Associated Press
Bodanovic scores 26 points, Hawks beat Pelicans 126-103
Bogdan Bodanovic scored 26 points, Kevin Huerter added 24 and five other Atlanta players scored in double figures as the short-handed Hawks beat the injury-slowed New Orleans Pelicans 126-103 on Friday night. The Hawks led 55-54 at halftime and scored 37 points in the third quarter – their highest total in that period this season – to take a 94-79 lead entering the fourth quarter. “It was just a professional approach,” Atlanta coach Nate McMillan said, referring to going .500 on the road trip.