No Jeff Teague, Paul Millsap or DeMarre Carrol? No problem for the Hawks! Al Horford records his first career triple-double as the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 105-87 in Philadelphia.
21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and Al Horford’s first career triple-double comes on a night when the Hawks rested 3 of their starters. Hawks Coach Mike Budenholzer is a Gregg Popovich disciple so this move isn’t that much of a surprise.
Kyle Korver scored 15 to help Horford and Dennis Schroder dropped 13 points along with 6 assists on the night. Kent Bazemore scored 17 points and Shelvin Mack scored 12 points while handing out 10 assists as both players came off the bench for Atlanta.
Michael Carter-Williams scored 20 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to lead the Sixers on the night. K.J. McDaniels had a big time dunk and also scored 14 points on the night. Jerami Grant came off the bench to score 13 points and Tony Wroten joined him off the bench to score 10 points on the night in Philadelphia for the 76ers.
The Hawks held the Sixers to 20 points or less total point scored in 3 quarters on the night to put the game out of reach going into the fourth quarter. Mike Muscala, Dennis Schroder and Thabo Sefolosha started in place for the resting Carroll, Millsap and Teague.
Atlanta Hawks are 30-8. Philadelphia 76ers are 7-30.
