Teague wins it for Hawks in double OT (updated)

Too bad Jeff Teague didn’t see his double-overtime, game-winning shot fall through the basket.

Teague missed the dramatics, as he was flat on his back, even though the ball sat on the rim for seconds before finally dropping.

Teague hit a 20-foot jump shot on an isolation play to give the Hawks a 127-125 hard-fought victory over the Cavaliers Thursday night at Quicken Loans Arena.

“I thought it went in clean at first because I fell,” Teague said after a career-high 34 point game. “I said ‘That’s good.’ I felt it. It was bouncing around and then Kyle (Korver) said ‘Yeah’ and picked me up. I couldn’t see it because Kyle was standing over me.”

Teague and Korver each scored seven points in the double-overtime period as the Hawks trailed by as many as five points, the last time with 2:50 remaining.

Korver hit two 3-pointers, including completing a four-point play on one, as they duo overcame the 12-point period by the Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving.

There was some bad news for the Hawks as they lost two starters - Al Horford with a right shoulder injury in the first overtime and DeMarre Carroll to a sprained right thumb in the fourth quarter. There was no update on their conditions or status following the game.

The Hawks (16-13, 5-9 road) snapped a five-game road losing streak. They hadn’t won away from Philips Arena since November.

Teague had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation and the first overtime period but couldn’t covert.

“I really just wanted to get the last shot,” Teague said. “They gave me a couple cracks at it. I told Dennis (Schroder) if I get another chance I’m going to make it. I just went for it.”

Teague also finished with 14 assists becoming the first Hawks player since Eddie Johnson in 1985 to have a 34-point, 14-assist game. The Hawks had four 20-point scorers for the first time since 2007. Horford finished with 25 points before leaving his injury. Paul Millsap and Korver each had 20 points. Millsap scored eight of the Hawks 13 points in the first overtime. Korver extended his NBA-record streak to 98 games with a 3-pointer.

The Hawks were coming off Monday’s disappointing overtime loss at the Heat where they failed to hold leads in the fourth quarter and overtime period. There are lessons to be learned.

“I’m not sure I can sum it up quite yet,” Korver said. “A lot of guys made plays at the end and that’s always good to see. You never want to rely on one person over and over again. It’s good when you have that guy but I think we are growing as a team. In Miami, we didn’t make those plays. Tonight we did. That is a positive step. We have to keep on building.”

The Cavaliers (10-18, 8-6 home) dropped to 3-1 in overtime games this season. Irving led the way with a game-high 40 points. He scored 31 points in the second half and overtimes. The Hawks had held Irving scoreless in a lopsided victory in Atlanta earlier this month.

Teague hit a 3-pointer with 4.2 seconds remaining in overtime to tie the game at 108-108 after the Hawks trailed by as many as four points. A Cavaliers turnover game the Hawks the ball back with 2.4 seconds left. Teague’s final attempt failed sending the game into a second extra period. Teague missed a floater in the lane near the end of regulation after the Cavaliers used an 11-point run to turn a three-point deficit into a seven-point lead.

Teague made the most of his third chance. The Hawks tried to run a pick-and-roll play but the Cavaliers switched, putting Teague on a bigger player.

“I know we were hoping it would finally go in and the game would finally be over,” Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said. “It probably would have been better if it were a one-point game and it would have been over at that point. It was nice for this amazing game to finally be over.”