A recap of the Hawks’ 121-115 win over the Rockets on Tuesday:
Noteworthy
* The Hawks scored the final six points of the game.
* Al Horford (30 points), Kent Bazemore (26), Paul Millsap (22) and Jeff Teague (22) all scored more than 20 points, the first time the Hawks have done that since Dec. 26, 2013 against the Cavaliers.
* Horford scored his 30 points on 11 of 15 shooting.
* Teague led the Hawks with a plus-22 rating.
* The Rockets had a seven-game home win streak snapped.
* The Hawks set a franchise record with 41 3-point attempts.
* The Hawks have scored more than 120 points four times this season.
* The Hawks won despite being outshot 54.2 percent to 43.4 percent.
* Three Rockets – James Harden, Dwight Howard and Clint Capela – had double-doubles.
* Edy Tavares had career-highs in minutes (10), points (six), rebounds (six) and steals (one).
* The Hawks scored 33 points on 20 Rockets’ turnovers.
Key stat
10 of 16
The combined shooting of Al Horford and Kent Bazemore from 3-point range with each making five.
Quote of the game
“It’s easily the biggest win of the year for us.” – Kent Bazemore on win
Report card
Offense: A
The Hawks had four players score more than 20 points. They had quarters of 25, 31, 29 and 36. They may have taken too many 3-pointers (41) but the Rockets were giving the long-range shot. They also got to the free-throw line 25 times. The Hawks committed just 12 turnovers, a far cry from the 22 in Monday’s loss.
Defense: B-plus
You can’t forget the early hole the Hawks found themselves in was the Rockets scored 41 first-quarter and 71 first-half points and shot nearly 70 percent. However, the Hawks were excellent in the second half, holding the Rockets to just 44 points. They earn the plus for the shot-clock violation turnover with 49 seconds remaining.
