Millsap has 26 points and 11 rebounds as Hawks beat Thunder 106-100
Paul Millsap had 26 points and 11 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks went on a 12-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 106-100.
The Thunder went on a 15-2 run to lead 96-92 with 2:22 left in the fourth quarter. Jeff Teague’s driving layup put the Hawks ahead for good with 1:09 left. He scored 8 points during the run, and they led 104-98 with 14 seconds left.
The Thunder had the ball down 2 with 46 seconds left, but Thabo Sefolosha stole the ball from Russell Westbrook. A basket would have tied the game.
Teague’s driving layup with 26.3 seconds left made it 100-96, and Al Horford’s 2 free throws with 14.1 seconds left put it away at 104-98.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Thunder 14-11. Teague scored 8 of the Hawks’ 14 on 3 for 5 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Sefolosha had 2 of his 4 steals, 1 of them during an 8-0 Hawks run, and the Hawks scored 4 points off them.
Teague scored 25 points, and Horford added 21 points and 13 rebounds. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Thunder, Westbrook had 34 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, and Kevin Durant added 25 points (10 in the third quarter), 6 assists and 4 blocks. Westbrook scored 17 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter.
The Hawks shot 43.3% from the field to the Thunder’s 39.8%. The Thunder outscored the Hawks 39-19 in 10 minutes with Durant, Westbrook, Ibaka, Morrow and Waiters on the floor together.