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ATLANTA -- Cody Zeller couldnt bear the thought of another road loss. Nicolas Batum Hornets Jersey .We needed this one to finish the road trip, he said. Its been a tough, long road trip for us, but I think it says a lot about our team that we came in here and competed and won a close game.Marvin Williams and Marco Belinelli each scored 19 points, and the Charlotte Hornets snapped a four-game skid with a 107-99 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.Kemba Walker had 18 points and 10 assists for Charlotte, which grabbed control with a big second quarter. Zeller finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds.Tim Hardaway Jr. had 21 points for Atlanta, and Paul Millsap scored 14 of his 20 points in the third quarter. Dwight Howard grabbed a season-high 23 rebounds, three shy of his career best.The Hawks have lost five of six at home and 12 of 16 overall, a freefall since starting the season 9-2 and tying for the Eastern Conference lead.Its frustrating, Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer said. Were all competitive. We want to win.Millsaps 15-foot jumper gave the Hawks a 95-94 lead with 3:51 remaining, but Belinelli answered with a layup, and the Hornets never trailed again. Williams ended the last trace of a threat, hitting a 3-pointer with 27.8 seconds left to make it a five-point game. Walker set him up with a perfect bounce pass.The whole game plan was to try to contain Kemba, Millsap said. Those other guys got free. Give them credit. They ran their offense and they hit some tough shots.Charlotte ended its five-game road trip, all against Eastern opponents, with a much-needed win. The Hornets started the first quarter 4 of 16, but went on a 30-10 run to take a 12-point lead as the Hawks went cold in the second.Atlanta went on a 13-1 run to pull within four midway through the third, and Hardaway hit a pair of free throws with 7:41 remaining to make it 87-86 for Atlantas first lead since the final minute of the first.Howard and Zeller then had a minor scrape that resulted in technical fouls on both players, and the Hawks lost momentum.TIP-INSHornets: Walker returned after having an excused absence for a personal matter and missing Fridays loss to the Celtics. He has scored in double figures in each of his 27 games. ... The Hornets had lost five straight and 10 of 11 at Philips Arena.Hawks: Hardaway started his fifth straight game for Kent Bazemore, who recently missed two games with a knee injury. Bazemore had 17 points, five rebounds and four assists in 30 minutes in his longest time on the court since returning two games ago.SAGER TRIBUTEThe Hawks had a moment of silence before the game for Turner Sports personality Craig Sager, a longtime Atlanta resident who died of leukemia Thursday in his adopted hometown. Sager, an NBA sideline reporter known for his outrageous sport coats and ties, was honored with Amazing Grace on bagpipes and players standing on the court with the house lights down.UP NEXTHornets: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.Hawks: Visit Oklahoma City on Monday. Malik Monk Jersey . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. "Paul sent me a text this morning, just told me he loved me and wanted to go out and fight as hard as I would any other day," Simpson said Sunday after doing just that. Dell Curry Jersey . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. http:///...ning-Hornets-Jersey/ . The Redskins announced Monday that the quarterback who led the team to the Super Bowl championship in the 1987 season will serve as a personnel executive. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos have decided to start rookie quarterback Paxton Lynch on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons after watching Trevor Siemian throw with an injured left shoulder Saturday, sources confirmed to ESPN.After Fridays practice, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said he wanted to see Siemian throw at the teams practice Saturday morning. Several team sources said Siemian showed some improvement in that session, but it was clearly not enough to satisfy Kubiak, so Lynch was told he will start against the Falcons.Denvers 9News first reported that Lynch would get Sundays start.As of early Saturday evening, Siemian also was expected to be among the Broncos inactives Sunday, so Austin Davis would serve as the teams No. 2 quarterback.Siemian suffered a bruise to his non-throwing shoulder just before halftime of last Sundays 27-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was held out of practice Wednesday, but he threw Thursday and Friday, showing improvement each day.Lynch, who was 14 of 24 for 170 yards and a touchdown in just over a half of work against the Buccaneers, will get his first career start. Lynch took most of the work with the starting offense this past week as the Broncos had tried to prepare for the possibility he would have to start against the Falcons.Lynch will face a Falcons team that is ranked 30th in the league in total defense, 31st in pass defense and tied for 31st in sacks with just four.The Broncos traded up from the 31st pick in Apprils draft to select Lynch at No. Marvin Williams Jersey. 26. He was the third quarterback taken, behind Jared Goff and Carson Wentz.On Friday, Kubiak said Siemians practice on Saturday would have a lot to say about who the Broncos would play at quarterback.Weve got 48 hours here, well see how he is [Saturday], Kubiak said Friday afternoon. ... Well probably work him [Saturday] more than we normally would a player on Saturday just to take a look. Hes made progress every day.When Kubiak was asked how he would decide whether Siemian would play, the coach said it would be determined by the eye test.Me watching him move, watching him make all the throws, Kubiak said. We moved him around some [Friday], which is something we didnt do [Thursday], so just go back and look at the big picture.Siemian suffered the injury when he was sacked by Buccaneers defensive tackle Clinton McDonald just before halftime. To make the tackle, McDonald swung Siemian around and tossed him down directly on the left shoulder.The Broncos have won all four of Siemians starts, and he has thrown for 824 yards to go with six touchdowns and three interceptions. Kubiak has answered questions about Siemians future -- when hes cleared to play -- with Trevors our starter, but the Broncos have a quick turnaround after Sundays game as well.The Broncos will play in San Diego on Thursday night. ' ' '