Hawks 121 Hornets 98

BoxscoreGameflowHighlightsTeam Poss Off Eff eFG% FT Rate OR% TO% NO 96.3 1.018 47.8 12.1 31.1 17.7 ATL 96.3 1.257 58.5 20.4 38.6 14.5Joe Johnson tipped in Josh Smith's missed breakaway layup with 9:26 left in the first half to put the Hawks up 8-6. New Orleans never caught the Hawks. Three-and-a-quarter, erm, quarters of indifferent defending kept the Hawks form putting the game away until the 16-0 run that began somewhat inauspiciously with Mike Bibby making of one of two free throws and turned a 95-89 lead with 8:22 left in the game into a 11-89 lead with 4:03 left.To date, this is an outstanding offensive team, capable of scoring, in terms of an NBA game, essentially at will despite making just 62% of their free throws and 40% of the team's rotation (Marvin Williams, Jeff Teague, Mo Evans, and Joe Smith) combining to make just 6 of 25 field goal attempts. The five Hawks who played the most minutes last night: Johnson, Josh Smith, Al Horford, Mike Bibby, and Jamal Craw...