The Warriors moved to 4-4 on the year with their win. Rookie Harrison Barnes led the team, and got his first career NBA double-double, with nineteen points and thirteen rebounds. David Lee also had a double-double with eighteen points and ten rebounds. The Warriors had five players score in double figures in the win. After Barnes and Lee, Stephen Curry had twelve, Carl Landry and Richard Jefferson each scored ten off the bench.
The Hawks were without two of their biggest players. Devin Harris was inactive after his hamstring injury and Al Horford missed the game with an illness. Rookie John Jenkins also didn't play in the game. Center Johan Petro was active for the first time this year, he didn't produce in any way.
Josh Smith had a double-double for the Hawks tonight, scoring sixteen points and pulling down ten rebounds. Lou Williams ended up leading the Hawks with eighteen points, including three 3-pointers in the final seconds of the game to keep it close, but it wasn't enough. Kyle Korver had a big first half scoring fourteen points, but he only took one shot after halftime and missed it. The only other Hawk to score in double figures tonight was Ivan Johnson, who had a hot hand, making seven of his eight shots from the field and finished with fifteen points. Rookie Mike Scott hit a shot for the first two points of his career.
The Hawks fall to 3-4 on the year with the loss. They will play again on Friday night at 10 p.m. in Sacramento against the Kings. The Kings have lost their last three games and are currently 2-6 on the young season.
Josh Smith had sixteen points and ten rebounds for the Hawks in their losing effort against the Warriors on Wednesday.
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