The Atlanta Hawks defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 99 - 94 Thursday at Smoothie King Center. The Hawks' (20 - 16) victory was supplemented with the news that Kyle Korver was going to be traded to the Cavaliers, and the sharp - shooting wing did n't play as a result. But it did n't phase Atlanta on the road, as they managed to record their fifth straight win after hitting a cold spell in December. Dennis Schroder led the way for Atlanta with a solid all - around performance of 23 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 33 minutes. Meanwhile, the Hawks' starting frontcourt of Paul Millsap and Dwight Howard each recorded double - doubles, with Millsap posting 17 points and 10 rebounds and Howard netting 12 points and grabbing 11 boards, as the two worked to slow the one - man wrecking crew that is Anthony Davis. Davis finished with 20 points on just 7 - of - 20 shooting from the field for the Pelicans (14 - 23), but he did manage to grab a game - high 19 rebounds. Jrue Holiday posted 18 points of his own Thursday but was also very inefficient shooting from the field, going just 5 - of - 13. His poor shooting effort was only outdone by his running mate in the backcourt, Buddy Hield, who hit just five of his 16 shot attempts. As a team, the poor shooting was contagious, as the team shot just 37 percent from the field. Up next, the Hawks will look to extend their win streak to six against the Mavericks in Dallas on Saturday, while Pelicans will head to Boston on Saturday to take on the Celtics.
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