A recap of the Hawks’ 110-108 overtime loss to the Cavaliers Friday:

Noteworthy

* The Hawks have four double-digit scorers with Paul Millsap (29), Jeff Teague (28), Al Horford (14) and Kyle Korver (14).

* The Hawks bench scored a total of 16 points. They were a combined minus-90.

* The Cavaliers had five double-digit scorers with LeBron James (29), Kyrie Irving (20), Kevin Love (15), JR Smith (12) and Iman Shumpert (11).

* Kent Bazemore had a career-high three blocks as the Hawks finished with eight.

* The Cavaliers outrebounded the Hawks 57-48. Millsap and Bazemore each had 12 for the Hawks.

* The Hawks had 16 turnovers with Dennis Schroder recording a team-high five.

* After going 12-4 in March, coach Mike Budenholzer was a nominee for NBA Coach of the Month. The award went to the Hornet’s Steve Clifford, who went 13-3.

Key stat

8-2

The Cavaliers’ rebounding advantage in overtime, including four by LeBron James

Quote of the game

“I’m sure we’ve got to work on our execution and get better. All of us.” – Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer on 0-5 overtime record this season

Report card

Offense: C-minus

The Hawks scored just 18 second-quarter points, just six more than in the five-minute overtime. It was part of a woeful stretch between the first and second quarters in which they went more than eight minutes without a field goal. The Hawks were better in the second half, shooting 48 percent from the field. Jeff Teague couldn’t get a shot off at the end of regulation. Twice the Hawks had leads but could not hold them. The bench was not good.

Defense: B

The Hawks were on the short end of the physical game early. It took a halftime speech from Millsap to get it turned around. The Hawks threw several defenders at James but he still nearly went for a triple-double. Rebounding was an issue again against the Cavaliers. There were defensive breakdowns when the Hawks held leads, including an alley-oop dunk from Tristan Thompson.

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