Teague wants to do more for Hawks

Jeff Teague has had some interesting stat lines during these 2015 NBA playoffs.

Another case in point was the Hawks point guard’s near triple-double in a Game 2 win over the Wizards Tuesday night. Teague had nine points (3 of 12), eights assists and seven rebounds.

Despite the Hawks’ 106-90 victory, Teague said he was not pleased with his individual performance.

“I’m not helping the cause but we still have to play together as a group,” Teague said after the game.

Teague, don’t forget, had a zero-point, 13 assist game in the Hawks’ series clinching Game 6 of the Nets. At the time, Kyle Korver called it one of the best games Teague has played despite not scoring.

Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer was not concerned with Teague’s play following Tuesday’s game.

“It’s an interesting stat line for him,” Budenholzer said. “To get seven rebounds for him, is huge. For him to get five defensive (rebounds), if we can get our guards back in there and rebouding and committed to that, that’s important. I thought his floor game, when he came back in at the nine or 10 minute mark of the fourth quarter, I thought he made all the right reads, all the right decisions. Sometimes, Jeff is scoring. Lots of times Jeff is reading the game and facililtating. I thought nine, eight and seven, there are a lot of positives to get that.”