A recap of the Hawks’ 113-90 victory over the Bulls Wednesday:
Noteworthy
* The Hawks had eight double-digit scorers with Dennis Schroder (18), Jeff Teague (17), Al Horford (16), Paul Millsap (15), Mike Muscala (11), Kyle Korver (10), Thabo Sefolosha (10) and Mike Scott (10).
* The Hawks made 13 of 33 3-point attempts for a 39.4 percent success rate. It marked the sixth straight game the Hawks hit double-digit 3-pointers.
* The Hawks finished with seven blocked shots with Horford recording two.
* The Bulls were forced into 19 turnovers leading to 25 Hawks’ points.
* Teague led the Hawks with three steals.
* Horford led the Hawks with a plus-16 rating.
* Doug McDermott had a minus-29 rating for the Bulls.
* The injury-depleted Bulls lost Taj Gibson to a left foot strain in the third quarter.
Key stat
19-4
The Hawks outscored the Bulls by the sizeable margin in fast-break points.
Quote of the game
“There has been enough talking. We came as a group and spoke weeks ago or whatever. Everybody look yourself in the mirror, see what you can do to help the team win and just do it.” – Thabo Sefolosha
Report card
Offense: A
The Hawks played with pace – for most of the 48 minutes. The speed is something they have gotten away from at times, especially in back-to-back losses to the Magic. The 38 third-quarter points were the key to put the Bulls away. The Hawks shot 48 percent from the field and 40 percent from 3-point range. The Hawks got 11 offensive rebounds.
Defense: A
The Hawks survived the Bulls’ early punch as they scored 29 first-quarter points. They allowed just 61 points the rest of the game, including 19-point second and 17-point fourth quarters. The Hawks defended Derrick Rose into just 14 points on 6 of 18 shooting. The 19 forced turnovers were big.
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