The Atlanta Hawks (60 - 19) defeated the Charlotte Hornets (33 - 46) 104 - 80 on Friday. It was just another balanced team performance from the Hawks. After going into halftime down by one, Atlanta came out strong and took care of business against the Hornets. They did it without leading scorer Paul Millsap, who was out with a shoulder injury. Mike Muscala did n't just step in to start at power forward for Millsap, he also did his best impression of his teammate. He led the Hawks with a game - high 17 points on 8 - for - 9 shooting from the field in just 25 minutes played. Atlanta has the Eastern Conference locked up, at this point they are hoping to stay healthy while they wait and see who they'll be matching up with in the first round. They're now 40 in April and they'll look to stay hot entering the playoffs. The Hornets went with a skeleton crew against Atlanta. Al Jefferson (knee), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (ankle), Lance Stephenson (toe) and Cody Zeller (ankle) all missed Friday's game with injuries. With a lot of the heavy lifters out, it was up to Kemba Walker to shoulder the load for Charlotte. Walker unfortunately did n't play his best game, finishing with just 10 points and six assists in 24 minutes. He got some help from Troy Daniels, but even his 15 points in 20 minutes off the bench was n't enough to overcome the Eastern Conference's top team. Charlotte will host the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, as the Hawks will head to Washington D.C. to take on the Wizards.
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