But after the official timeout, Pierce and Bibby led the team, scoring 18 to 11 against the Bobcats in five minutes, narrowing the gap to single digits, 83 to 90, only 7 points behind.
In the final moments of the third quarter, the contemporary Jordan backed down Zhang Yang in the low post, hitting a close-range fadeaway jumper and even drawing a foul on Zhang Yang. He made the free throw too, cutting the lead down to 4 points!
Turning around, Zhang Yang shook off the defending Joe Johnson on the wing with a screen, cutting into the lane. He received a pass from Millsap and performed a Euro step, deceiving Pachulia, Pierce, and Solomon Jones, who were converging on him, and lofted the ball towards the front of the rim.
After passing the ball, Millsap cut down the middle and leaped high, finishing an alley-oop dunk for two points!
After three quarters, the Bobcats led the Hawks team by 6 points, 92 to 86!
