Paul Millsap, Jeff Teague spark Hawks over Trail Blazers
Paul Millsap finished with 27 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Portland Trail Blazers, 115-107. Atlanta (25-8) is now on a four-game winning streak.
Millsap went 11-17 from the field, in a good performance. Atlanta also got solid performances from Jeff Teague with 22 points and six assists, Kyle Korver with 14 points and eight rebounds, and Thabo Sefolosha with 13 points and 12 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge had another strong performance for Portland in the loss, putting up 30 points on 14-25 shooting. He also tallied 12 rebounds. Damian Lillard chipped in 16 points and eight rebounds.
The sharp-shooting offense of Atlanta played well despite facing the defense of Portland that ranks best in the league at contesting shots (46.0% opponents' eFG%), ending the contest with an eFG% of 54.8%.
Coming up next, the Hawks battle the Los Angeles Clippers, who are 23-11 on the year. The Trail Blazers match up against the Los Angeles Lakers, currently 10-23 this season. The Hawks have a 1-0 record against Los Angeles this season.
