Hawks
Atlanta
Eastern Conference
Southeast
49
12
61
319
31
21
6
29
84
43
51
17
14
82
27
11
38
4
27
10
12
22
106
4
45
20
44
2418
176
7
15
05
33
67
34
101
11
104
42
26
3617
6060
39
13
33
1923
1010
53
92
72
78
59
04
63
02
58
13
22
2825
6060
4
2
50
24
17
71
1
0
0
6
3
9
1
10
4
2
36
60
5
0
0
18
6
33
5
5
100
7
4
11
1
4
2
6
17
60
3
1
33
19
10
53
9
7
78
5
0
5
0
5
1
2
28
60
9
3
33
23
10
43
2
2
100
9
4
13
2
8
3
2
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Al
Horford
Al Horford
True
33
7
12
58
1
1
100
4
4
100
2
7
9
6
2
1
2
1
19
8
none
Kyle
Korver
Kyle Korver
True
32
2
8
25
2
7
29
2
2
100
1
4
5
4
0
0
3
1
8
9
none
Paul
Millsap
Paul Millsap
True
32
7
15
47
0
2
0
2
5
40
3
5
8
3
3
0
1
3
16
0
none
DeMarre
Carroll
DeMarre Carroll
True
31
5
8
62
1
4
25
0
0
0
2
5
7
1
2
0
1
3
11
0
none
Jeff
Teague
Jeff Teague
True
30
7
15
47
0
2
0
2
2
100
0
0
0
3
1
1
2
4
16
-2
none
Dennis
Schröder
Dennis Schröder
False
24
5
12
42
1
1
100
4
4
100
1
1
2
8
0
0
1
4
15
10
none
Kent
Bazemore
Kent Bazemore
False
19
2
3
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
2
0
1
3
5
15
none
Mike
Scott
Mike Scott
False
17
7
9
78
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
0
1
0
2
14
7
none
Pero
Antić
Pero Antić
False
6
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
none
Elton
Brand
Elton Brand
False
6
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
none
Shelvin
Mack
Shelvin Mack
False
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
-5
none
John
Jenkins
John Jenkins
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Mike
Muscala
Mike Muscala
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
March
2015
Saturday
Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia
76ers
Philadelphia
False
Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
39
25
64
893
156
38
13
34
69
29
42
33
26
79
27
10
37
6
18
7
17
14
97
4
88
25
28
1518
69
5
62
51
82
56
21
77
11
47
23
64
1924
6060
1210
33
3
1917
95
5
178
155
87
97
43
140
22
43
02
25
3618
6060
8
2
25
15
6
40
6
5
83
5
2
7
1
4
2
6
19
60
8
5
62
18
9
50
2
1
50
6
1
7
1
7
3
4
24
60
12
3
25
19
9
47
17
15
88
9
4
13
2
4
0
2
36
60
10
3
30
17
5
29
8
5
62
7
3
10
2
3
2
5
18
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
42
7
16
44
0
5
0
6
7
86
0
1
1
4
2
0
5
0
20
-3
none
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
40
5
13
38
1
4
25
7
8
88
1
5
6
8
2
1
9
3
18
-4
none
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
True
34
4
11
36
4
10
40
2
4
50
2
6
8
1
1
1
1
2
14
2
none
J.R.
Smith
J.R. Smith
True
29
4
11
36
3
7
43
1
2
50
2
3
5
3
0
1
0
3
12
-5
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
True
21
1
1
100
0
0
0
4
4
100
0
3
3
0
0
2
1
2
6
0
none
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
False
22
4
6
67
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
2
0
1
1
10
-3
none
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
False
20
1
1
100
0
0
0
4
6
67
2
4
6
0
0
0
0
1
6
-10
none
Matthew
Dellavedova
Matthew Dellavedova
False
15
1
4
25
1
3
33
2
2
100
2
1
3
1
0
0
0
1
5
-11
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
13
2
6
33
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
6
-11
none
Joe
Harris
Joe Harris
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brendan
Haywood
Brendan Haywood
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kendrick
Perkins
Kendrick Perkins
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
March
2015
Saturday
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Suns
Phoenix
True
The Atlanta Hawks ( 49 - 12 ) asserted their dominance as the top team in the East on Friday by beating the fourth - place Cleveland Cavaliers ( 39 - 25 ) 106 - 97 on Friday . As usual , it was a team effort that gave the Hawks the win , with seven players finishing in double digits , including Dennis Schroder 's 15 points and eight assists in 24 minutes off the bench . Despite playing a somewhat limited role off the bench , Schroder has averaged 16 points and 9 assists in just 29 minutes per game over his last three outings . The Hawks do n't have an MVP candidate on their roster , but if they keep beating the other top teams in the NBA , it makes the idea of extending the Player of the Month Award that was given to the entire starting five for their perfect 170 run in January an intriguing notion to suggest for the MVP award that is historically only given to one player . They have an 11 - game lead on the second - place Chicago Bulls , and they 're the only team in the NBA to already have a playoff spot secured . The Cavaliers are no slouches , but they 've struggled a little lately , winning just two of their last five games . They had trouble protecting the ball Friday , as Kyrie Irving coughed up the ball five times , and LeBron James tied his career high for turnovers in regulation by losing the ball nine times . The Hawks forced a lot of those turnovers with great pressure defense to force the ball out of the Cavs ' playmakers ' hands , and they scored 20 easy points off the Cavs ' 18 turnovers . While King James struggled , James Harden was busy putting up a triple - double on the Detroit Pistons on Friday , as both players remain two of the top players in consideration for the MVP award this season , and the narratives about who is more deserving change from night to night as they trade off impressive performances . Cleveland will return home to host the Suns on Saturday , and the Hawks go on the road to face the 76ers on Saturday .
The Atlanta Hawks (49 - 12) asserted their dominance as the top team in the East on Friday by beating the fourth - place Cleveland Cavaliers (39 - 25) 106 - 97 on Friday. As usual, it was a team effort that gave the Hawks the win, with seven players finishing in double digits, including Dennis Schroder's 15 points and eight assists in 24 minutes off the bench. Despite playing a somewhat limited role off the bench, Schroder has averaged 16 points and 9 assists in just 29 minutes per game over his last three outings. The Hawks don't have an MVP candidate on their roster, but if they keep beating the other top teams in the NBA, it makes the idea of extending the Player of the Month Award that was given to the entire starting five for their perfect 170 run in January an intriguing notion to suggest for the MVP award that is historically only given to one player. They have an 11 - game lead on the second - place Chicago Bulls, and they're the only team in the NBA to already have a playoff spot secured. The Cavaliers are no slouches, but they've struggled a little lately, winning just two of their last five games. They had trouble protecting the ball Friday, as Kyrie Irving coughed up the ball five times, and LeBron James tied his career high for turnovers in regulation by losing the ball nine times. The Hawks forced a lot of those turnovers with great pressure defense to force the ball out of the Cavs' playmakers' hands, and they scored 20 easy points off the Cavs' 18 turnovers. While King James struggled, James Harden was busy putting up a triple - double on the Detroit Pistons on Friday, as both players remain two of the top players in consideration for the MVP award this season, and the narratives about who is more deserving change from night to night as they trade off impressive performances. Cleveland will return home to host the Suns on Saturday, and the Hawks go on the road to face the 76ers on Saturday.
The Atlanta Hawks (49 - 12) asserted their dominance as the top team in the East on Friday by beating the fourth - place Cleveland Cavaliers (39 - 25) 106 - 97 on Friday. As usual, it was a team effort that gave the Hawks the win, with seven players finishing in double digits, including Dennis Schroder's 15 points and eight assists in 24 minutes off the bench. Despite playing a somewhat limited role off the bench, Schroder has averaged 16 points and 9 assists in just 29 minutes per game over his last three outings. The Hawks don't have an MVP candidate on their roster, but if they keep beating the other top teams in the NBA, it makes the idea of extending the Player of the Month Award that was given to the entire starting five for their perfect 170 run in January an intriguing notion to suggest for the MVP award that is historically only given to one player. They have an 11 - game lead on the second - place Chicago Bulls, and they're the only team in the NBA to already have a playoff spot secured. The Cavaliers are no slouches, but they've struggled a little lately, winning just two of their last five games. They had trouble protecting the ball Friday, as Kyrie Irving coughed up the ball five times, and LeBron James tied his career high for turnovers in regulation by losing the ball nine times. The Hawks forced a lot of those turnovers with great pressure defense to force the ball out of the Cavs' playmakers' hands, and they scored 20 easy points off the Cavs' 18 turnovers. While King James struggled, James Harden was busy putting up a triple - double on the Detroit Pistons on Friday, as both players remain two of the top players in consideration for the MVP award this season, and the narratives about who is more deserving change from night to night as they trade off impressive performances. Cleveland will return home to host the Suns on Saturday, and the Hawks go on the road to face the 76ers on Saturday.
<GAME> <DATE> 6 March 2015 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Philips Arena <CITY> Atlanta <HOME> <TEAM> Hawks <CITY> Atlanta <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 106 <WINS-LOSSES> 49 12 <QTRS> 36 17 28 25 <TEAM-AST> 27 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 38 <TEAM-TO> 12 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 7 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Wells Fargo Center <NEXT-CITY> Philadelphia <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Philadelphia <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> 76ers <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Cavaliers <CITY> Cleveland <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 97 <WINS-LOSSES> 39 25 <QTRS> 19 24 36 18 <TEAM-AST> 18 <3PT> 13 <TEAM-FG> 29 <TEAM-FT> 26 <TEAM-REB> 37 <TEAM-TO> 17 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 7 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Quicken Loans Arena <NEXT-CITY> Cleveland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Phoenix <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Suns <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Al Horford <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 19 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 6 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Teague <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Paul Millsap <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 5 40 <REB> 8 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dennis Schröder <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Scott <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 14 <FG> 7 9 78 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeMarre Carroll <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Korver <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kent Bazemore <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Elton Brand <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Muscala <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> John Jenkins <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shelvin Mack <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Pero Antić <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyrie Irving <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 42 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 16 44 <FG3> 0 5 0 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 18 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 6 <AST> 8 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 9 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Love <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 14 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 4 10 40 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. R. Smith <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Iman Shumpert <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 6 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 6 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matthew Dellavedova <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kendrick Perkins <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brendan Haywood <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joe Harris <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none