<![CDATA[This is a continuation of the halftime recap of the Golden State Warriors at the Atlanta Hawks.
The Hawks took a 66-61 lead into the third quarter.
Q3: Turning The Tide
Dwight Howard made two early turnovers as the Warriors found a little rhythm. Klay Thompson hit a dribble-and-pop, Draymond Green hit an open three from the top as Stephen Curry probed the Hawks’ defense…
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Out of the timeout, Patrick McCaw swished a trey and Zaza Pachulia got an easy bucket after mishandling a pass as Curry saved the play with a save on the baseline to him…
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But after Tim Hardaway, Jr. charged in Green, Curry couldn’t connect again from up top despite more contact from Bazemore, and Bazemore ended the sequence with a run-out layup.
JaVale McGee came in and promptly blocked a Thabo Sefalosha drive, then Klay hit another jumper on a side inbound from Curry, giving the Warriors a double-digit lead at 87-76 with 4:27 left, but Hardaway came back with a three, Thompson missed a heat-check up top badly on an airball, and a brick after that resulted in a Hardaway fast break layup, prompting Golden State head coach Steve Kerr to call timeout with 3:13 remaining as the Hawks trimmed the lead to 87-81.
Andre Iguodala probed the defense then trickled in a jumper…
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Taurean Prince added a trey from the top despite Clark playing nice harrassing defense, and the Hawks went into the final frame down just 94-90.
Q4: Iguodala Frames The Picture
David West started the period, lost the ball to Millsap, but then muscled Ilyasova down low for a lay-in as Ilyasova unsuccessfully tried to draw another charge.
Klay hit a three on a fast break led by Iguodala after Hardaway missed a three…
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Later, after a 50/50 traveling call that didn’t go Matt Barnes‘s way…
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The final score was 119-111 as the Warriors (52-11) ended the five-game road trip with a 3-2 record, albeit a loss of Kevin Durant to injury, and the Hawks (34-29) lost their sixth game in eight contests.
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