The Clippers have won their last three games to move their record to 5-2 on the year. They were winning 39-37 at halftime and never looked back even when the Hawks kept it close. The Clippers had six players score in double figures, led by Blake Griffin would have sixteen. Chris Paul added fifteen, Caron Butler had thirteen, Eric Bledsoe had twelve, former Hawk Jamal Crawford had eleven and Matt Barnes had ten. They play the Miami Heat on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
The Hawks had an awful game, especially in the fourth quarter. The Hawks shot only 41 percent from the field during the game, but they went almost six minutes in the fourth without making a shot. It's the second game within a week that they have gone an extended period of time without being able to make a shot. They also turned the ball over ten times in the fourth. For the game they had 22 turnovers, including five by Josh Smith, and four each by Jeff Teague and Zaza Pachulia, three of the core players. To make things even worse, they made only seven of their sixteen free throws, shooting less the 50 percent from the foul line.
The Hawks were led by Smith who had thirteen points, followed by Al Horford and Lou Williams who each had eleven points. Horford led the Hawks with nine rebounds. Rookies John Jenkins and Mike Scott finally made the debuts. Jenkins scored six points and Scott missed his two shots. DeShawn Stevenson and Anthony Morrow didn't play, it was coach Larry Drew's decision to sit them.
The Hawks fall to 2-3 on the year. Their next game will be tomorrow night at Portland against the Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers are 2-4 on the year after losing to the San Antonio Spurs in their last game. The game will be at 10 p.m.
Ivan Johnson goes for a block. The Hawks played a miserable fourth quarter as the Clippers sent the Hawks to their second loss in a row.
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