A recap of the Hawks’ 103-90 win over the Suns Tuesday:
Noteworthy
* The Hawks had five double-digit scores, all starters, with Jeff Teague (20), Kent Bazemore (17), Al Horford (16), Paul Millsap (13) and Kyle Korver (11).
* The Hawks bench combined for 25 points.
* Horford was a plus-26 and Kris Humphries was a minus-19.
* The Suns have five double-digit scorers with Devin Booker (34), Ronnie Price (14), Mirza Teletovic (12), Alex Len (10) and Tyson Chandler (10).
* Price was a minus-20.
* Chandler had 27 rebounds against the Hawks in January win. He had 13 Tuesday.
* The Hawks held advantages in points in the paint (48-26), second-chance points (16-3) and fast-break points (27-11).
* Horford had his 204th career double-double to move past Cliff Hagan for eighth on the Hawks’ all-time list.
* Kent Bazemore (third quarter) and Mike Scott and Booker (fourth quarter) were assessed technical fouls.
* Paul Millsap was a nominee for the NBA’s Player of the Month for March. The Cavaliers’ LeBron James won the award in the East and the Thunder’s Russell Westbrook won in the West.
Key stat
24
Turnovers committed by the Suns, which led to 30 points, including seven in the third quarter. Sixteen of the turnovers were Hawks’ steals.
Quote of the game
“The second half, we just decided enough was enough and got stops.” – Paul Millsap
Report card
Offense: B
The Hawks scored 103 points despite scoring just 16 in the second quarter. The bench did not provide much scoring punch with 26 points. There were too many turnovers with 17. Teague and Horford had four each and Dennis Schroder had three.
Defense: B
The Hawks allowed 38 first-quarter points. Not good. The Suns hit 8 of 11 3-pointers in the period. They Hawks allowed just 54 points in the final three quarters. Much better. Bazemore had five steals. The Hawks did send the Suns to the free-throw line 30 times.
