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Hawks Beat Clippers, 107-98, For 7th Straight Road Victory

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Millsap scored 23 points, Jeff Teague added 20, and the Atlanta Hawks pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Los Angeles Clippers, 107-98, Monday night and earn their seventh straight road victory for the first time in 21 years.

DeMarre Carroll had 17 points and eight rebounds, and Al Horford 16 points for the East-leading Hawks, who won their fifth in a row and 19th in 21 games.

Blake Griffin had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Clippers, whose biggest lead of nine came at the start of the game. DeAndre Jordan added 15 points and 16 rebounds, J.J. Redick had 14 points, and Chris Paul had 10 points and 10 assists before fouling out with 1:50 to play as the team's three-game winning streak ended.

Dennis Schroder's driving layup gave the Hawks the game's first double digit lead, 82-72, early in the fourth. It came near the start of an 18-6 run that extended their advantage to 95-78. Schroder had seven points, Pero Antic five and Millsap four in the spurt.

The Clippers committed six of their 21 turnovers in the fourth, when the Hawks had one. Atlanta shot 48 percent from 3-point range while the Clippers were held to 28 percent.

Griffin made one of two free throws to tie the game 67-all late in the third before the Hawks scored 10 of the last 12 points to take a 77-69 lead going into the fourth. Carroll had six in the spurt. Griffin and Paul both picked up their fourth fouls in the quarter when the Clippers briefly led by two.

The Clippers' turnovers led to 23 points by the Hawks, who came in averaging 26.5 in four previous games.

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