AJC: Bobcats 99, Hawks 66

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L.D. could have avoided a waste of time by staying in Atlanta. (AP Photo)

Charlotte–The Hawks were in Charlotte but they didn’t really show up. Can’t see how they got anything out of this.

– “Zero,” L.D. said. “Zero. Nothing whatsoever.”

– There were lots of ugly numbers but a few that stood out: Atlanta had 23 turnovers and 22 field goals and was outscored 50-28 in the paint. Sure, the bench guys played a lot of minutes but so did Charlotte’s reserves–and when Matt Carroll and Derrick Brown are taking it to you something is up.

– So much for that glow from beating the Heat. “The only thing we do get out of it is we’ve got to be a better club in these type situations,” L.D. said. “We can watch film and coverages and all of that but the bottom line is we didn’t bring energy, we didn’t bring any since of urgency. That is totally, totally unacceptable. We have got to be a team that comes out and is ready to play every single time we step on the floor. I don’t care what the …

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