A recap of the Hawks’ 95-83 win over the Grizzlies Saturday night:
Noteworthy
* The Hawks had five double-digit scorers with Paul Millsap (21), Al Horford (19), Jeff Teague (18), Kyle Korver (15) and Thabo Sefolosha (13).
* Kent Bazemore did not score, missing nine shots, but had five rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block and was a plus-24.
* Millsap led the Hawks with a plus-32 rating.
* The Hawks were outrebounded by the Grizzlies 58-47, including 20-8 on the offensive glass.
* The Grizzlies had four double-digit scorers in Lance Stephenson (18), Tony Allen (15), Ray McCallum (13) and Jarell Martin (10). Only Allen started.
* After Allen’s 15 points, the rest of the Grizzlies starters combined for 14 points.
* Matt Barnes was a minus-25 for the Grizzlies.
* Over the past three games, Hawks opponents are shooting .273 (20 of 73) from 3-point range.
* The Hawks swept the season series for the Grizzlies, 2-0, for the first time since 2012-13.
* The Hawks improved to 10-1 when holding an opponent under 90 points.
Key stat
12
Blocked shots for the Hawks. Al Horford led the team with four as every starter had at least one and Thabo Sefolosha had two.
Quote of the game
“Everybody wants to play. It’s kind of new to me. I wanted to make sure I was doing the things I needed to do to be ready. It’s hard because I’m used to playing. You have to make sure you get your court work and your conditioning. I was a little surprised I got the call tonight but I enjoyed being out there.” – Kirk Hinrich on playing 15 minutes after playing just six combined in two other appearances with Hawks
Report card
Offense: B
The Hawks were solid overall. They had excellent ball movement for most of the night with 27 assists on 36 field goals. They had a 31-point second quarter after an 18-point first quarter. They went 0 of 10 from the field as the Grizzlies built a 12-point lead in the second quarter. The Hawks ended up shooting 11 of 34 (.324) from 3-point range after a 1 of 11 start.
Defense: B
The Hawks took care of business against an injury-depleted team, holding the Grizzlies to 34.7 percent shooting. The 12 blocks were the fourth time they’ve had 10 or more this season. They allowed a combined 36 points in the second and third quarters. The Hawks forced 16 turnovers that led to 24 points. Allowing 20 offensive rebounds was not good and they led to 18 second-chance points.
