ATLANTA -- Josh Smith had 21 points and six rebounds and Joe Johnson added 12 points, three rebounds and five assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 92-75 victory over Charlotte Bobcats in a pre-season game Thursday night. Thursdays game was the second game of the teams two-game preseason series. The Bobcats beat the Hawks 79-77 in Charlotte on Monday. Al Horford had seven rebounds to go with six points, and Vladimir Radmanovic added 11 points and three rebounds for the Hawks. "The energy level was much greater tonight," Hawks coach Larry Drew said. "I thought our starters did a good job picking up energy in times where we got a little lackadaisical." Corey Maggette led the Bobcats with 18 points and five rebounds. Rookie Kemba Walker, the ninth overall pick in the draft, had eight points, four rebounds and two assists. D.J. Augustin had nine points and three assists, and Matt Carroll added nine points and three rebounds. The Hawks led 49-46 at the half, then outscored the Bobcats 22-12 in the third quarter. The Hawks scored 46 points in the paint to the Bobcats 34, and had 23 second-chance points to their 10. "We executed well tonight and thats about it," Bobcats coach Paul Silas said. "We didnt rebound well, we didnt defend well and the basic thing, we didnt bring any energy tonight." Bismack Biyombo, the seventh overall pick, had one point, two rebounds and four turnovers in slightly less than 16 minutes. Veterans Tracy McGrady and Jerry Stackhouse, whom the Hawks signed as free agents, are still getting their legs under them. McGrady, first off the bench, had four points; Stackhouse had two points and an assist. Rookie Ivan Johnson added 15 points and eight rebounds in 20 minutes. Notes: Rookie Donald Sloan started at point guard for the Hawks after Jeff Teague sprained his left ankle in Wednesdays practice. ... Free agent guard Willie Green, signed earlier Thursday, did not dress for the game. 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Clemson wont be playing for a national title this season, but the victory was still sweet considering theyd lost three of four games to close the regular season. Swinney, who never lacks for emotion, started his press conference by saying, "Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to announce that Im taking my Clemson talents to South Beach, baby." This is the first time Clemson has won 10 games in a season since 1990. "There have been a lot of walls built up around this program over the last 20 years and we knocked down them down tonight," Swinney said. "Weve been down in the valley and the players locked arms and they charged up that hill." Clemson became the only team to beat Virginia Tech (11-2) twice in the same season. The Tigers beat the Hokies 23-3 in Blacksburg, Va., on Oct. 1. The second half was all Clemson. Clemson scored three touchdowns on five plays in a span of 4:24 in the third quarter to break open a 10-10 tie at halftime. After Virginia Tech went three-and-out on its first second half possession, Boyd capped a 10-play, 87-yard touchdown drive with his second touchdown pass of the game to tight end Dwayne Allen for a 17-10 lead. On Clemsons next play from scrimmage, wide receiver Sammy Watkins got behind the defence and hauled in a 53-yard touchdown pass from Boyd -- his 31st of the season, extending his own school record. Boyd completed 20 of 29 passes for 240 yards and was named the games most valuable player. Andre Ellington, who ran for 125 yards, raced 29 yards for a touchdown to give the Tigers a 31-10 lead. Boyd put the game away early in the fourth quarter on a quarterback sneak. "Our team, I could sense the confidence growing," Swinney said. "I told thhem if you just put it together on offence, defence and special teams, it wont be close, I dont care who we play.ddddddddddddquot; Similar to the first matchup, the Hokies could get nothing going against a stingy Tigers defence, which knocked away nine passes. Virginia Tech tailback David Wilson, the ACCs player of the year, was a non-factor, held to 32 yards on 11 carries. Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas had a rough night, fumbling on the teams first play from play from scrimmage leading to Boyds first touchdown pass to Allen and an early 7-0 lead for Clemson. Late in the game, down 28 points, Thomas threw into the end zone and was picked off by Bashaud Breeland, who returned it 64 yards to set off a wild celebration. Clemson fans, sitting behind the teams bench, began bombarding the field with oranges. "It was great to see that happen," said Allen, who set a Clemson record for touchdowns in a season by a tight end. "This is what we worked for." Swinney said he was proud of the way his team bounced back after losing three games, including a baffling setback to North Carolina State, down the stretch. "We were a team with the flu and we got some penicillin tonight," Swinney said. It was one of those nights for the Hokies, who failed in their bid to win their fourth ACC title in five years. Even when something went well for the Hokies, it quickly backfired. After falling behind by 21, Jarrett Boykin hauled in a 29-yard pass from Thomas deep in Clemson territory. But Boykin was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct when the spiked the ball, drawing a 15-yard penalty. Four plays later, the Hokies turned it over on downs. Thomas fumble proved to be a foreshadowing of things to come. Thomas said this loss hurts more than the last defeat to Clemson "because our seniors dont deserve a loss like that. So I think thats why it hurts the most." On their first offensive play of the game, Tigers linebacker Stephone Anthony jarred the ball loose from Thomas on a keeper and defensive end Andre Branch recovered at Virginia Tech 25. It was Clemsons first takeaway in its last four games. The Tigers capitalized three plays later on when Allen hauled in a 24-yard touchdown pass from Boyd. "It was one of those games where things didnt happen right," Hokies coach Frank Beamer said. Swinney said the Tigers turned in a defensive performance that would have made former Tigers defensive lineman Chester McClockton proud. McClockton, a member of Clemsons last ACC Championship team, passed away earlier this week. "I thought it was ironic that he was No. 91 and we won our first championship since 91," Swinney said. "Im happy how our players honoured him tonight." cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '