Hawks end Bobcats' 8-game win streak, 97-83

Millsap leads Atlanta with 28 points

Atlanta Hawks's Elton Brand (42) goes up strong for the basket as Charlotte Bobcats's Cody Zeller (40) and Atlanta Hawks's DeMarre Carroll (5) watches during the first half of Monday night's game in Charlotte, N.C. - photo by Bob Leverone | Associated Press

Hawks Bobcats Basketb Hoop 2 — Atlanta Hawks's Elton Brand (42) goes up strong for the basket as Charlotte Bobcats's Cody Zeller (40) and Atlanta Hawks's DeMarre Carroll (5) watches during the first half of Monday night's game in Charlotte, N.C. - photo by Bob Leverone | Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Paul Millsap thinks the Atlanta Hawks finally have things headed in the right direction. After a brutal stretch in which they could do little right and lost 14 of 15 games, the Hawks have suddenly battled back to win four straight, including a 97-83 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday night. The win pulled the Hawks to within 1« games of the Bobcats for the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race and snapped Charlotte’s eight-game home winning streak.

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