The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, 97-81, in the Las Vegas Summer League at Thomas and Mack Center on Friday. While there were five ties and six lead changes in this game, Atlanta dominated late. In fact, the Hawks outscored the Clippers in the fourth quarter, 30-12, ending the game on a 21-6 run across the final seven minutes of action. Three-point shooting was the decisive statistic, with Atlanta connecting on 8-of-20 from long range while Los Angeles hit just 3-of-21. The Hawks ended up shooting 45.5 percent from the field while holding the Clippers to just 39.1 percent shooting. Both teams were crashing the boards at will, as they each brought down 19 offensive rebounds apiece. Bench production was also critical for Atlanta, outscoring Los Angeles’ bench, 49-27 read more http://www.nba.com/games/20180713/ATLLAC#/sl-recap
