ORACLE ARENA, OAKLAND, CA — This is a continuation of the halftime recap of the Atlanta Hawks at the Golden State Warriors.
The Hawks took a 53-50 lead into halftime.
Q3: Struggling To Find A Spark
The Hawks stayed on-point to start the third quarter, getting a backdoor dunk for Dwight Howard past Zaza Pachulia, delivered by Paul Millsap, then a left baseline swish from Dennis Schroder playing keep-away with Millsap.
After that, the Warriors’ defense tightened up, but so did that of Atlanta, and Golden State hit just three field goals in the first six minutes, including a jumper from the right side after Stephen Curry slipped but got back up, an inside bucket by Pachulia fed by Klay Thompson, and a Kevin Durant jumper.
Meanwhile, Schroder got past Curry twice off the dribble.
But Durant managed to get to the line a couple times to keep the game close, and with under seven minutes remaining, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr went to his ace in the hole, game-changer JaVale McGee.
McGee made an imprint quickly, narrowly missing a putback, but then providing a screen for Steph as Curry drilled a three from a pass by Green.
However, Mike Muscala stepped up for the Hawks, drilling a three, then getting a putback of a Malcolm Delaney missed jumper over Curry. Green tried to help out, but instead fouled Muscala and he made the shot.
Klay finally got one to drop, but the buckets were few and far between:
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Curry did what he could, twice drawing fouls on treys, but only getting one of them called — an open three in which he took an extra dribble to draw contact from Sefalosha. Steph missed the shot, but made all three free throws.
The and-one free throw by Muscala put the Hawks up, 76-70, with 3:20 remaining, but after a foul on the rebound by Andre Iguodala, and a miss by Millsap, Curry raced up the court to feed Durant for a right-wing splash:
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As he did in the first half, the Atlanta bench answered back, Tim Hardaway, Jr. drawing a shooting foul on Curry, attacking him right baseline.
Shortly thereafter, Iguodala hit a three, but couldn’t connect on the next two open ones. Curry attacked Millsap in the paint, drew a trip to the line, but split the pair of free throws.
With five seconds to go, Hardaway missed from up top, Durant boarded, pushed the ball up court and found Clark on the right wing for a splash at the buzzer:
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Durant gave a few small punches to Clark’s chest in celebration. That trimmed the Hawks’ lead to 81-80 heading into the final frame.
Q4:
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Delaney fouls Livingston at half court
KD with corner 2 Warriors took lead 82-81
Miss by Thabo
Andre coast to coast for layup 84-81*
Andre with the loose ball find and a dunk 86-81*
TO by Hawks
Miss by KD
Korver lost the ball Klay picked it up dish Liivingston for left hand layup 88-81
Thabo with the travel
Andre missed corner 3
Shroder missed on drive fouled by David West
He made both 88-83 Dubs
With shot clock running out Andre drew the foul on Korver misssed both freethrows.
Shroder drove hard Bazemore sliced thru the paint fed by Shroder for layup 88-85 Dubs*
Timeout Warriors at the 8:11
Klay missed 3
Shroder step back three missed
OOB Dubs
Shroder another missed 3
Clark missed three Klay rebounded made the put back was fouled and made freethrow
91-85
Shroder drove fouled by Klay made first missed second 91-86
Missed Dray layup
Shroder scored again 91-88 Dubs
Miss by Steph
Lob by Shroder to Howard fould by Dray no basket Howard missed first made second 91-89
Livingston missed baseline dunk
Bazemore missed three
Oob Hawks
Bazemore fouled Klay non shooting
Turnover by hawks Livingston could not finish at the bucket. Steph inside position fouled by Howard
Penalty
Made both
Thabo missed layup
Warriors back and Durant made a layup
93-89 Warriors***
Attempted lob to Howard no go he turnsover
Steph pulls up stutters and drove to bucket but was blocked by Thabo.
OOB
Warrior ball
KD fouled after inbound 2 freethrows made 97-89 at 3:58 Warriors
After Howard blocked by KD Milsap scored with the putback and made the free throw 97-92 Dubs
Warriors responded with a runner by Steph 99-92 warriors
Howard scored 99-94 guided a missed shot by Shroder
Steph made three 102-94
Turnover by Hawks TO Hawks 2:45 left
Missed by three by AI
Shroder denied
Missed three by KD
MIlsap made a three 102-97
Shroder from free throw line 102-99
Warriors advanced ball to front court to by Kerr 1:28 left
Off Inbound play Durant dunked 104-99
Howard in the paint was fouled by KD he made 1 of 2 104-100
Curry missed three
Oob Off of Dray timeout Hawks :55.6 left
Play reviewed by Seacacus upheld
20 second timeout called by Hawks to advance ball to front court
Shroder attempted to drive on Dray who blocked ball off Shroder **
As shot clock expired Steph missed a stepback three
19.4 left Time
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