The 47-point win topped Atlanta's 46-point rout of Sacramento in November 2017. The Hawks are 2-0.

Jalen Johnson had 19 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds, and Aaron Wiggins scored 19 on 7-of-9 off the bench.

Dyson Daniels added 11 points and 9 rebounds as Atlanta forced 27 turnovers and had 17 steals.

From 56-43 late in the first half, Atlanta ran off 18 straight and led 87-50 in the third.

Charlotte's first home game since trading LaMelo Ball drew boos from a sellout crowd of 19,524.

The Hornets' shooting from three. Brandon Miller, days after a $209 million extension, went 1-of-11 from deep.

Saturday: Heat at Hornets, 6 p.m. ET (1 a.m. Sunday Cairo), and Rockets at Hawks, 8:30 p.m. ET (3:30 a.m. Sunday Cairo).

Photo by Eleven Warriors, CC-BY-SA-2.0. Jalen Johnson in 2019.

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