National Basketball Association
Atlanta 130, Sacramento 105
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, March 9, 2015
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
#59 Gary Zielinski, #34 Kevin Cutler, #41 Ken Mauer
Attendance:
18418
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Hawks 130, Kings 105: Kyle Korver made six 3-pointers while scoring 20 points and DeMarre Carroll also scored 20 as host Atlanta routed Sacramento to become the first team to reach 50 victories.
Jeff Teague had 18 points and 13 assists and Al Horford also scored 18 points as the Hawks defeated the Kings for the 13th consecutive time. Paul Millsap added 13 points and Dennis Schroder contributed 12 points and eight assists as Atlanta made 20 3-pointers and posted an NBA season-best 42 assists.
Rudy Gay scored 23 points for the Kings, who dropped to 1-4 on an eight-game road trip. Ray McCallum scored 15 points and DeMarcus Cousins had 12 points, 14 rebounds and six assists as Sacramento dropped to 3-7 since George Karl became coach.
Atlanta raced out to a 13-point first-quarter lead and then cranked things up in the second with 43 points. Teague’s 3-pointer made it 50-31 with 6:24 left in the second quarter and his hoop with two seconds left made it 76-54 leading into the break.
Carroll had all 20 of his points in the first half and Atlanta was 12-of-19 from 3-point range. The Hawks reached 100 points on Teague’s 3-pointer with 3:02 left in the third quarter and continued to control the contest while shooting 60.2 percent from the field.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Atlanta has won 50 games for the first time since going 53-29 in 2009-10. … Sacramento was 19-of-20 from the free-throw line. … Carroll knocked down four 3-pointers and Millsap made three.
Top Game Performances
Sacramento |
|
Atlanta |
Rudy Gay 23 |
Scoring |
DeMarre Carroll 20 |
DeMarcus Cousins 6 |
Assists |
Jeff Teague 13 |
DeMarcus Cousins 14 |
Rebounds |
DeMarre Carroll 5 |
DeMarcus Cousins 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Dennis Schroder 2 |
Ray McCallum 2 |
Steals |
Paul Millsap 2 |
Rudy Gay 1 |
Blocks |
Al Horford 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Sacramento
|
105 |
48.1 |
8-20 |
19-20 |
21 |
40 |
2 |
10 |
16 |
Atlanta
|
130 |
60.2 |
20-36 |
4-7 |
42 |
33 |
6 |
8 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Denver. The Hawks have a W/L % of .800 after a win and .769 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game on the road against Charlotte. The Kings have a W/L % of .273 after a win and .375 after a loss.