It was Nazr Mohammed missing a two-handed dunk one trip, Jason Terry missing a 3-pointer another.

It was a Shareef Abdur-Rahim jumper hitting the back of the rim, an Ira Newble shot rejected by Hornets center Jamaal Magloire.

The shots weren't falliing for the Hawks Saturday, and in their first game after pledging to "mess it up" for any team with playoff aspirations, they lost to the surging Charlotte Hornets 93-86.