Corey Maggette scored 18 points for the Charlotte Bobcats, but it wasn't enough Thursday night in an exhibition game against the Atlanta Hawks.
Josh Smith had 21 points and six rebounds and Joe Johnson contributed 12 points and five assists for the Hawks in their 92-75 victory.
It was the second game in the teams' two-game exhibition series. The Bobcats beat the Hawks 79-77 in Charlotte on Monday.
Al Horford had seven rebounds to go with six points, and Vladimir Radmanovic had 11 points and three rebounds for the Hawks.
"The energy level was much greater tonight," said coach Larry Drew of the Hawks. "I thought our starters did a good job picking up energy in times where we got a little lackadaisical."
Rookie Kemba Walker, the ninth overall pick in the draft, had eight points, four rebounds and two assists for the Bobcats. D.J. Augustin had nine points and three assists, and Matt Carroll contributed nine points.
The Hawks led 49-46 at the half, then outscored the Bobcats 22-12 in the third quarter. The Hawks scored 46 points in the paint to the Bobcats' 34 and had 23 second-chance points to their 10.
"We executed well tonight, and that's about it," said coach Paul Silas of the Bobcats. "We didn't rebound well, we didn't defend well and the basic thing, we didn't bring any energy tonight."
Bismack Biyombo, the seventh overall pick, had one point, two rebounds and four turnovers in slightly less than 16 minutes.
Veterans Tracy McGrady and Jerry Stackhouse, whom the Hawks signed as free agents, are still getting their legs under them. McGrady, first off the bench, scored four points; Stackhouse had two points and an assist.
Rookie Ivan Johnson contributed 15 points and six rebounds in 20 minutes.
CHARLOTTE (75) — Maggette 5-10 7-10 18, White 1-2 3-5 5, Diaw 2-7 0-0 4, Augustin 4-8 1-1 9, Henderson 1-3 0-0 2, Mullens 2-4 3-4 7, Biyombo 0-0 1-2 1, Walker 4-11 0-1 8, Carroll 3-8 1-1 9, Brown 2-3 0-0 4, Diop 0-3 0-0 0, Griffin 1-3 0-0 2, Ely 2-2 0-0 4, Uzoh 0-3 0-0 0, Summers 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 28-70 16-24 75.
ATLANTA (92) — M.Williams 2-5 1-1 6, Smith 10-15 1-1 21, Horford 3-9 0-0 6, Sloan 2-5 1-2 5, J.Johnson 3-11 6-6 12, McGrady 0-3 4-4 4, Pargo 0-1 0-0 0, Pachulia 3-4 2-2 8, Radmanovic 2-5 6-6 11, Stackhouse 0-4 2-2 2, Wanamaker 0-1 0-0 0, I.Johnson 7-11 1-1 15, Sy 0-2 0-0 0, Benson 1-3 0-0 2, Rolle 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 33-81 24-27 92.
Charlotte | 27 | 19 | 12 | 17 | — | 75 |
Atlanta | 27 | 22 | 22 | 21 | — | 92 |
3-Point Goals — Charlotte 3-11 (Carroll 2-2, Maggette 1-1, Griffin 0-1, Augustin 0-1, Uzoh 0-1, Walker 0-2, Diaw 0-3), Atlanta 2-13 (M.Williams 1-2, Radmanovic 1-3, Sy 0-1, Smith 0-1, Stackhouse 0-2, J.Johnson 0-4). Fouled Out — None. Rebounds — Charlotte 42 (Diop 6), Atlanta 59 (I. Johnson, Pachulia 8). Assists — Charlotte 15 (Brown 4), Atlanta 17 (J. Johnson 5). Total Fouls — Charlotte 24, Atlanta 22. Technicals — Charlotte defensive three second 2, Atlanta defensive three second. A — 10,094 (18,729).
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