Inside the box score and more of the Hawks’ 117-96 victory over the 76ers Saturday night:
Key players
* Tim Hardaway Jr. came off the bench and scored 20 points, including five 3-pointers.
* Kent Bazemore had an all-around game with 17 points, five rebounds, three steals and two blocks.
* Malcolm Delaney scored nine points but had six assists in a solid 17 minutes.
Key stat
The Hawks shot 50.5 percent from the field, the fourth straight and fifth time this season they went over the mark.
Noteworthy
* Hardaway briefly left the game with a right hip contusion. He returned to the game and said afterward it is not a concern. “Wrong spot at the wrong time. (T.J.) McConnell saved the ball and trying to create separation he backed into my hip, jammed it a little bit. I’m fine now.”
* Dwight Howard briefly came out of the game to get a contact lens replaced.
* The Hawks are outscoring opponents 113.5-101.5 during their four-game win streak.
* Kris Humphries scored his 2000th career field goal.
* The Hawks have held opponents to an NBA-low 20.1 fourth-quarter points after allowing the 76ers just 18 points in the final period.
Quotable
“It was easy for me because I had good positioning on the floor. The type of defense they play, that play is easy. I got low in the corner and they wanted to push me in the corner so they could help. If the big man helped, (Dwight) was wide open. I tried to draw the defender and threw it up.” – Malcolm Delaney on a play where he simply nodded at Dwight Howard to set up alley-oop dunk
Next
The Hawks travel to play the Heat on Tuesday in the first of back-to-back games. They host the Bucks on Wednesday. The Heat game begins a stretch of eight out of 10 games on road.
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