Hawks’ defense shines, defeat Hornets 128-81 | Peachtree Hoops

The Atlanta Hawks were in Charlotte on Friday evening to face the Hornets. Both teams are coming off wins in their season opener, with the Hawks defeating the Orlando Magic and the Hornets defeating the Brooklyn Nets. The Hawks and Hornets had a few battles last season, but the latter has made several changes to its roster since then. Outside of those moves, they actually have injuries to some key players, such as Kon Knuppel and Coby White. As for the Hawks, they’re fully healthy outside of Mouhamed Gueye, who’s still recovering from his injury in the offseason. Onyeka Okongwu was able to get the Hawks on the board with his first 3-pointer of the season. Dyson Daniels found Jalen Johnson on the cut for him to finish with the and-1. CJ McCollum got off to a fast start for the Hawks, scoring 11 points in the first quarter with a few 3-pointers. The Hawks were active on defense as well, leading to steals and deflections, and it worked in their favor as they built a double digit lead. Lu Dort was the first player off the bench for the Hawks, and he came in knocked down a 3-pointer. The
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