A recap of the Hawks’ 117-98 win over the Knicks on Saturday:
Noteworthy
* The Hawks are averaging 111.5 points during their six-game win streak.
* The Hawks allowed the Knicks 12 third-quarter points, a season-low for any quarter this season.
* The Hawks had a season-low nine turnovers.
* The Knicks committed 23 turnovers which led to 26 Hawks’ points.
* The Hawks held a 62-32 advantage in points in the paint.
* The Hawks had five double-digit scorers with Paul Millsap (22), Al Horford (19), Mike Scott (18), Jeff Teague (17) and Thabo Sefolosha (10).
* Dennis Schroder led the Hawks with a plus/minus rating of plus-24.
* Kyle Korver moved into ninth place alone on the NBA/ABA all-time 3-point list with his 1,788th make.
* There was no injury update on Tiago Splitter following the game. He played just four minutes and left with a right leg injury.
* The Knicks’ Kristaps Porzingis had an X-ray taken on his left index finger after the game which came back negative.
Key stat
35
Total second-half points scored by the Knicks after scoring 32 and 31 in the first two quarters, respectively.
Quote of the game
“I got a few buckets on my head so it didn’t quite work out.” – Paul Millsap on playing some center
Report card
Offense: A
Hard to argue with what the Hawks did offensively. They shot 53.4 percent from the floor. They got to the free-throw line 18 times. They committed just nine turnovers. The result with a sixth straight game, all wins, with at least 100 points.
Defense: B-minus
It was really a tale of two halves for the Hawks defense. They allowed the Knicks 63 points on 66 percent shooting in the first half. They allowed just 35 points on 30 percent shooting in the second half. They forced 23 turnovers, including 13 steals.
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