ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Hawks were less than a minute shy of a wire-to-wire victory as they dominated the Charlotte Hornets 128-81.
The Hornets led twice, once after a Moussa Diabaté dunk made it 2-0 with 11:33 left in the first and after a Naz Reid layup made it 9-7 with 8:55 in the quarter. The Hornets led for a total of 36 seconds. After that, it was all Hawks.
The Hawks led by as many as 49 during the rout, taking advantage of a sloppy Charlotte Hornets that could get nothing going offensively. The Hawks shot 51% from the floor compared to the Hornets’ 34% and scored 25 points off 27 turnovers while only giving up 15 off 13 of their own.
Every Hawks starter scored more than 10 points and Aaron Wiggins scored 19 points in 22 minutes off the bench. Wiggins and Jalen Johnson led all scorers with 19 points.
The Hawks will host the Houston Rockets Saturday for their home opener.
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