ATLANTA (AP) — Al Horford scored 26 points and the Atlanta Hawks rallied for a 106-98 victory over the injury depleted New Orleans Pelicans, who led much of the way Wednesday night but couldn’t hang on without star Anthony Davis.

After trailing by 12 points in the first half, the Hawks pulled away down the stretch. Paul Millsap converted a couple of three-point plays to help seal the victory for Atlanta, which bounced back from a home loss to Minnesota two nights earlier.

The Hawks didn’t have to worry about Davis. The star center missed the game with a right hip contusion sustained Tuesday against Dallas in the Pelicans’ first win of the season. Horford took advantage by making 11 of 15 shots, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range. Millsap was also a force, finishing with 19 points and 16 rebounds.

Eric Gordon led New Orleans with 26 points.

The loss to Minnesota snapped the Hawks’ seven-game winning streak. They rallied from a 34-point deficit in that one before losing to the Timberwolves 117-107.

Atlanta didn’t face such a daunting deficit in this one. Still, New Orleans raced out to a surprising double-digit lead in the first half, knocking down 3s from all over the court. The Pelicans made 10 of their first 14 attempts, with six players getting in on the long-range act.

That’s usually how the Hawks do it.

Instead, it was New Orleans that led 56-47 at halftime.

The Hawks finally found their shooting touch in the third quarter, making 5 of 9 from beyond the arc. With the clock winding down, Tiago Splitter dropped in a layup off a pass from Horford, giving Atlanta a 76-75 lead heading to the final period.

Still, it was a gutty effort by the short-handed Pelicans, who were also missing guard Jrue Holiday. He hasn’t been cleared to play on back-to-back nights while recovering from a right leg injury.