Inside the box score and more of the Hawks’ 112-97 victory over the Rockets Saturday:
Key players
* Paul Millsap had a Hawks-high 23 points, 11 rebounds, five steals and four assists.
* Dennis Schroder had what coach Mike Budenholzer termed his best game with 17 points and 12 assists.
* James Harden nearly had a triple-double for the Rockets with 30 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds.
Key stat
The Hawks caused 25 turnovers leading to 35 points, including a season-high 16 steals.
Noteworthy
* The Hawks scored 65 first-half points with a .605 field goal percentage, both season-highs for any half.
* Schroder had a career-high with his 12 assists.
* The Hawks have scored more than 100 points in five of their six games.
* Mike Muscala, who entered the game as the NBA leader in field goal percentage, is now 22 of 31.
* Kyle Korver made two 3-pointers to bring his career total to 1,900.
Quotable
“When you get outworked by a team for 48 minutes, it doesn’t sit well with you. Against the Lakers, those guys hit some tough shots. That was one of those games where you are like ‘Ah man, we played great defense and those guys made tough shots.’ But then last night, they just outworked us. You can watch it on film. They were going for loose balls, trying to outrebound us, all the little things. You can’t allow that to happen, especially if our goal is to win a championship.” – Dwight Howard on breaking two-game losing streak
Next
The Hawks next travel to Cleveland to take on the defending champion Cavaliers on Tuesday.
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