Inside the box score and more of the Hawks’ 117-97 win over the Nets Tuesday night:
Key players
* Dennis Schroder had 19 points and 10 assists as the point guard took over the team scoring lead by himself.
* Dwight Howard had his 25th double-double with 14 points and 16 rebounds.
* Malcolm Delaney came off the bench to score 12 points on 5 of 6 shooting. He had one assist – a highlight worthy long alley-oop pass to Tim Hardaway Jr.
Key stat
The Hawks shot 60 percent from the field (15 of 25) in the first quarter as they led by as many as 10 points in a game they never trailed.
Noteworthy
* Howard had seven offensive and nine defensive rebounds.
* Paul Millsap and Hardaway led the Hawks with a plus-18 rating.
* The Nets had 18 turnovers that led to 28 points for the Hawks.
* The Hawks had 11 steals. The Nets had just five steals.
* The Hawks never trailed. Millsap found Howard on a lob pass for dunk to start the game.
Quotable
“I’ve got to get better and continue to push myself to the limit. It’s a lot of fun. Maybe I need to start working on by 3-ball game so teams have to play me like Brook Lopez.” – Dwight Howard, with a laugh, on string of recent games where he has guarded an opposing big play who plays on outside.
Next
The Hawks return home after four road games to host the Celtics on Friday. It will be the first game at Philips Arena as a visitor for long-time Hawk Al Horford.
