National Basketball Association
Atlanta 118, Toronto 113
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
#11 Derrick Collins, #40 Leon Wood, #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance:
11759
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Hawks 118, Raptors 113 (OT): Jeff Teague matched his career best of 34 points and Paul Millsap recorded his first career triple-double as host Atlanta outlasted Toronto for its fifth straight win.
Millsap had 19 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists for the Hawks, who pulled within a game of idle Charlotte for seventh place in the Eastern Conference. Kyle Korver finished with 16 points, including a key 3-pointer late in regulation, as Atlanta improved to 4-1 in overtime games.
DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points and Kyle Lowry had 20 - including 10 on 5-of-5 shooting in the fourth quarter - as the Raptors lost their second straight game for the first time since early February. Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points before leaving late in the third quarter with a back sprain.
Pero Antic buried a 3-pointer for the Hawks to open the scoring in overtime and DeMarre Carroll gave Atlanta the lead for good at 111-109 with a layup with 2:38 left. DeRozan ended a Toronto drought of nearly four minutes with a dunk to get within 114-111 with 11.5 seconds to go but Teague and Korver hit two free throws apiece in the closing seconds to seal it.
After Teague's free throws gave Atlanta a 103-100 lead with 2:24 left in regulation, DeRozan hit four in a row at the line to put Toronto on top. Millsap then passed out of a double team to a wide-open Korver for a 3-pointer and a 106-104 advantage with 1:20 left, but Lowry drove for the tying layup with 8.1 seconds to go and Millsap was way off on a potential game-winner as time expired.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Toronto led 26-17 after one quarter before Teague scored 12 points in the second to help create a 49-49 deadlock at the break. Neither team led by more than four points in the second half. ... Lowry and Antic were called for double technicals with 3:42 left in the third after a verbal exchange. ... Hawks G Dennis Schroder left in the fourth quarter with a sprained ankle.
Top Game Performances
Toronto |
|
Atlanta |
DeMar DeRozan 29 |
Scoring |
Jeff Teague 34 |
Kyle Lowry 9 |
Assists |
Paul Millsap 10 |
Amir Johnson 11 |
Rebounds |
Paul Millsap 13 |
DeMar DeRozan 13 |
Free Throws Made |
Jeff Teague 11 |
DeMar DeRozan 1 |
Steals |
Jeff Teague 4 |
Terrence Ross 2 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Toronto
|
113 |
49.4 |
7-24 |
26-29 |
21 |
50 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
Atlanta
|
118 |
42.6 |
11-34 |
27-31 |
24 |
40 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
Upcoming Games
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Atlanta will play their next game at home against New Orleans. The Hawks have a W/L % of .467 after a win and .472 after a loss.
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against New Orleans. The Raptors have a W/L % of .526 after a win and .607 after a loss.