In the second game of a quick three-game road swing before the All-Star Break, the Atlanta Hawks turned around their fortunes, outlasting the Portland Trail Blazers 109-104 in overtime on Monday night. The story of the game was the two big swings in overtime; Portland came out firing, scoring the first seven points of the extra period before the Hawks put the clamps on them, holding the Trail Blazers scoreless through the final 3:14 of the game.
The Hawks trailed most of the fourth quarter before earning the opportunity to tie or win the game with 2.