US EditionPorzingis scores 29 as Hawks win 115-98 to hand Pelicans their 9th straight loss
Kristaps Porzingis scored 29 points as the Hawks ended the Pelicans' nine-game losing streak, with Vit Krejci hitting seven 3-pointers off the bench.
- Kristaps Porzingis led the Hawks with 29 points and seven rebounds, while Vit Krejci added 21 off the bench with seven 3-pointers in a 115-98 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.
- After a sluggish start, the Atlanta Hawks erased an early deficit by outscoring the New Orleans Pelicans 67-45 over the second and third quarters, increasing defensive pressure to force seven turnovers and build a 56-46 halftime lead.
- Jalen Johnson's near triple-double showed up in the box score, with 18 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, while Kristaps Porzingis shot 11 of 17 and Vit Krejci went 7 for 10 from 3-point range.
- New Orleans' loss deepened early-season struggles as it fell to 2-15 playing its fifth game in seven nights, starting three rookies due to Zion Williamson resting and Herb Jones absent.
- Up next for Atlanta, the Hawks return home to host the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night after splitting their two-game road trip against the Pelicans, who owe a first-round pick in next year’s draft.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 29 points and Vit Krejci added 21 off the bench with seven 3-pointers as the Atlanta Hawks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-98 on Saturday. Jalen Johnson had 18 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists for the Hawks, who snapped a two-game losing streak and won for the eighth time in 11 road games. Dyson Daniels, a 2022 first-round draft pick by the Pelicans, added 14 points and eight rebounds. In its fi…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 29 points and Vit Krejci added 21 from the bench with seven triples for the Atlanta Hawks to bend on Saturday 115-98 to the Pelicans of New Orleans. Jalen Johnson counted 18 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists by the Hawks, who stopped a two-way streak of [...]
Porzingis scores 29 as Hawks win 115-98 to hand Pelicans their 9th straight loss
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 29 points and Vit Krejci added 21 off the bench on seven 3-pointers to propel the Atlanta Hawks to a 115-98 victory over the skidding New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.
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