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Tavares, Patterson strong in D-League debuts

By Chris Vivlamore
Nov 14, 2015

Hawks rookies Edy Tavares and Lamar Patterson had strong debuts in the NBA Development League Friday night.

The two started for the Austin Spurs in a 106-81 win over the Texas Legends.

Tavares had 14 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks in 30 minutes. The center was 5 of 7 from the field and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line. He ended with a plus-25 rating.

Patterson had 11 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals. The guard/forward was 4 of 8 from the field, including 1 of 4 from 3-point range, and 2 of 2 from the free-throw line. He ended with a plus-15 rating.

The two will be in action again Saturday night at Austin travels to play at the Oklahoma City Blue at 8 p.m. (ET).

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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