The Atlanta Hawks came through in the clutch to win a thriller against the San Antonio Spurs on MLK Day, 102-99. The win marks the second consecutive win against the Spurs in Atlanta (the Hawks won an OT thriller last year at Philips), the first time that’s happened since 2002-04, per Hawks PR.
Dennis Schröder led the Hawks with 26 points, seven assists, five rebounds and a steal (as well as five turnovers) while Ersan Ilyasova added 20 points and five rebounds.
For the Spurs — playing without Kawhi Leonard in this one — they were led by LaMarcus Aldridge’s 25 points and 11 rebounds.