Hawks rely on Korver's 3s, strong defense to beat 76ers 95-79 for 8-game winning streak

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks weren't going to let an ugly shooting night — or the last-place Philadelphia 76ers — mess up their winning streak.

Kyle Korver and Paul Millsap each scored 17 points and Atlanta beat the 76ers 95-79 on Wednesday night, giving the Hawks their longest winning streak in 17 years.

Korver sank five 3-pointers as Atlanta (15-6) won its eighth straight — the Hawks' longest since an 11-0 start to the 1997-98 season.

"I think we all feel good," Korver said. "It's fun playing basketball when we're winning."

DeMarre Carroll had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Atlanta, which shot only 41.8 percent from the field. The Hawks finally stretched the lead in the final period.

Philadelphia coach Brett Brown held out forward Brandon Davies. Brown said he could not confirm Davies is about to be traded, but he indicated a trade could be coming.

"I was aware that his name was a part of it and I spoke to him before the game and told him that and said that I wasn't going to be able to play him tonight and risk things that were moving," Brown said. "I felt out of fairness to him he needed to know why he's not in the game."

The Hawks averaged 104 points in their first seven wins of the streak, but they had to rely on defense against Philadelphia.

"It was kind of ugly, not the best basketball game for us," said Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer. "We were good enough to get the win. We've got to get better."

Alexey Shved had 13 points to lead the 76ers (2-19), who have won two of four since their 0-17 start. Luc Mbah a Moute had 12 points, and K.J. McDaniels and Jerami Grant each had 10.

"Tonight, I think we were a little stagnant," said Philadelphia's Michael Carter-Williams, who had eight points, 10 rebounds and a game-high nine turnovers.

"We didn't get into our sets quick enough," Carter-Williams said. "And of course our turnovers killed us."

A 3-pointer by Korver stretched the lead to 79-62. A basket by Mike Muscala, who had 12 points, pushed the lead over 20 points for the first time at 89-68.

TIP-INS

76ers: Tony Wroten, who leads the team with 17.9 points per game, missed his sixth straight game with a right knee sprain. There had been hope Wroten could return against the Hawks, but Brown said Wroten plays "with a kamikaze mentality" and needs to be closer to 100 percent to play. "When that disposition is watered down, it's just not as effective," Brown said before the game.

Hawks: The team had no shooting practice on Wednesday. Budenholzer, perhaps anticipating the pace of the game, said he wanted to conserve his team's energy to play defense. ... F Mike Scott was held out with flu-like symptoms. ... Korver had 11 points in the first half — the only scorer for ether team in double figures.

TOO MANY TURNOVERS

"He's trying to make the pass to people that you're seeing that are open," Brown said. "He's just going one extra dribble too much or he waits a second too long, and all of a sudden he's in an NBA crowd with athletes."

EVERYBODY PLAYS

Budenholzer almost emptied his bench, using 12 players. Elton Brand was the only player in uniform who did not play.

Dennis Schroder had only five points but led Atlanta with four steals. Jeff Teague also had a low-scoring night, scoring only four points with his six assists.

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