A disappointing game from Emeka Okafor, poor team defense, and a fantastic shooting night from Atlanta has landed the Bobcats back at .500. The Bobcats rolled into Atlanta after crushing Miami on Tuesday night, but left with a 117-109 loss.
The Hawks shot 60% from the field thanks mostly to the hot hands of Joe Johnson (34 points, 10 assists), Marvin Williams (19 points), and impressive bench-play from Josh Childress (23 points) and rookie Al Horford (13 points, 13 Rebs).
Jason Richardson and Gerald Wallace again led Charlotte in scoring with 27 points a piece. Okafor led the team in rebounds with 8, and Jeff McInnis handed out 6 assists, which was tops for the Bobcats. Second-year man Ryan Hollins played well off of the bench; kicking in 11 points and 6 rebounds in 25 minutes. This is the type of bench play Charlotte will need all season to save wear and tear on the oft-injured Okafor.
Charlotte never found any real consistency offensively and were absolutely man-handled down low on the defensive side of the ball. Once into the second-half, Josh Childress and Joe Johnson began to light it up from outside the paint after Charlotte made defensive adjustments in the interior. Forward Josh Smith and rookie guard Acie Law IV both left the game with injuries. Neither player returned to the court.
This is Charlotte’s first loss within the Southeast division this season.
They’ll have 2 nights off before playing Kevin Durant and the Seattle Supersonics @ home on Saturday night.
A disappointing game from Emeka Okafor, poor team defense, and a fantastic shooting night from 
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