The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 115-105, at StateFarm Arena on Saturday evening.

The Hawks (8-9) are creeping closer to the. 500 mark with another win, as they took care of a rising Hornets (10-8) team in front of their fans. Atlanta set the tone of the game early and won the first quarter by a 25-21 score, but they managed to pull away by a 35-27 score in the second quarter and that meant they held a double-digit lead by halftime. The third quarter ended with a 29-29 tie and Atlanta had it in their hands to close things out. Even though Charlotte won the final quarter by a 28-26 score, it wasn't enough to mount a comeback and they won the game by a wide margin.

Clint Capela led the Hawks with a 20-point, 15-rebounds double-double, while Trae Young finished with 19 points, nine assists and four rebounds. Kevin Huerter had 17 points and four dimes, while John Collins ended with 15 points and eight rebounds. Cam Reddish had 17 points and Danilo Gallinari had 16 points off the bench -- both had six boards as well.

Miles Bridges had 35 points to lead the Hornets on this loss, and he also added 10 boards and three dimes. Gordon Hayward had 11 points and eight boards, and LaMelo had a triple-double of 15 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. Terry Rozier had 10 points, four boards and four dimes. Cody Martin had 14 points and eight rebounds off the bench.