Hawks Snap Skid, Head Into Break With 83-78 Win Over Orlando
The Atlanta Hawks head into the All-Star break with an 83-78 win over the Orlando Magic snapping a three-game losing streak in the process.
| Final - 2.23.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Magic | 20 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 78 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 18 | 11 | 25 | 83 |
Stories
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Atlanta Hawks 83, Orlando Magic 78
Josh Smith, Willie Green, and Jannero Pargo led the Atlanta Hawks to an 83-78 win against the Orlando Magic on Thursday night, ending the first half of the 2011/12 NBA season. J.J. Redick scored 13 points for Orlando, which was without starting point guard Jameer Nelson due to a knee injury.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 20 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 78 |
| Atlanta | 29 | 18 | 11 | 25 | 83 |
| Orlando | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedo Turkoglu | 35 | 4-16 | 1-9 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3-0 | 11 |
| Ryan Anderson | 31 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-0 | 10 |
| Dwight Howard | 39 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 12-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1-0 | 12 |
| Jason Richardson | 23 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 7 |
| Chris Duhon | 28 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-0 | 6 |
| Glen Davis | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 6 |
| Ish Smith | 19 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 5-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 8 |
| J.J. Redick | 24 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 13 |
| Quentin Richardson | 8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Earl Clark | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Von Wafer | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jameer Nelson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Daniel Orton | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| DeAndre Liggins | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Justin Harper | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 31-82 | 7-32 | 9-13 | 40-10 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 19-0 | 78 | |
| .378 | .219 | .692 | Team Reb: 11 | Total TO: 2 (23 pts) | |||||||
| Atlanta | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Williams | 22 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Josh Smith | 42 | 8-22 | 1-1 | 5-8 | 12-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1-0 | 22 |
| Zaza Pachulia | 39 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13-6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4-0 | 4 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 24 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Jeff Teague | 28 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 13 |
| Willie Green | 23 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1-0 | 14 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 25 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 5 |
| Jannero Pargo | 19 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 15 |
| Tracy McGrady | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ivan Johnson | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Joe Johnson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Erick Dampier | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jerry Stackhouse | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jason Collins | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Al Horford | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 31-78 | 7-17 | 14-20 | 47-11 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 12-0 | 83 | |
| .397 | .412 | .700 | Team Reb: 10 | Total TO: 0 (14 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Eddie F. Rush, Brent Barnaky, Courtney Kirkland
Duration:2:20
Officials: - Eddie F. Rush, Brent Barnaky, Courtney Kirkland
Duration:2:20
