Inside the box score and more of the Hawks’ 97-82 victory over the Mavericks Saturday night.
Key players
* Tim Hardaway Jr. came off the bench to score a game-high 22 points, including five 3-pointers.
* Dwight Howard had his 24th double-double of the season with 15 points and 20 rebounds.
* Paul Millsap finished with 17 points, nine rebounds, six assists and a team-best plus-25 rating. He scored 10 fourth-quarter points.
Key stat
The Hawks went to the free-throw line 32 times, making 26. The Mavericks went to the free-throw line 10 times, making nine.
Noteworthy
* Millsap’s nine rebounds gives him 5,999 for his career.
* The Hawks are 3-1 this season with Howard has 20 or more rebounds.
* Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki was held to 11 points and was 0 of 3 from 3-point range.
* The Hawks started 1 of 8 from the field but still lead as they were 8 of 8 from the free-throw line.
* The Hawks had only 10 turnovers and the Mavericks turned them into only five points.
Quotable
“We are a little more aggressive in it. Everybody is engaged and active. When we are active as a team, that’s when we are at our best. There are times when it is appropriate and we have used it a little more lately.” – Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer on the increased use of the push defense
Next
The Hawks play the final of four straight road games at the Nets on Tuesday.
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