A recap of the Hawks’ 114-99 win over the Wizards Saturday.
Noteworthy
* The last time the Hawks won seven straight games was the 19-game win streak of last season.
* The Hawks entered the game third in the NBA is assists per game at 25.0 and finished with a season-high 37.
* On his way to a career-high 25 points, Kent Bazemore was 10 of 15 from the field, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range. The 10 field goals was also a career-high. He added four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
* The Hawks scored 73 second-half points. In their last three games, they are averaging 65.3 second-half points.
* The Wizards starters were a combined minus-67.
* Al Horford moved past Zaza Pachulia for seventh place on the Hawks’ all-time offensive rebounds list with 1,248.
* The Hawks continued their regiment of rest by sitting reserve center Tiago Splitter. Coach Mike Budenholzer said the move was made easier with Mike Muscala closer to full health following a right ankle sprain.
Key stat
37
The number of assists on 43 made field goals for the Hawks.
Quote of the game
“We tried to hang our hat on the defensive end tonight because we were tired. We played a lot of games in a short amount of time. … I was cooked. Coach did a good job of managing minutes and guys gave what they could give.” – Jeff Teague on playing four games in five nights, all wins.
Report card
Offense: B
It was a tale of two halves for the Hawks. They shot 35.4 percent (17 of 48) in the first and 59.1 percent (26 of 44) in the second. After trailing 90-88 with 6:49 left, the Hawks closed the game on a 26-9 run to end the game. They found energy when it mattered most after a difficult week.
Defense: B-plus
The Hawks got caught trading baskets with the Wizards for a good part of the game. They did limit the Wizards to 19 first-quarter points and 21 fourth-quarter points. When you collect 26 turnovers, 15 combine by the backcourt of John Wall and Bradley Beal, it says something. Of the Wizards’ 26 turnovers, 13 were steals.
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