The Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers played on Friday, with the Hawks looking to stay hot on their home floor. Atlanta was unable to pick up the win here, falling to the 76ers by a score of 98-96.
Philadelphia used a 15-1 run to take control of the first quarter, and led 31-22 heading to the second. Seth Curry had 11 points in the opening quarter for the Sixers. The Hawks had a sequence where they turned the ball over on five straight possessions at one point in the first, leading to ten unanswered points from the 76ers.