The Atlanta Hawks used a third-quarter surge to top the Sixers, 104-95.
ATLANTA — Dejounte Murray had nobody blocking his path to the basket. Yet the Hawks guard still opted for the highlight play and flipped the ball back to trailing teammate Onyeka Okongwu for the rim-rocking two-handed slam.
The Hawks used a 25-11 run to close the third quarter — capped by a falling, high-arcing jumper by superstar nemesis Trae Young — to turn a 55-55 tie into a 14-point advantage going into the final period. After a brief spurt by the Sixers to get within eight, at 82-74, the Hawks answered with seven consecutive points to prompt a Rivers timeout to try to quell the run.
“I think I’m smart enough to not foul,” he added. “But I thought that’s probably when the game changed. They went on that run, and we could never get it back. ... Seven of those turnovers came from Embiid, who finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds. Maxey totaled 15 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds but shot 5-of-17 from the floor in what is now a three-game shooting slump. Clint Capela had 18 points and 20 rebounds for the Hawks.Rivers played a 10-man rotation Thursday, clearly mindful of attempting to slow down Young. Matisse Thybulle was the first sub, relieving fellow defensive standout De’Anthony Melton about midway through the first quarter.
Coincidentally, he was on the same floor as the former Atlanta player he passed for 16th on those rankings Thursday: Rivers. The Sixers coach scored 7,357 points during his Hawks career from 1983-91, a mark Young tied with a floater early in the first quarter and then eclipsed with a free throw about a minute later.For the third time in their first 13 games, the Sixers will play the same opponent in consecutive contests when they face the Hawks at the Wells Fargo Center.
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