National Basketball Association
Atlanta 105, Portland 99
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, January 30, 2015
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
#35 Kane Fitzgerald, #49 Tom Washington, #34 Kevin Cutler
Attendance:
19018
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Hawks 105, Trail Blazers 99: Paul Millsap collected 21 points and eight rebounds as Atlanta used a big fourth quarter to turn away visiting Portland and extend its franchise-record winning streak to 18 straight.
Al Horford added 17 points and eight boards while Kyle Korver scored 16 for the Hawks, who used a 36-25 advantage in the fourth to erase a deficit. Jeff Teague contributed 13 points and eight assists while Kent Bazemore scored 12 off the bench and Mike Scott knocked down three 3-pointers en route to 11 points for the Hawks.
LaMarcus Aldridge tried to keep the Trail Blazers in the game by himself with 37 points on 15-of-24 shooting and 11 rebounds. Wesley Matthews added 16 points but Damian Lillard slumped to 13 on 6-of-20 shooting as Portland fell for the seventh time in nine games.
Matthews drained a 3-pointer to pull the Trail Blazers within 92-91 with 4:11 left, but Dennis Schroder answered with a layup and Millsap connected from beyond the arc to spread the lead back to six points. Matthews’ free throws with 58 seconds remaining cut the deficit to 103-99, but Korver knocked down a pair of free throws and the Hawks held the lead.
Portland took a 51-50 lead into the half and extended it out to a five-point gap heading into the fourth. The Trail Blazers went nearly three minutes without a field goal at the start of the fourth and Atlanta took advantage, getting 3-pointers from Scott and Korver in a 12-2 run beginning the frame that left the Hawks on top for good.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Bazemore ended up playing 40 minutes off the bench after starting G Thabo Sefolosha left the game in the first quarter with a calf injury. … Atlanta F DeMarre Carroll (general soreness) did not play and is day-to-day. … Lillard went 1-of-9 from 3-point range but handed out 11 assists.
Top Game Performances
Portland |
|
Atlanta |
LaMarcus Aldridge 37 |
Scoring |
Paul Millsap 21 |
Damian Lillard 11 |
Assists |
Jeff Teague 8 |
LaMarcus Aldridge 11 |
Rebounds |
Al Horford 8 |
LaMarcus Aldridge 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Paul Millsap 7 |
Damian Lillard 3 |
Steals |
Al Horford 3 |
LaMarcus Aldridge 1 |
Blocks |
Al Horford 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Portland
|
99 |
44.8 |
11-30 |
10-11 |
25 |
46 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
Atlanta
|
105 |
47.6 |
11-23 |
14-22 |
26 |
42 |
4 |
12 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Atlanta will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Hawks have a W/L % of .846 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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Portland will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Trail Blazers have a W/L % of .727 after a win and .571 after a loss.