Rookie Anthony Davis, who played at Kentucky last year, led the Hornets with nineteen points and really looked dominant in the first half. The Hornets went toe-to-toe with the Hawks, and it was tied 40-40 at halftime. The Hawks looked horrible before the half, playing with no defense and missing open shots, including lay-ups at the rim. Zaza Pachulia stuck out the most, as he missed four easy lay-ups and turned the ball over a few times.
The Hawks then had their 21-1 run to open the third quarter and Devin Harris led the rally, as he scored nine of the points. When the quarter finished, the Hawks held the Hornets to only seven points and the game seemed all but over. The quarter wasn't all happiness though, as Jeff Teague injured his ankle and didn't return to the game.
The Hawks again had five players in double figures in points. Josh Smith led the way with sixteen points, Anthony Morrow had fifteen, Harris ended up with fourteen, while Lou Williams and Al Horford had ten. Horford had a double-double as he pulled down eleven rebounds to lead the Hawks.
The Hawks played without rookie John Jenkins, he sat out with a contusion on his hand. Also, coach Larry Drew decided to hold Kyle Korver, Ivan Johnson, Johan Petro and Damion James out of the game. The Hawks will continue the preseason on Saturday against the Dallas Mavericks. The game will be at 7 p.m. in Atlanta.
In other news, the Hawks released Cardell "Squeaky" Johnson, which brings the number down to sixteen players on the roster. The Hawks have until October 29th to get the number down to the league maximum of fifteen players. Johnson played in one preseason game and didn't score.
Devin Harris drives the lane against the Hornets' Austin Rivers. Harris finished with fourteen points.
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