Teague doubtful vs. Rockets
It appears the Hawks will be without their starting point guard for a second straight game as the team listed Jeff Teague as doubtful for Saturday’s game at the Rockets.
Teague has been hampered by a strained left hamstring suffered in the first half of Monday’s win over the Bulls. He missed Wednesday’s victory over the Cavaliers, a game the Hawks won in a 127-98 rout.
If Teague is unable to play, it will mark only the sixth game he has missed due to injury in his five-plus year career.
Teague leads the Hawks in scoring (16.8 points) and assists (7.0).
Dennis Schroder started in place of Teague against the Cavaliers. The second-year guard had 10 points and 10 assists. It marked the fourth time in Hawks history that player posted a point-assist double-double in his first start with the team. Schroder joins Bob Sura, Spud Webb and Armond Hill. Shelvin Mack also played point guard in Teague’s absence and posted a career-high 24 points. Combined, the Hawks got 34 points and 13 assist from the position.
The Hawks remain in Texas and play the Mavericks Monday.
About the Author
Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.
