With the win, the Warriors finish off a seven game road trip in which they went 6-1. Tired and worn out from the long trip, the Warriors found a way to beat the Hawks and they did it quite easily. The Warriors outscored the Hawks 36-23 in the second quarter to pull ahead for good in the 22 point win. They shot almost 50 percent from the field as a team. David Lee had a double-double, leading the Warriors with 20 points and eleven rebounds. Stephen Curry also had a double-double, scoring eighteen points and dishing out eleven assists. Carl Landry and Harrison Barnes both scored nineteen points and Jarrett Jack added thirteen points. The surprising Warriors are now 16-8 on the year and are one of the best teams in the Western Conference.
The Hawks kept up with the Warriors in the first quarter, as the game was tied 26-26. After that, the Hawks kept shooting short shots and just didn't seem to hustle. The bench ended up playing most of the fourth quarter. Al Horford scored seventeen points to lead the Hawks, who had four players score in double figures.
Lou Williams had sixteen points and Ivan Johnson had fifteen, both players came off the bench, Jeff Teague added ten points. Rookies Mike Scott and John Jenkins had career-highs in points, Scott scored nine points and Jenkins had eight. Josh Smith had a terrible night, as he shot one for twelve from the field and only had three points, not what the Hawks expect from their leader. Anthony Morrow did not play in the game, he was out with a sore back.
The Hawks are now 14-7 on the season. Their next game will be on Tuesday at 7 p.m. They will travel to the nation's capital to take on the Washington Wizards. The Wizards are currently 3-18 on the season. This will be the third meeting of the year between the two teams, the Hawks have won the first two meetings, both at Philips Arena.
Ivan Johnson throws down a dunk on Saturday night, he had another big game off the bench for the Hawks in the loss to Golden State.
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