The Bobcats were hoping to move on from their last game, they were defeated by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday. The loss to the Thunder was the worst loss in franchise history for the Bobcats, a 114-69 massacre. Tonight, they led at the half and Ben Gordon made it close, but when Ramon Sessions threw the ball away with 5.2 seconds left in the game, it was basically over. Gordon led the Bobcats with 26 points, including 20 in the fourth quarter alone. Sessions added eighteen points, Kemba Walker had fifteen and Byron Mullens chipped in with ten. Brendan Haywood had eleven rebounds in the losing effort as the Bobcats' record falls to 7-7.
Al Horford hit two clutch free throws with one second left to seal the win. He went one for ten from the free throw line a week ago against the Washington Wizards. He was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for last week though, and he put up big numbers again tonight, scoring seventeen points and pulling down eleven rebounds for another double-double. Josh Smith also had a double-double, he also scored seventeen points and led the Hawks with thirteen rebounds.
Lou Williams also had seventeen points off the bench and Jeff Teague chipped in with eleven points. Devin Harris returned after missing the last game with a toe injury to score seven points off the bench. Kyle Korver left the game with back spasms in the third quarter and didn't return, he finished the night with eight points.
The Hawks are now 9-4 on the year and will take their six-game winning streak and put it on the line Friday night when they face the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers have lost their last four games and their record stands at 3-12 on the season. The game will be at 7:30 p.m.
Al Horford drives to the basket on Wednesday night against the Bobcats. Horford, who won Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors last week, hit two clutch free throws to seal the victory.
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