The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 110 - 108 Monday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Monday's game came with no shortage of drama, as after plenty of back and forth in the final period, Paul Millsap sit a short jumper that put the Hawks (14 - 14) up by two with just 12 seconds remaining. The Thunder (16 - 12), with one last opportunity remaining went to their star guard Russell Westbrook, who missed a jumper, got the rebound and got his shot blocked before Oklahoma City was able to call one last timeout. The Thunder inbounded it to Westbrook again, who missed a potential game - winning 3 - pointer, and while Steven Adams was able to get the rebound for Oklahoma City, his dunk at buzzer was ruled no good. In the end, it was a battle between the team's two starting point guards, with Dennis Schroder and Westbrook putting together two of their very best performances of the season. Schroder scored 31 points on 10 - of - 16 shooting from the field - - his second 30 - point game of the season - - on top of eight assists and five rebounds. Meanwhile, Westbrook posted 46 points - - his second highest total this season - - seven assists and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes. Ultimately, the deciding factor Monday was that Schroder got help from his teammates, while the rest of the Thunder players struggled. Atlanta's Millsap recorded 30 points and 11 rebounds in 39 minutes, while the next highest scorer for Oklahoma City was Jerami Grant with 15 off the bench. Up next, the Hawks will head home Thursday to take on the Timberwolves, while the Thunder, who have now lost three of their last four, will head to New Orleans on Thursday to play the Pelicans.
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