NBA Game Recap - Atlanta at Charlotte
Wed Nov 28, 2018 7:00 PM EST

ATL
94
CHA
108
F
NY
91
PHI
117
F
UTA
101
BKN
91
F
CLE
83
OKC
100
F
SA
89
MIN
128
F
CHI
113
MIL
116
F
DAL
128
HOU
108
F
WAS
104
NO
125
F
ORL
112
POR
115
F
PHO
99
LAC
115
F

Nov 28, 2018, 7:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Atlanta

28

21

26

19

94

Charlotte

24

31

31

22

108

Lamb, Zeller lift Hornets past Hawks 108-94
Wed Nov 28, 2018 10:58 PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Hornets coach James Borrego told Jeremy Lamb before the season that the starting spot at shooting guard was his - as long as he earned it.

That was all Lamb needed to hear.

Lamb scored 22 points, Cody Zeller had a season-high 19 and Charlotte avenged a loss to Atlanta with a 108-94 victory over the Hawks on Wednesday night.

Lamb is taking advantage of his first real chance for a regular starting job in the NBA by scoring at least 18 points in seven of Charlotte's last eight games.

"It was huge," Lamb said of Borrego expressing confidence in him. "You always want your coaches to believe in you, to trust you. He didn't just give me the spot. He told me I had to earn it. And that's what I am trying to do."

Borrego was hired in May. The former San Antonio assistant felt a backcourt of former Connecticut stars Kemba Walker and Lamb could be "dynamic" in his offense.

The 6-foot-4 Lamb came into the league with a reputation as a shooter, but has been improving on getting to the rim and creating shots for himself. Borrego also liked Lamb's length.

"I thought he fit well next to Kemba," Borrego said. "I thought he could play-make, but I didn't know to this level. I didn't know he could play off the bounce like this. To his credit, he's advanced and grown off the dribble."

As for Lamb's recent scoring stretch, Borrego said: "We're starting to expect this out of Lamb now, which is a good thing."

The win helped the Hornets erase a bad memory from Sunday night when the Hawks snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 124-123 victory, with John Collins blocking Walker's shot at the buzzer.

There was no such drama this time around.

Charlotte (11-10) limited Atlanta to 34 percent shooting to move back above .500 on the season and improve to 8-3 at home.

Trae Young had 18 points for the Hawks, who were coming off a 115-113 win at Miami on Tuesday night.

TIP-INS

Hawks: Opened by making four of five shots from beyond the 3-point arc but finished the game 11 of 44.

Hornets: Malik Monk left in the second half with a quad contusion. ... Frank Kaminsky continued to see extensive minutes off the bench ahead of Willy Hernangomez. Kaminsky finished with eight points on 3-for-9 shooting.

WALKER'S OFF NIGHT

Walker, who came in averaging 27.9 points per game, finished with 19 points while battling through an off shooting night. He was 6 of 19 from the field and 6 of 10 from the foul line.

"Anytime you have a player like Kemba, he's hard to scheme," Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce said. "But when he has an off night you have to take advantage of it. For them, they did. He still played well I thought. He just didn't have the explosive Kemba Walker-type of night."

PLAYING THROUGH ZELLER

With the Hornets struggling offensively early on, they began playing through the 7-foot Zeller.

"The way they guard us, they create a lot of one-on-one matchups so we start to play through our bigs a lot," Borrego said. "Cody got to the rim some, was playmaking. A lot of our stuff tonight was playmaking through the five-man."

ANDERSON RETURNS

Atlanta shooting guard Justin Anderson returned after missing time with a leg injury. He scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds.

"It obviously feels good for me having had the game taken away from me for about six months, being able to get back out there and everything for me, just competing," Anderson said. "Obviously it wasn't the result that we wanted, but we hung in there and we fought."

UP NEXT

Hawks: Visit the Thunder on Friday night.

Hornets: Host the Jazz on Friday night.

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Leaders

Atlanta PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
T. Young 18 -6 4 3 2 1
T. Prince 12 -5 1 3 1 1
Charlotte PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Lamb 22 5 0 5 1 0
K. Walker 19 8 3 4 4 1

Team Comparison

ATL CHA
Points For 94 108
Field Goals 32/93-34% 38/83-46%
Three Pointers 11/44-25% 4/20-20%
Free Throws 19/22-86% 28/37-76%
Offensive Rebounds 16 5
Defensive Rebounds 38 39
Rebounds 62 56
Blocks 8 5
Steals 11 15
Turnovers 19 14
Points Scored Off Turnovers 13 21
Points in the Paint 38 62
Fast Break Points 10 14
Personal Fouls 25 21
Technical Fouls 2 0
Flagrant Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - CHA Leads Series 2-1

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Tue Nov 6 ATL 102 @ CHA 113 J. Lin 19 K. Walker 29
Sun Nov 25 CHA 123 @ ATL 124 M. Monk 26 J. Collins 23
Wed Nov 28 ATL 94 @ CHA 108 T. Young 18 J. Lamb 22

Game Information

Stadium: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 12,971
Game Time: 2:10