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Hurting Hawks hope Williams can step up vs. Bobcats
Nov 21, 2008 - 11:25 AM Charlotte (3-7) at Atlanta (7-4) 7:30 p.m. ESTATLANTA (Ticker) -- The shorthanded Atlanta Hawks hope Marvin Williams is ready to emerge and play like a first-round pick.
Williams will look to follow up one of his best all-around games as a pro on Friday when the Hawks host the Charlotte Bobcats.
The second overall pick of the 2005 draft, Williams has been somewhat of a disappointment, but is beginning to show promise.
The 22-year-old scored 21 points, grabbed a career-high tying 14 rebounds, and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute to help the Hawks snap a four-game skid with a 91-87 win over Washington on Wednesday.
Atlanta will need him to continue to produce with Smith and Al Horford out. Smith has been out since November 7 with a high-ankle sprain, and Horford is sidelined with the same injury.
Williams and the Hawks face a Charlotte team that is averaging a league-worst 88.3 points. The Bobcats have sorely missed guard Jason Richardson, who has missed the last three games with a knee injury. Richardson averaged a team-best 21.8 points last season.
The Bobcats' starters managed a mere 26 points in a 100-83 loss to Dallas on Tuesday.
- NBA
CHARLOTTE 83
ATLANTA 88 FINAL
Nov 21 10:01 PM - NBA
CHARLOTTE 63
ATLANTA 62 END, 3RD QTR
Nov 21 9:23 PM - NBA
CHARLOTTE 43
ATLANTA 47 HALFTIME
Nov 21 8:43 PM - NBA
CHARLOTTE 24
ATLANTA 16 END, 1ST QTR
Nov 21 8:08 PM
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