A recap of the Hawks’ 107-94 loss to the Thunder on Thursday:
Noteworthy
* Al Horford had his streak of 23 consecutive double-digit scoring games snapped with a nine-point night.
* Every Hawks player was a minus on the night, except for Horford who was zero.
* The Hawks were outrebounded 52-34.
* Three times the Hawks went to the free-throw line and missed both attempts – twice by Paul Millsap and once by Thabo Sefolosha.
* Kyle Korver and Kent Bazemore were each 4 of 7 from 3-point range.
* All of the 12 rebounds by the Thunder’s Kevin Durant with defensive boards.
* Durant made his 1,000th career 3-pointer.
Key stat
0, 2
Al Horford’s first-half point total and Paul Millsap’s first-half shot total.
Quote of the game
“He kept us in the game. His aggressiveness. He just came out and really kept in the game because it could have gotten ugly there early.” – Al Horford on Kent Bazemore’s 22-point game
Report card
Offense: C-minus
Credit the Hawks for nearly erasing a 17-point deficit. However, some fault in falling in the early hole was on the offense that went through several scoring droughts that enabled Thunder runs. The Hawks had a 21-point second quarter and a 19 point fourth-quarter. After shooting 66.8 percent in the first quarter, the Hawks shot 38.7 percent the rest of the game.
Defense: C-minus
The Hawks’ defense takes some of the blame for the Thunder runs – early in the game and after they pulled to within striking distance. After the Thunder opened with a 35-point first quarter, the Hawks held them to 25, 23 and 24 point periods. The Hawks let Serge Ibaka get away from them for 23 points, including 17 in the first half. In addition, the Thunder shot 53 percent from 3-point range.
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