Hornets blown out by Hawks 128-81 in first game home without LaMelo Ball, booed by sellout crowd
Jalen Johnson scored 19 points as Atlanta forced 14 first-half turnovers and built a 25-point lead before the rout widened.
- On Friday, the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Charlotte Hornets 128-81 in Charlotte, N.C., marking the largest blowout in Hawks franchise history with a 47-point margin.
- The Hornets committed 27 turnovers and shot just 34 percent from the field during their home opener, prompting a sellout crowd of 19,524 to boo at halftime.
- Atlanta forward Jalen Johnson led with 19 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds, while reserve Aaron Wiggins added 19 points. Charlotte's Brandon Miller struggled, hitting only 16% from beyond the arc.
- Hornets head coach Charles Lee noted the team remains without Kon Knueppel, Coby White, and Grant Williams due to injuries, with no return timetable yet established.
- Saturday night, the Charlotte Hornets host Miami in a rematch of last year's play-in tournament game, while the Atlanta Hawks host the Rockets at The Hive.
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Brandon Miller Shooting Struggles Has Charlotte Fans Restless Already
The sellout crowd at Spectrum Center booed the Hornets off the floor at halftime Friday, and then louder as the Hawks pulled away to a 47-point win. Brandon Miller took a lot of the attention. He scored six points on 2-of-14 shooting, went 1-of-11 from three and finished a team-worst minus-37 in about 22 minutes, […]
Atlanta crushes Charlotte with a record of 47 points, surpassing the 2017 mark. Johnson leads with 19 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds. Hornets, without Ball, disappoint at home. Hawks forced 14 losses in the first half, generating 15 points and booing from the audience.
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Hot-shooting Hawks set franchise mark with 47-point rout of Hornets
Jalen Johnson and reserve Aaron Wiggins each scored 19 points as visiting Atlanta blew out the Charlotte Hornets 128-81 on Friday, the biggest margin of victory in Hawks history.The 47-point gap topped the old record of 46 points set in a 126-80 victor...
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