The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Portland Trail Blazers, 120-106, at State Farm Arena on Wednesday night.
The Trail Blazers (19-54) surprisingly came out of the gate clicking offensively despite the ongoing absences of Anfernee Simons (knee) and Deandre Ayton (elbow) and Jerami Grant (hamstring), building a 29-26 lead through one. However, that seemed to wake up the Hawks (33-39), which roared back to outscore Portland by a 74-57 margin in the middle periods before matching the visitors point for point to close out the game.
Dalano Banton led the Trail Blazers with 31 points, supplementing them with nine assists, five rebounds and two steals. Toumani Camara furnished 17 points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal. Scoot Henderson delivered 15 points, six assists, two rebounds and two steals. Duop Reath managed 13 points, five rebounds, five assists and one steal. Ashton Hagans supplied 10 points, three assists and two rebounds.
Dejounte Murray paced the Hawks with 30 points, complementing them with seven assists, three rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Garrison Mathews recorded 21 points, two rebounds and one assist. Bogdan Bogdanovic went for 16 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals. Clint Capela and De'Andre Hunter generated matching 13-point, one-assist contributions while pulling down 10 and five rebounds, respectively. Capela added four steals and three blocks.
The Trail Blazers remain on the road and visit the Miami Heat on Friday night, while the Hawks visit the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.
