ATLANTA (AP) – Paul Millsap scored 21 points, Mike Muscala added 16 and the Atlanta Hawks won their sixth straight game, a 107-100 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and Jabari Parker scored 15 of his 23 points in the third quarter for Milwaukee. Muscala started in place of star…
ATLANTA (AP) – Hawks center Dwight Howard is sidelined with a left quad contusion and was not in uniform for Atlanta’s game Wednesday night against Milwaukee. Howard banged knees with Heat center Hassan Whiteside on Tuesday night in a win at Miami. He left the game in the third quarter and did not return. Howard, the active career NBA leader…
ATLANTA (AP) – Dwight Howard had 20 points and 14 rebounds in his first game against his former Houston teammates, Paul Millsap scored 23 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Rockets 112-97 on Saturday night. The Hawks’ scoring was unusually top-heavy. Kent Bazemore shook out of his early season scoring slump with 20 points. James Harden scored 30 points…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Bradley Beal scored 20 of his 28 points after halftime, and the Washington Wizards finally gave new coach Scott Brooks his first victory with the team by beating the Atlanta Hawks 95-92 on Friday night. Beal averaged only 14 points during Washington’s 0-3 start, never getting more than 15, and Brooks said before facing Atlanta he considered…
ATLANTA (AP) – Lou Williams scored 16 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied after trailing most of the game to beat the Atlanta Hawks 123-116 on Wednesday night. D’Angelo Russell led the Lakers with 23 points. Williams, the Atlanta native who played for the Hawks from 2012-14, had a quiet game before…
ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Hawks have announced a $192.5 million renovation of Philips Arena, with the city providing the bulk of the funding. As part of Tuesday’s deal, the Hawks agreed to an 18-year lease extension to remain at the city-owned arena through 2046. The city will contribute $142.5 million toward the project, which will most noticeably alter the…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Paul Millsap scored 17 points to lead five Hawks in double figures as Atlanta routed the Philadelphia 76ers 104-72 on Saturday afternoon. Kyle Korver chipped in 15 points and Mike Muscala added 14 for Atlanta. The Hawks barely needed top offseason acquisition Dwight Howard. The big man had just two points and seven rebounds in his second…
ATLANTA (AP) – Dwight Howard dominated the boards in his Atlanta debut, Paul Millsap scored 28 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. ignited the new-look Hawks to a 114-99 victory over the Washington Wizards in their season opener Thursday night. Howard grabbed 19 rebounds to go along with 11 points, just what the Hawks expected from their new center, and it…
ATLANTA (AP) – Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer was escorted to the locker room late in the first half of Tuesday night’s game against New Orleans after being bowled over by Pelicans guard Langston Galloway. The Hawks said Budenholzer was “OK” but would not return to the game. It was a bad night for coaches. New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry…
ATLANTA (AP) – A person familiar with the situation says Atlanta Hawks center Dwight Howard is recovering from a likely case of dehydration after becoming ill on a flight from China, leading to a brief hospitalization. The person says Howard became sick Sunday on the long flight back to Atlanta, which followed a promotional tour of the Asian country. He…
