The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 105 - 90, at Spectrum Center on Monday night. The Hornets (31 - 39) came into Monday's contest still chasing the playoff dream, a quest that has been made exponentially difficult with recent losses. Charlotte needed the home win to remain within striking distance of the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference and accomplished the feat on the strength of solid shooting, a 64 - 49 run in the middle quarters, and a strong defensive effort against the dangerous Dennis Schroder. The Hawks (37 - 33) also committed 15 turnovers and could n't get their three - point game on track, as they shot just 32 percent from long range. Charlotte prevailed by a comfortable margin despite losing the rebounding battle, 45 - 33. Atlanta did see all five members of their starting five hit double digits in the scoring column, beginning with Schroder, who tallied 20 points, six assists, three rebounds and two blocks. Dwight Howard followed with a 13 - point, 10 - rebound double - double that also included three assists, a steal and a block. Ersan Ilyasova drew another start for Paul Millsap (knee) and matched Howard's scoring total while adding six boards and one assist. Tim Hardaway, Jr. and Thabo Sefolosha provided matching 11 - point efforts, with the former supplying three assists and one rebound and the latter posting eight rebounds, four assists and one block. Rookie Taurean Prince continued his solid play with 11 points, four rebounds and one assist while leading the bench. The backcourt duo of Kemba Walker and Nicolas Batum posted 16 - point efforts to lead the Hornets. Walker added four rebounds, four assists and one steal while Batum registered six assists, one rebound and one steal. Marvin Williams managed 13 points, eight rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (nine points, three assists, two rebounds, three steals) and Cody Zeller (eight points, five rebounds) turned in modest efforts but Frank Kaminsky III led the bench with 14 points, five assists, three rebounds, two blocks and one steal. The Hawks head to the Nation's Capital to tangle with the Wizards on Tuesday night, while the Hornets also hit the road and face off with the Orlando Magic on Tuesday evening as well.
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