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Wednesday 25 January 2017

NBA: Sefolosha helps drive Hawks to third straight win

ATLANTA: Defensive specialist Thabo Sefolosha showed his versatility on Wednesday night, scoring a season-high 20 points as the Atlanta Hawks held on to beat the Chicago Bulls 115-107 at Philips Arena.

"It's obvious he had a ton of confidence, made one or two breakaway layups and made a couple shots and started feeling good," Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer said. "Confidence is a great thing. That was pretty special."

Sefolosha had 18 points in the first half and finished eight of nine from the field with five rebounds.

Defensively, he had three steals and made a crucial block on a Rajon Rondo jumper to halt Chicago's momentum and prevent Atlanta from blowing an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter.

"It felt pretty good tonight," Sefolosha said. "I was glad we got the win."

The Hawks (6-2) had eight players score in double figures, including Dwight Howard with 18 points and 10 rebounds and Paul Millsap with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Dennis Schroder had 13 points.

Chicago (4-4) got a season-high 39 points from Jimmy Butler, who added seven assists, six steals and four rebounds. Dwyane Wade tallied 25 points as he made his first seven shots from the floor and finished 10 of 17.

The win was the third straight for Atlanta while Chicago has lost four of its last five games.

source:-Timesofindia