Atlanta broke the game open with a dominant third quarter and cruised to advance to face Cleveland for the East's No. 8 seed.
and could be facing additional punishment from the league office after he appeared to strike a young fan with his mouthpiece.
"I think I'm a big part of this team," Hunter said."Me being aggressive, scoring and defending, helps this team a lot." The Hornets closed the regular season strong and felt like they had a good chance to win a couple of play-in games on the road. But those hopes came crashing down against their I-85 rival.The Hawks led by 13 in the first half before settling for a 60-52 advantage at the break. Charlotte had a bit of momentum in the closing minutes of the half, but it sure didn’t carry over to the third.
With the Hornets doubling at every opportunity, Young made only 1-of-9 shots in the opening quarter and 3-of-13 in the first half."It's great for my team," said Young, who had 11 assists."If you can make two guys guard you, it only opens up the floor for everybody else. I have to embrace it."The Hornets' chartered bus was blocked by a freight train that stopped on a crossing near the downtown sports complex.
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