The Atlanta Hawks (8 - 6) defeated the New Orleans Pelicans (7 - 7) 100 - 91 on Friday. Atlanta has won three of their last four games. They were paced by Jeff Teague on Friday. He scored a game - high 26 points and passed out seven assists. Thabo Sefolosha (illness) missed a second straight game. Six players scored in double digits as the team shot 50 percent from the field. The Hawks will stay home to host the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. New Orleans has dropped two straight, and Anthony Davis has averaged just 14 field goal attempts over their last two games. Coach Monty Williams held a team meeting Wednesday to discuss the need for the team to make sure Davis is getting 20 shot per game, but they struggled to accomplish that task Friday. With Eric Gordon sidelined indefinitely with a torn labrum, the Pelicans are searching for someone on their roster who can step up and take on Gordon's minutes. They started Darius Miller on Tuesday and then gave Austin Rivers a roll of the dice Friday, but Rivers was anemic against the Hawks, putting up zero points on 0 - for - 8 shooting from the field in 21 minutes as the starting shooting guard Friday. The Pelicans will finish their two - game road trip in Washington against the Wizards on Saturday.
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