A recap of the Hawks’ 106-97 win over the Trail Blazers on Monday:
Noteworthy
* The Hawks have averaged 111.3 points during their four-game win streak.
* The Hawks are 14-1 when scoring over 100 points.
* The Hawks had six players in double-figures with Dennis Schroder (18), Jeff Teague (13), Thabo Sefolosha (13), Mike Scott (13), Paul Millsap (12) and Kent Bazemore (12).
* The Trail Blazers held a 50-31 rebound advantage. Their advantage on the offensive glass was 14-2.
* Tiago Splitter led the Hawks with a plus-19 rating. Every Trail Blazer that played more than a minute had a negative rating.
* The Hawks are now third in the East and 2.5 games behind Cavaliers. They joined the Cavaliers as the only 18-win teams in conference.
* The Hawks committed just 10 turnovers, matching their season-low done twice before.
* Paul Millsap was a nominee for the NBA Player of the Week award for Dec. 14-20. The Pistons’ Reggie Jackson and the Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard were the winners. In four games in the week, Millsap averaged 18.0 points and 7.5 rebounds.
Key stat
47:35
Playing time for Trail Blazer guard Tim Frazier with Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum out with injury. He finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and five turnovers.
Quote of the game
“Yeah, tomorrow. ASAP.” – Dennis Schroder on when he will see dentist after losing tooth veneer.
Report card
Offense: B-plus
The Hawks were solid as they broke the 100-point mark with six double-digit scorers. The 10 turnovers was a plus. They had two 29-point quarters. They were aggressive in getting to the free-throw line 28 times
Defense: B
The Hawks were generally good defensively, although they let the injury-depleted Trail Blazers hang around in the first half before a late second-quarter run. The sour note was allowing a 39-point fourth quarter in a game they led by as many as 21 points.
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