Bobcats 103 Hawks 83

BoxscoreTeam Poss Off Eff eFG% FT Rate OR% TO% ATL 89.7 0.92 41.4 18.3 13.7 7.8 CHA 89.7 1.15 53.6 16.9 30.0 16.7Ouch. One could look long and hard and still fail to find a silver lining to this cloud. The Hawks settled/Charlotte forced them into a stagnant* halfcourt offense that resulted primarily in jump shots (16 3PTA, 16 more 2PTFGA of 15' or more, unofficially). The Hawks mostly missed those shots and almost never rebounded one of their own misses.But at least they didn't turn the ball over.Charlotte entered the game having scored 86.6 points per 100 possessions. They were a full 33% more efficient tonight. Sure, that year-to-date figure included games facing tough defenses @Boston and @Cleveland but it also included home games against New York (82 points in regulation, 102 after two overtimes) and New Jersey (79 points). Charlotte's 61.8 3PTFG% is probably just one of those things** but they also made 28 of 62 two-point attempts*** (45.2%), far better rate tha...