ATLANTA -- Paul Millsap knows the Atlanta Hawks wont have an easy time replacing Al Horford.
Victor Moses Jersey . Even so, Millsap was proud that the Hawks held together despite the absence of their leading scorer
and rebounder. "Everybodys still a little shocked about the situation," Millsap
said. "You could tell. Als a big part of what we do, but once we shook it off,
guys just got out there and played ball." Millsap scored a season-high 33
points, Lou Williams scored 10 of his season-best 28 points in overtime and the
Hawks rallied to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 118-116 on Saturday night. Al
Jefferson had 24 points and a season-high 23 rebounds, and Gerald Henderson
added 22 points for Charlotte. Playing their first game since Horford suffered a
torn pectoral muscle, the Hawks trailed by 14 after Henderson hit a 20-foot
fadeaway jumper with 4:19 left in the third quarter. But Atlanta, which has won
two straight and five of six, rallied to force overtime when backup centre Pero
Antic made a one-legged 3-pointer from the right wing with 3.1 seconds left in
regulation. "Its going to take some time to learn to play without Al," Hawks
coach Mike Budenholzer said. "We have to get everybody comfortable, to keep the
ball moving, to know where the spots are. I thought our start was OK, actually."
Jeff Teague finished with 20 points and nine assists for the Hawks. Mike Scott
added 18 points, and Millsap pulled down 13 rebounds. The Bobcats, who have lost
two straight and three of four, didnt trail again in regulation after Ben
Gordons 3 from the left corner made it 86-84. Antics shot while moving away from
the basket made it 101-all and the game went to overtime when Hendersons
fadeaway jumper bounced off the rim at the buzzer. Jefferson bemoaned that Antic
was able to get the ball in a scramble and score his only points of the game.
"My guy hit a shot fake, going left, off one leg, a 3-point shot to tie the
game," Jefferson said. "I mean, what can you say? Its part of the game, I guess.
It hurts, though." In the final minute of OT, Millsap hit a pair of free throws
to make it 108-all, Kemba Walker missed a wild shot for Charlotte and Williams
hit two foul shots to give Atlanta the lead for good at 110-108. Williams made
all 10 foul shots in overtime. There were five lead changes in the first half
and five in the second half. Charlottes biggest advantage before intermission
was 10 on Hendersons 4-foot turnaround jumper with 4:22 left in the second
quarter. Walker, who scored at least 20 in six straight games before finishing
with 18 in Fridays home loss to Oklahoma City, missed his first six shots before
hitting a 3-pointer that put Charlotte up 55-47 early in the third. Walker
finished 4 for 20 from the field and scored 16 points. "I just told them, we
have to get past the point where everybodys happy that the Bobcats arent getting
beat every night," Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said. "Because were better
than that, OK? We can play better than this." It took until the final seconds of
the third for Atlanta to cut the lead to six when Antic blocked three shots by
Cody Zeller on the same possession and Williams followed with a 3 from the left
sideline to make it 77-71. "We did a great job of getting stops there at the
end," Williams said. "We made timely baskets. We made big shots in situations
where we needed them. In overtime, we just battled." Notes: Atlanta G Kyle
Korver hit a 3 early in the fourth to extend his NBA career record to a 99th
consecutive game. ... With Horford sidelined, Millsap and G DeMarre Carroll are
the only Hawks to start and play in all 30 games. Budenholzer said before the
game that the team doesnt know much time Horford will miss. He tore his right
pectoral muscle in Fridays OT win at Cleveland. Two years ago, Horford played in
just 11 regular-season games after tearing his left pectoral muscle. ... Carroll
was a game-time decision with a sprained right thumb and was scoreless after
going 0 for 4 from the field. ... Charlotte dropped to 6-4 on the road against
Eastern Conference opponents. ... The Bobcats dropped to 5-14 at Philips Arena.
... Horfords replacements at centre -- Elton Brand, Antic and Gustavo Ayon --
were a combined 2 for 13 from the field for six points.
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Detroit Tigers will start the season without Jose Iglesias, though just how long
the injured shortstop is sidelined will not be known until after he sees a foot
and ankle specialist on Tuesday. General manager Dave Dombrowski announced
Sunday that Iglesias will start the season on the disabled list because of
painful condition in both shins that affects him when he tries to decelerate.
Iglesias will see Dr. Thomas Clanton of the Steadman Clinic in Colorado on
Tuesday, and could possibly see another doctor after that, though Dombrowski did
not say who that may be. "Weve done a lot of different tests, hes seen a lot of
different doctors," Dombrowski said. "Weve sent his information to a lot of
doctors. A lot of times, the analysis changed. However, the pain has not
disappeared from him." Iglesias, acquired from Boston in a three-team trade, is
considered a potential Gold Glove defensive infielder. Dombrowski said the
24-year-old Iglesias dealt with the same injury last season, but it did not get
better over the off-season and it has bothered him more this spring. Both
Dombrowski and manager Brad Ausmus said they had neither heard of, nor seen, a
player experience this type of injury. What makes it so frustrating is thaat
Iglesias can do a lot of physical activity without pain.
Fikayo Tomori Chelsea Jersey. "If you asked him to go take batting practice right now, or take infield, you would not even
be able to really tell there is a problem," Dombrowski said. "But it hurts him
when he starts to stop running." Ausmus said he noticed there was something
wrong with Iglesias during the teams spring opener against Atlanta on Feb. 26.
Iglesias hasnt played since. "I could tell when he ran something was bothering
him," Ausmus said. ". Almost like he was running on glass." There has been
speculation Iglesias could miss significant time, but Dombrowski said there is
simply no way to tell how long the shortstop will be out until the true nature
of the injury is diagnosed. Dombrowski did not completely rule out the
possibility of making a move. He said he had already heard from two teams once
word about the potential seriousness of Iglesias injury broke but plans to look
at three internal candidates to fill the shortstop spot: Eugenio Suarez,
Hernan Perez and Danny Worth. Defensive ability will be a key factor. "Ive
watched them enough to have a pecking order, but I havent watched them enough to
have a final decision," Ausmus said.
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