Spurs keep the Hawks on losing streak
ATLANTA – Tiago Splitter scored a season-high 23 points, Kawhi Leonard added 20 points and the Spurs won their third straight game with an easy 114-95 victory over the Hawks.
Paul Millsap finished with 22 points and Dennis Schroder had 18 points for Atlanta, which has dropped three in a row for the first time this season.
"We haven't had one of these all year, but it's here," Hawks center Al Horford said. "It's something we're dealing with. We have a strong group of guys here. We'll stick together and fight through it."
Boris Diaw scored 15 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter, and Danny Green added 15 for the Spurs, who never trailed and took their biggest lead at 26 early in the third.
San Antonio improved to 18-17 on the road.
Playing their fourth straight game with key reserve Manu Ginóbili nursing a sprained right ankle, the Spurs contested nearly every Hawks shot and pass.
Duncan finished with 12 points. Marco Belinelli scored all 13 of his points in the second and hit all three of his three-point attempts.
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