NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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ATLANTA 23 15 22 17 77
CHARLOTTE 22 17 17 15 71 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: ATL - MOOKIE BLAYLOCK 13, ROSHOWN MCLEOD 13, DIKEMBE
MUTOMBO 11
CHA - DAVID WESLEY 18, EDDIE JONES 15, ELDEN CAMPBELL 11
HIGH REBOUND: ATL - DIKEMBE MUTOMBO 14, GRANT LONG 7
CHA - ELDEN CAMPBELL 9, THREE PLAYERS WITH 4
HIGH ASSISTS: ATL - MOOKIE BLAYLOCK 8, ANTHONY JOHNSON 4
CHA - EDDIE JONES 5, DAVID WESLEY 4
ATT: 17,927
Extended Box
ATLANTA (77) AT CHARLOTTE (71)
ATLANTA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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CRAWFORD F 18 2-2 1-1 0 3 3 1 4 0 3 5
HENDERSON F 28 3-11 1-1 1 5 6 2 2 1 1 7
MUTOMBO C 34 3-5 5-7 6 8 14 0 4 0 6 11
BLAYLOCK G 35 6-16 1-1 0 2 2 8 2 1 2 13
SHEPPARD G 28 3-5 2-4 1 5 6 2 1 0 2 8
CORBIN 22 4-7 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 9
JOHNSON 16 1-6 0-0 0 2 2 4 1 0 2 2
LONG 24 2-5 5-6 3 4 7 0 3 2 0 9
MCLEOD 25 5-9 3-4 0 3 3 2 1 0 4 13
WEST 10 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0
GRAY DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 29-66 18-24 11 36 47 20 21 5 22 77
(.439) (.750) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 23(24 PTS)
CHARLOTTE
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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BROWN F 35 3-10 2-2 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 8
COLEMAN F 17 3-6 4-4 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 10
CAMPBELL C 39 4-14 3-6 1 8 9 1 5 0 1 11
JONES G 43 4-15 6-6 0 4 4 5 4 7 4 15
WESLEY G 40 7-12 2-4 0 1 1 4 2 2 1 18
BECK 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
DAVIS 13 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3
MILLER 13 0-3 1-2 2 2 4 2 1 1 2 1
PERSON 11 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 0
RECASNER 25 2-5 0-0 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 5
PHILLS DNP - PULLED LEFT GROIN
SHACKLEFORD DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 24-70 18-24 7 23 30 17 19 12 15 71
(.343) (.750) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 15(18 PTS)
ATLANTA 23 15 22 17 - 77
CHARLOTTE 22 17 17 15 - 71
BLOCKED SHOTS: ATLANTA - MUTOMBO 4, WEST 3, MCLEOD. CHARLOTTE - JONES 2,
MILLER 2, CAMPBELL 2, BROWN, WESLEY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: ATLANTA 1-5 (.200), BLAYLOCK 0-2, CORBIN 1-3. CHARLOTTE
5-13 (.385), BROWN 0-1, JONES 1-4, WESLEY 2-5, DAVIS 1-1, PERSON 0-1,
RECASNER 1-1.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JESS KERSEY, TOM WASHINGTON, DEREK RICHARDSON.
A - 17,927. T - 2:07.
Box Score
ATLANTA (77)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Crawford 18 2-2 1-1 0-3 1 4 5
Henderson 28 3-11 1-1 1-6 2 2 7
Mutombo 34 3-5 5-7 6-14 0 4 11
Blaylock 35 6-16 1-1 0-2 8 2 13
Sheppard 28 3-5 2-4 1-6 2 1 8
Corbin 22 4-7 0-0 0-2 0 1 9
Johnson 16 1-6 0-0 0-2 4 1 2
Long 24 2-5 5-6 3-7 0 3 9
Mcleod 25 5-9 3-4 0-3 2 1 13
West 10 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 2 0
Gray DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 29-66 18-24 11-47 20 21 77
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Percentages: FG-.439, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
1-5, .200 (Blaylock 0-2, Corbin 1-3). Team
rebounds: 9. Blocked shots: 8 (Mutombo 4, West 3,
Mcleod). Turnovers: 23 (Mutombo 6, Mcleod 4,
Crawford 3, Blaylock 2, Corbin 2, Johnson 2,
Sheppard 2, Henderson). Steals: 5 (Long 2,
Blaylock, Corbin, Henderson).
CHARLOTTE (71)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Brown 35 3-10 2-2 2-4 2 1 8
Coleman 17 3-6 4-4 0-2 0 0 10
Campbell 39 4-14 3-6 1-9 1 5 11
Jones 43 4-15 6-6 0-4 5 4 15
Wesley 40 7-12 2-4 0-1 4 2 18
Beck 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 2 0
Davis 13 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 3
Miller 13 0-3 1-2 2-4 2 1 1
Person 11 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 2 0
Recasner 25 2-5 0-0 2-3 2 0 5
Phills DNP - pulled left groin
Shackleford DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 24-70 18-24 7-30 17 19 71
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Percentages: FG-.343, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
5-13, .385 (Brown 0-1, Jones 1-4, Wesley 2-5,
Davis 1-1, Person 0-1, Recasner 1-1). Team
rebounds: 9. Blocked shots: 8 (Jones 2, Miller 2,
Campbell 2, Brown, Wesley). Turnovers: 15 (Jones
4, Miller 2, Person 2, Recasner 2, Brown,
Campbell, Coleman, Davis, Wesley). Steals: 12
(Jones 7, Davis 2, Wesley 2, Miller).
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Atlanta 23 15 22 17 - 77
Charlotte 22 17 17 15 - 71
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Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: None. A:
17,927. T: 2:07. Officials: Jess Kersey, Tom
Washington, Derek Richardson.
Game Story
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Veteran Grant Long keyed a
pivotal second-half run and Dikembe Mutombo had 11 points, 14
rebounds and four blocks as the Atlanta Hawks posted a 77-71
victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
The Hawks completed a sweep of the home-and-home series and gave
Atlanta seven straight triumphs over Charlotte in the regular
season. The Hornets did beat Atlanta in the first round of the
playoffs last season.
Long, who hit the winning jumper in Sunday's 85-83 victory,
sparked a 15-5 burst tonight with four free throws 15 seconds
apart. The run turned a tie game with 2:38 left in the third
quarter into a 70-60 lead with 6:07 left in the contest. Long
finished with nine points and seven rebounds in 24 minutes off
the bench.
Rookie Roshown McLeod scored 13 points and Mookie Blaylock added
13 and eight assists for the Hawks, who have won eight of their
last 10 overall. Atlanta moved 1 1/2 games ahead of Detroit and
remained 1 1/2 games ahead of division-leader Indiana.
Eddie Jones tied a team record with seven steals for Charlotte,
which has dropped five straight following a three-game winning
streak. The Hornets shot just 34 percent (24-of-70) from the
field and were outrebounded, 47-30.
"Our shooting is what did us in tonight," said Hornets interim
coach Paul Silas. "We're getting wide open looks but we're just
not making them. ... There is some frustration because we're
just not winning."
Over the first nine minutes of third quarter, neither team led
by more than two and there were five lead changes and three
ties. David Wesley's 16-footer with 3:34 left forged the final
tie.
After Long's free throws gave Atlanta a 59-55 edge, Mutombo
added another from the line. But Brad Miller hit a free throw
with 42 seconds to go to get Charlotte within 60-56 at the end
of three quarters.
McLeod opened the fourth quarter with an 18-footer and dunk to
extend the lead to 64-56 but Jones and Eldridge Recasner buried
jumpers 15 seconds apart. Tyrone Corbin, another of the Hawks'
key reserves, sank a 15-footer and added a layup with 7:12 left.
Mutombo then capped the spurt with two free throws just prior to
the midway point in the quarter.
The Hornets could get no closer than the final margin. Charlotte
was 6-of-17 from the field over the final 12 minutes and
outrebounded, 15-5.
"We are in every game that we are losing," Wesley said. "It's
hard to figure out what the problem is. We have to hit more
shots. We were outrebounded by 17 tonight. It's tough to win
that way. If you don't make shots, we can't beat anybody."
"In the fourth quarter I felt like we settled in," said Atlanta
coach Lenny Wilkens. "We ran off 10 points then felt more
comfortable. Roshown McLeod hit a couple of big shots and we
milked the situation."
The Hawks' bench combined to score 33 points and grab 16
rebounds while the Hornets' reserves managed just nine and 10.
"We've been playing well off the bench," McLeod said. "We have
tried to give a lift and let the starters do their thing. We
want to provide a spark."
Blaylock had nine points in a hotly contested first quarter as
Atlanta held a 23-22 edge after 12 minutes. The Hawks pushed
the lead to 28-22 just over a minute into the second quarter but
Charlotte led 39-38 at the half.
Jones finished with 15 points, five assists, four rebounds and
two blocked shots.
