Inside the box score and more of the Hawks’ 110-106 victory over the Cavaliers Tuesday:
Key players
* Dennis Schroder had a career-high 28 points on 10 of 16 shooting with six assists.
* Kent Bazemore had 25 points, including four 3-pointers, on 8 of 13 shooting.
* Paul Millsap had 21 points, including four 3-pointers, on 7 of 16 shooting.
Key stat
The Cavaliers shot 11 of 42 while the Hawks shot 11 of 29 from 3-point range.
Noteworthy
* The Hawks committed 19 turnovers that led to 25 points.
* Dwight Howard had three blocked shots.
* Howard again did not play the final minutes. He was on the bench for the final 3:54. Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said it was because the Cavaliers loaded up with 3-point shooters.
* Kent Bazemore took some good-natured heat in the locker room for his shot with 6.8 seconds left and the Hawks up by two points. It went it. Millsap said all was forgiven.
* Mike Muscala suffered a hard fall on his back after a put-back dunk in the first quarter. He returned and finished the game. He said his back was sore and he expects it to be sorer Wednesday morning.
Quotable
“I aware of it. I’m from Atlanta. I’ve watched in the playoffs. That’s all in the past. We want to change that. We don’t want to talk about it. We don’t want to think about it. It happened but we want to make sure it never happens again.” – Dwight Howard on Hawks snapping 11-game losing streak to Cavaliers
Next
The Hawks host the Bulls on Wednesday in the second of back-to-back games.
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