | | Tidjane Salaun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | +3 | Jalen Johnson makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 7-7 |
| 9:16 | | +3 | Vasilije Micic makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 7-10 |
| 9:04 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Vasilije Micic steals) | ||
| 9:00 | | Brandon Miller misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Johnson assists) | 9-10 |
| 8:23 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 9-12 |
| 8:09 | | +2 | Zaccharie Risacher makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Johnson assists) | 11-12 |
| 8:09 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:50 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point reverse layup (Jalen Johnson assists) | 13-12 |
| 7:10 | | +3 | Josh Green makes three point pullup jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 13-15 |
| 7:04 | | Jalen Johnson offensive foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 7:04 | | Jalen Johnson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:44 | | Tidjane Salaun misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:42 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | +3 | Zaccharie Risacher makes three point running jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists) | 16-15 |
| 6:22 | | Clint Capela blocks Moussa Diabate's two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:21 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Tidjane Salaun misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Moussa Diabate turnover (lost ball) (Dyson Daniels steals) | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | Zaccharie Risacher makes two point running dunk (Dyson Daniels assists) | 18-15 |
| 5:56 | | Brandon Miller misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Moussa Diabate steals) | ||
| 5:31 | | Garrison Mathews shooting foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | +1 | KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-16 |
| 5:31 | | +1 | KJ Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-17 |
| 5:19 | | Trae Young misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | KJ Simpson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | Josh Green misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | +3 | KJ Simpson makes three point jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 18-20 |
| 4:55 | | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point pullup jump shot | 18-22 |
| 4:28 | | Trae Young turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:14 | | KJ Simpson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Garrison Mathews turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:41 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point stepback jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 18-24 |
| 3:31 | | Nick Richards blocks Kobe Bufkin's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:30 | | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | +2 | Onyeka Okongwu makes two point tip layup | 20-24 |
| 3:16 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point pullup jump shot | 20-27 |
| 3:02 | | Kobe Bufkin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point driving layup | 20-29 |
| 2:52 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:35 | | De'Andre Hunter misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:33 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | KJ Simpson personal foul (Loose ball) (Onyeka Okongwu draws the foul) | ||
| 2:26 | | +2 | Kobe Bufkin makes two point pullup jump shot | 22-29 |
| 2:19 | | Nick Richards offensive foul (De'Andre Hunter draws the foul) | ||
| 2:19 | | Nick Richards turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:06 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point driving layup (Kobe Bufkin assists) | 24-29 |
| 1:50 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Vit Krejci defensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | KJ Simpson shooting foul (Kobe Bufkin draws the foul) | ||
| 1:31 | | Kobe Bufkin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:31 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | +1 | Kobe Bufkin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-29 |
| 1:24 | | Vit Krejci personal foul (Brandon Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 1:14 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point pullup jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 25-32 |
| 0:57 | | Jalen Johnson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:38 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:37 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 27-32 |
| 0:09 | | Brandon Miller turnover (lost ball) (Onyeka Okongwu steals) | ||
| 0:05 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point running dunk (Onyeka Okongwu assists) | 29-32 |
| 0:02 | | Brandon Miller misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Onyeka Okongwu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | +3 | Nick Smith Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Seth Curry assists) | 29-35 |
| 11:25 | | Nick Richards shooting foul (Onyeka Okongwu draws the foul) | ||
| 11:25 | | +1 | Onyeka Okongwu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-35 |
| 11:25 | | +1 | Onyeka Okongwu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-35 |
| 11:10 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point cutting dunk (Nick Smith Jr. assists) | 31-37 |
| 11:10 | | Vit Krejci shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 11:10 | | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-38 |
| 10:58 | | +2 | Kobe Bufkin makes two point driving floating jump shot | 33-38 |
| 10:42 | | Seth Curry misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Nick Smith Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Zaccharie Risacher defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:14 | | Seth Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Jalen Johnson shooting foul (Cody Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 9:54 | | +1 | Cody Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-39 |
| 9:54 | | Cody Martin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:52 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +2 | Kobe Bufkin makes two point driving layup (Zaccharie Risacher assists) | 35-39 |
| 9:35 | | Seth Curry turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:23 | | Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Zaccharie Risacher offensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Zaccharie Risacher turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:07 | | Tidjane Salaun offensive foul (Charge) (Clint Capela draws the foul) | ||
| 9:07 | | Tidjane Salaun turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:58 | | Seth Curry personal foul (Garrison Mathews draws the foul) | ||
| 8:47 | | Jalen Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Garrison Mathews turnover (lost ball) (Tidjane Salaun steals) | ||
| 8:25 | | +2 | Vasilije Micic makes two point stepback jump shot | 35-41 |
| 8:19 | | Josh Green personal foul (Kobe Bufkin draws the foul) | ||
| 8:00 | | Zaccharie Risacher misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Clint Capela misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:56 | | Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Cody Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Garrison Mathews turnover (bad pass) (Moussa Diabate steals) | ||
| 7:02 | | Cody Martin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:00 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Garrison Mathews misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Tidjane Salaun misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | Dyson Daniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Josh Green turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:17 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:59 | | De'Andre Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Nick Richards steals) | ||
| 5:47 | | Clint Capela blocks Nick Richards's two point cutting layup | ||
| 5:45 | | Hawks defensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | Dyson Daniels misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | Nick Richards blocks Clint Capela's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 5:08 | | Dyson Daniels offensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point putback layup | 37-41 |
| 4:43 | | Vasilije Micic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Vasilije Micic offensive rebound |