National Basketball Association
Atlanta 93, Minnesota 91
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 14, 2012
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials:
#61 Courtney Kirkland, # J.T. Orr, #9 Derrick Stafford
Attendance:
13135
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Ivan Johnson made a pair of free throws with four seconds left to lift the host Atlanta Hawks to a 93-91 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
Joe Johnson scored 25 points and Jeff Teague added 20 as the Hawks used a 16-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to help complete the comeback.
Joe Johnson nailed a 3-pointer for an 89-86 cushion with 1:125 remaining. After Ricky Rubio hit a game-tying 3 with 27 seconds to go, Ivan Johnson was fouled while grabbing an offensive rebound and made both from the line.
Kevin Love came up empty on his 3 at buzzer for win.
Love finished with 30 points and 13 rebounds while Rubio had 18 points and 12 assists for Minnesota, which led 71-53 with 3:40 left in the third quarter.
After the Hawks closed out the frame with 12 unanswered points, Willie Green and Vladimir Radmanovic opened the fourth with back-to-back 3-pointers to pull Atlanta within 71-69. Rubio ended the drought with a jumper before the Hawks scored eight straight points for a 77-73 lead on Teague’s free throw.
The Hawks went 0 of 9 on 3-pointers as they trailed 54-42 at halftime.
Top Game Performances
| Minnesota |
|
Atlanta |
|
Kevin Love 30 |
Scoring |
Joe Johnson 25 |
|
Ricky Rubio 12 |
Assists |
Jeff Teague 10 |
|
Kevin Love 13 |
Rebounds |
Ivan Johnson 11 |
|
Kevin Love 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Ivan Johnson 8 |
|
Ricky Rubio 5 |
Steals |
Jeff Teague 3 |
|
Wayne Ellington 1 |
Blocks |
Josh Smith 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Minnesota
|
91 |
44.7 |
4-21 |
11-12 |
21 |
40 |
4 |
12 |
15 |
| Atlanta
|
93 |
41.0 |
7-21 |
22-27 |
21 |
51 |
6 |
8 |
20 |
Upcoming Games
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Atlanta will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Hawks have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .429 after a loss.
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