Dedmon, hot-shooting Hawks rout Kings, 126-80
ATLANTA -- Dewayne Dedmon scored a career-high 20 points and had 14 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks led by 31 points in the first half of their runaway 126-80 win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.
Dennis Schroder had 21 points and eight assists for hot-shooting Atlanta, which snapped a four-game losing streak and won for the first time at home.
Atlanta pulled away with two 12-0 runs in the second quarter and took a 64-35 lead into halftime. The Hawks made six 3-pointers in the quarter.
Atlanta made its first eight shots and 50 of 79 (63.3 percent) for the game. The Hawks made 16 of their 32 3-point attempts.
The rout continued in the final period as back-to-back 3s by Taurean Price pushed the lead to 108-65.
Dennis Schroder had 21 points and eight assists for hot-shooting Atlanta, which snapped a four-game losing streak and won for the first time at home.
Atlanta pulled away with two 12-0 runs in the second quarter and took a 64-35 lead into halftime. The Hawks made six 3-pointers in the quarter.
Atlanta made its first eight shots and 50 of 79 (63.3 percent) for the game. The Hawks made 16 of their 32 3-point attempts.
The rout continued in the final period as back-to-back 3s by Taurean Price pushed the lead to 108-65.