Hawks
Atlanta
Eastern Conference
Southeast
10
12
22
3332
2758
22
7
32
77
34
44
32
24
75
29
7
36
3
26
13
18
24
99
4
58
05
9
1919
711
37
96
76
79
66
31
97
20
610
72
84
2133
6060
63
11
17
2217
610
28
611
29
5
89
30
119
10
64
04
33
1530
6060
5
0
0
19
7
37
9
7
78
6
3
9
2
6
7
8
21
60
8
5
62
19
11
58
6
6
100
6
1
7
0
10
2
4
33
60
6
1
17
22
6
27
6
2
33
8
3
11
1
6
0
3
15
60
3
1
33
17
10
59
11
9
82
9
0
9
0
4
4
3
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Paul
Millsap
Paul Millsap
True
38
8
14
57
1
4
25
7
11
64
0
5
5
4
3
0
2
3
24
-3
none
Dennis
Schröder
Dennis Schröder
True
33
6
15
40
1
2
50
4
4
100
1
5
6
8
2
0
2
1
17
-3
none
Thabo
Sefolosha
Thabo Sefolosha
True
32
3
6
50
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
3
3
2
4
2
0
5
6
1
none
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
True
19
2
6
33
0
0
0
2
4
50
3
3
6
1
2
0
4
3
6
1
none
Kent
Bazemore
Kent Bazemore
True
17
0
7
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
3
0
0
3
2
0
-4
none
Kyle
Korver
Kyle Korver
False
31
5
10
50
3
6
50
2
2
100
0
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
15
6
none
Tim
Hardaway
Tim Hardaway
False
25
4
9
44
1
5
20
3
3
100
0
3
3
3
0
0
1
1
12
-1
none
Mike
Muscala
Mike Muscala
False
21
3
3
100
1
1
100
4
4
100
0
5
5
2
0
1
2
4
11
-6
none
Malcolm
Delaney
Malcolm Delaney
False
14
2
5
40
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
6
0
none
Kris
Humphries
Kris Humphries
False
3
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
-6
none
Ryan
Kelly
Ryan Kelly
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Taurean
Waller-Prince
Taurean Waller-Prince
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Mike
Scott
Mike Scott
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
December
2016
Wednesday
Philips Arena
Atlanta
Heat
Miami
True
Thunder
Oklahoma City
Western Conference
Northwest
14
8
22
3498
3499
31
10
32
80
37
46
28
18
64
35
8
43
5
26
9
19
27
102
4
66
31
47
2020
812
40
610
47
8
96
32
128
10
88
51
83
2332
6060
109
42
39
1921
107
6
75
43
57
137
12
149
13
73
30
35
2819
6060
6
3
50
20
8
40
6
4
67
9
3
12
1
8
5
8
23
60
6
1
17
20
12
60
10
7
70
6
2
8
0
8
1
3
32
60
10
4
40
19
10
53
7
4
57
13
1
14
1
7
3
3
28
60
9
2
22
21
7
33
5
3
60
7
2
9
3
3
0
5
19
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Andre
Roberson
Andre Roberson
True
37
1
4
25
0
2
0
2
2
100
0
3
3
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
none
Victor
Oladipo
Victor Oladipo
True
36
6
15
40
2
8
25
0
0
0
0
6
6
2
1
0
2
4
14
-5
none
Russell
Westbrook
Russell Westbrook
True
33
10
22
45
3
8
38
9
14
64
1
12
13
12
1
1
4
1
32
-4
triple
Steven
Adams
Steven Adams
True
27
5
10
50
0
0
0
2
5
40
6
4
10
0
1
0
2
4
12
6
double
Domantas
Sabonis
Domantas Sabonis
True
19
2
5
40
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
4
12
none
Anthony
Morrow
Anthony Morrow
False
25
5
8
62
4
6
67
1
1
100
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
15
6
none
Jerami
Grant
Jerami Grant
False
24
3
6
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
0
1
3
6
-12
none
Enes
Kanter
Enes Kanter
False
15
3
6
50
1
2
50
3
4
75
0
3
3
1
0
1
3
3
10
-3
none
Semaj
Christon
Semaj Christon
False
14
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
5
1
0
2
1
2
7
none
Joffrey
Lauvergne
Joffrey Lauvergne
False
5
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
none
Álex
Abrines
Álex Abrines
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Nick
Collison
Nick Collison
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kyle
Singler
Kyle Singler
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
9
December
2016
Friday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City
Rockets
Houston
True
It 's pretty safe to say that Russell Westbrook has had a dominant stretch of basketball , with Monday 's 32 - point , 13 - rebound , 12 - assist performance serving as his sixth straight triple - double and lead to the Thunder 's sixth straight victory . And while their may be a correlation between Westbrook 's ability to fill up the box score and Oklahoma City 's success , there is another factor . Anthony Morrow played 26 minutes off the bench in Monday 's victory and scored 15 points on 5 - of - 8 shooting from the field and 4 - of - 6 shooting from behind the arc . Over the team 's winning streak , Morrow has now played 25 minutes per game and is averaging 11 points while shooting 49 percent from the field and 45 percent on 3 - pointers . This all comes after Morrow appeared in just eight of the Thunder 's first 15 games and notched a total of 60 minutes in that time . The lack of bench production has been a problem this season for Oklahoma City , and after 22 games , they may have finally found a solution that has been sitting on the bench the entire time . The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Atlanta Hawks by a score of 102 - 99 on Monday at Philips Arena . It was another win for the Thunder ( 14 - 8 ) and another triple - double for superstar point guard Russell Westbrook . Westbrook finished Monday 's game with 32 points , 13 rebounds and 12 assists in 33 minutes , and he had the triple - double fulfilled halfway through the third quarter . It was Westbrook 's sixth straight triple - double and his 11th in 22 games this season as he continues to be more explosive than he ever has in his career . Coincidentally , not only was it Westbrook 's sixth straight triple - double , but it was also Oklahoma City 's sixth straight victory . The Hawks ( 10 - 12 ) , on the other hand , are headed in a much different direction than the surging Thunder , as they have now lost seven in a row and 10 of their last 12 games overall . Monday 's loss came despite the fact that Paul Millsap returned to the starting lineup after missing three games with a hip injury and led the team in scoring with 24 points on top of five rebounds and five assists . Dennis Schroder managed to add 17 points , eight assists and six rebounds , but the other three Atlanta starters scored a combined 12 points , with starting small forward Kent Bazemore failing to score a single point . Even so , the Hawks fell just short in the end , playing catch up in the closing moments when it was just too little too late . Up next , the Thunder will look to notch their seventh straight win against the Rockets on Friday , while the Hawks will look to end their win drought Wednesday when they take on the Heat .
It's pretty safe to say that Russell Westbrook has had a dominant stretch of basketball, with Monday's 32 - point, 13 - rebound, 12 - assist performance serving as his sixth straight triple - double and lead to the Thunder's sixth straight victory. And while their may be a correlation between Westbrook's ability to fill up the box score and Oklahoma City's success, there is another factor. Anthony Morrow played 26 minutes off the bench in Monday's victory and scored 15 points on 5 - of - 8 shooting from the field and 4 - of - 6 shooting from behind the arc. Over the team's winning streak, Morrow has now played 25 minutes per game and is averaging 11 points while shooting 49 percent from the field and 45 percent on 3 - pointers. This all comes after Morrow appeared in just eight of the Thunder's first 15 games and notched a total of 60 minutes in that time. The lack of bench production has been a problem this season for Oklahoma City, and after 22 games, they may have finally found a solution that has been sitting on the bench the entire time.
It's pretty safe to say that Russell Westbrook has had a dominant stretch of basketball, with Monday's 32 - point, 13 - rebound, 12 - assist performance serving as his sixth straight triple - double and lead to the Thunder's sixth straight victory. And while their may be a correlation between Westbrook's ability to fill up the box score and Oklahoma City's success, there is another factor. Anthony Morrow played 26 minutes off the bench in Monday's victory and scored 15 points on 5 - of - 8 shooting from the field and 4 - of - 6 shooting from behind the arc. Over the team's winning streak, Morrow has now played 25 minutes per game and is averaging 11 points while shooting 49 percent from the field and 45 percent on 3 - pointers. This all comes after Morrow appeared in just eight of the Thunder's first 15 games and notched a total of 60 minutes in that time. The lack of bench production has been a problem this season for Oklahoma City, and after 22 games, they may have finally found a solution that has been sitting on the bench the entire time. The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Atlanta Hawks by a score of 102 - 99 on Monday at Philips Arena. It was another win for the Thunder (14 - 8) and another triple - double for superstar point guard Russell Westbrook. Westbrook finished Monday's game with 32 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists in 33 minutes, and he had the triple - double fulfilled halfway through the third quarter. It was Westbrook's sixth straight triple - double and his 11th in 22 games this season as he continues to be more explosive than he ever has in his career. Coincidentally, not only was it Westbrook's sixth straight triple - double, but it was also Oklahoma City's sixth straight victory. The Hawks (10 - 12), on the other hand, are headed in a much different direction than the surging Thunder, as they have now lost seven in a row and 10 of their last 12 games overall. Monday's loss came despite the fact that Paul Millsap returned to the starting lineup after missing three games with a hip injury and led the team in scoring with 24 points on top of five rebounds and five assists. Dennis Schroder managed to add 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds, but the other three Atlanta starters scored a combined 12 points, with starting small forward Kent Bazemore failing to score a single point. Even so, the Hawks fell just short in the end, playing catch up in the closing moments when it was just too little too late. Up next, the Thunder will look to notch their seventh straight win against the Rockets on Friday, while the Hawks will look to end their win drought Wednesday when they take on the Heat.
<GAME> <DATE> 5 December 2016 <DAY> Monday <STADIUM> Philips Arena <CITY> Atlanta <HOME> <TEAM> Hawks <CITY> Atlanta <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 99 <WINS-LOSSES> 10 12 <QTRS> 21 33 15 30 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 34 <TEAM-FT> 24 <TEAM-REB> 36 <TEAM-TO> 18 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 7 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Philips Arena <NEXT-CITY> Atlanta <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Heat <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Thunder <CITY> Oklahoma City <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 102 <WINS-LOSSES> 14 8 <QTRS> 23 32 28 19 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 10 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 19 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 9 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Chesapeake Energy Arena <NEXT-CITY> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Rockets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Paul Millsap <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 24 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 7 11 64 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dennis Schröder <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 8 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Korver <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tim Hardaway <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Muscala <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Malcolm Delaney <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thabo Sefolosha <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 4 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Humphries <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Scott <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> Taurean Waller-Prince <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> Ryan Kelly <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> Kent Bazemore <TEAM> Atlanta Hawks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 7 0 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Russell Westbrook <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 32 <FG> 10 22 45 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 9 14 64 <REB> 13 <AST> 12 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 12 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> triple <PLAYER> Anthony Morrow <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Victor Oladipo <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 15 40 <FG3> 2 8 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Steven Adams <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 5 40 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 6 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Enes Kanter <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jerami Grant <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Domantas Sabonis <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Roberson <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joffrey Lauvergne <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Semaj Christon <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Singler <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <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> Nick Collison <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <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> Álex Abrines <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <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