"If the Hawks still want to make the playoffs they have to handle struggling opponents such as Charlotte, especially at home.

And without center Al Horford, Josh Smith and Joe Johnson are going to have to have a lot of nights like this.

Facing Charlotte hours after they learned Horford could be out for the season, the Hawks leaned heavily on Johnson and Smith while blowing out the Bobcats 111-81 on Thursday night at Philips Arena."