AJC: Hawks Squawks: Thunder 106, Hawks 99

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Durant 2, Hawks 0. (Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images)

– Too much Kevin Durant (again), too many defensive breakdowns for the Hawks. “Defensively we were nonexistent in the second half,” Woody told FSN South’s James Verrett. “That third quarter was a bad defensive effort.”

– The Hawks pretty much controlled Durant in the second half but let Russell Westbrook get loose and kept giving up rebounds. The Thunder is a good rebounding team but 17 offensive boards?

– And what about nine boards for Westbrook vs. five for Al, six for Smoove and six for Marvin?

– The Thunder collected 28 of the Hawks’ 39 misses (72 percent). The Hawks got 26 of the Thunder’s 44 misses (59 percent).

– The Hawks got within two when Durant made a couple jumpers and set up his teammates for two scores. That was it. He’s the first player since Allen Iverson nine seasons ago to score at least 25 points in 22 consecutive games

– Durant is for real. He also gets a lot of calls. Tough to say where one ends and …

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