The Atlanta Hawks (35 - 28) defeated the Los Angeles Clippers (40 - 21) 107 - 97 at Staples Center on Saturday. The Hawks demonstrated resiliance throughout the second half matchup after falling behind by double figures early on. Mike Budenholzer received coach of the year honors last season, partly for his ability to adjust midgame, and that was precisely what happened against the Clippers on Saturday. Los Angeles stormed out to what seemed like a devastating first quarter lead, scoring 37 points on lights out shooting, while Chris Paul assisted on play after play. The Hawks turned the quarter early in the second half after Kent Bazemore, Paul Millsap and Al Horford started a scoring run, and they did not have to look back. Jeff Teague and Millsap led the scoring department for Atlanta after scoring they combined for 42 points in the winning effort. Millsap went ballistic on the glass, grabbing 18 rebounds, to go along with five assists on 8 - of - 14 shooting, while Teague dished out seven assists. Bazemore finished with 17 points, five rebounds and two assists, Horford added a double - double with 11 points and 12 rebounds and Korver buried two baskets behind the arc to round out the starters. Dennis Shroder proved once again his value as a backup point guard, and contributed 16 points in 20 minutes. The Clippers showed balance amongst the starters, but no one player was able to take the lead and help out enough in scoring to counteract the Hawks style. DeAndre Jordan scored 17 points, but was overpowered by Millsap's rebounding, even though they were not directly matched up against each other. Chris Paul matched Jordan's 17 points, to go along with 11 assists to complete a double - double. Jeff Green got the starting nod at the forward position and also finished in double figures with 14 points, while Paul Pierce and Kyle Korver also finished with 11 points and 10 points, respectivally. The Clippers will visit the Dallas Mavericks (33 - 29) on Monday, while the hawks will visit the Utah Jazz (29 - 33) on Tuesday.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Hawks') has 28 Losses ,has 107 Total points ,has 35 Wins ."]