Atlanta Scorched By Phoenix Late, 98-95

Minus Paul Millsap the Atlanta Hawks dropped a hotly-contested Saturday night showdown to Archie Goodwin and the home-standing Phoenix Suns.

Archie Goodwin capped a career-night by thwarting Atlanta’s late comeback with a game-winning 3-pointer as time expired. Suns’ center Tyson Chandler would grab a staggering 27 rebounds as Atlanta was minus Paul Millsap, who missed the game due to personal reasons. Atlanta has now lost two straight, while Phoenix won for just the third time in its past 18 outings.

On a night where all the stars seemed to align for lowly Phoenix, the Suns were led by Goodwin’s 24 points. Missing three key players, Devin Booker (15 points), Alex Len (16), P.J. Tucker (16)…