A recap of the Hawks’ 106-77 win over the Lakers Friday:
Noteworthy
* The Hawks had three offensive rebounds and Kris Humphries had them all.
* The Hawks were outrebounded 46-39 for the game and 17-3 on the offensive glass.
* The Lakers held a 17-0 edge in second-chance points
* All 13 Hawks played and scored including two points apiece from Mike Muscala, Kirk Hinrich and Edy Tavares who played four minutes or less.
* The Hawks had six double-digit scorers with Dennis Schroder (16), Kyle Korver (15), Humphries (14), Jeff Teague (12), Paul Millsap (11) and Kent Bazemore.
* Korver led the Hawks with a plus-26 rating.
* Lakers rookie guard D’Angelo Russell had seven points on 3 of 16 shooting and was a minus-26.
* The Lakers led for just 1:45.
* The Hawks committed just 10 turnovers.
* Julius Randle led the Lakers with a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds..
Key stat
27-2
Hawks advantage in fast-break points, evidence of the uptempo style they were able to play
Quote of the game
“It was good to win. I felt like we were really clicking out there for a while in the second. It was fun basketball – guys moving the ball, running the floor, getting other guys open, worrying about us not individuals.” – Kris Humphries on his debut
Report card
Offense: A-minus
The Hawks shot the ball extremely well, 54.4 percent from the field and 46.4 percent from 3-point range. They totaled 13 3-pointers from eight different players. Other than a 20-point third quarter, the Hawks scored at least 26 points a period. The Hawks protected the ball. The Hawks did surrender too many offensive rebounds and second-chance points. The tempo was excellent.
Defense: A
The Lakers were injury depleted but the Hawks stymied them allowing a high of 23 points in the third quarter and less than 20 points in the other three. The Lakers shot just 34.1 percent from the field and a woeful 18.5 percent (5 of 27) from 3-point range. Limiting D’Angelo Russell was a priority and they did that in a big way.
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