Five observations from Hawks’ 98-95 loss to the Suns

The game-winner came after Kent Bazemore hit a driving layup with 21.4 seconds left to tie the game. He was fouled on the play but missed the and-one free throw.

The Hawks were clearly frustrated after the loss.

“Our team is either going to learn a lesson or we’re not,” Kyle Korver said. “We are going to decide to be a great basketball team and play with the effort and attention to detail that we are capable of or we’re not. If we are not, we will keep on hanging in the middle of the pack. If we do, we are going to be a really good team.”

The Hawks (26-19), who played without Paul Millsap (personal reasons), dropped their second straight. The Suns (14-31), who played without six regulars, snapped a six-game losing streak and won for the second time in the past 17 games.

The Hawks conclude their four-game Western road trip Monday at the Nuggets.

Here are the key players and five observations on the game:

Three key players

Archie Goodwin: The Suns guard finished with a game-high 24 points, including the game-winner that came with Thabo Sefolosha playing solid defense.

Tyson Chandler: The Suns forward finished with 27 rebounds, which tied the franchise record of Paul Silas set in 1971. His 13 offensive rebounds with an NBA season-high and franchise record.

Kent Bazemore: The forward led the Hawks with 21 points, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 47.4 seconds left and his layup seconds later.

Five observations

1. Big harm, no foul

The Suns had no timeouts and the Hawks had a foul to give on the final possession. As is his philosophy, Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer elected not to foul and played the finals seconds straight up. Dennis Schroder defended Goodwin to start the play before Sefolosha picked him up on a switch. Goodwin made the Hawks pay with the huge basket.

2. No Teague

For the second straight game, Budenholzer elected to use Schroder at the point instead of starter Jeff Teague. Teague came out of the game with 5:34 left and did not return. He came out midway through the third quarter of Thursday’s loss to the Kings. Against the Suns, Teague had nine points on 4 of 13 shooting with three assists, five turnovers and five fouls.

3. Too many mistakes

Several Hawks players lamented the number of mistakes made in the loss. They pointed to turnovers (16), missed assignments and poor ball movement. “We had some turnovers. Sometimes were are not sharing the ball. We are not finding the open man. We are taking some quick shots. Over the course of the 48 minutes that cost us,” Sefolosha said.

4. Going cold

Mike Scott scored six straight points in the second quarter to pull the Hawks within two points, 41-39, with his final basket coming with 5:19 remaining in the first half. It would be the Hawks’ last points of the second quarter in a stretch in which they had three turnovers. The Suns scored their last basket of the first half with 7:24 remaining. They still took a 48-39 lead at halftime going 7 of 8 from the free-throw line.

5. Chandler in charge

The Suns started a lineup with Chandler and Alex Len, both 7-foot-1. With Millsap out, the Hawks started Tiago Splitter at center and moved Al Horford to power forward. Chandler had a huge first half against the poor-rebounding Hawks. He pulled down 17 rebounds (nine offensive) in the first two quarters. The Hawks had just 21 as a team (four offensive) in the same span. He had two offensive boards in the final six seconds of the first quarter that led to a Devin Booker 3-pointer.