Lodi News-Sentinel

Golden State takes out feuding Hawks

- By Paul Newberry

ATLANTA — The Golden State Warriors won on an off night for the Splash Brothers.

The Atlanta Hawks couldn’t overcome the benching of their point guard.

Andre Iguodala scored a season-high 24 points to carry the Warriors to a 119-111 victory Monday over the Hawks, whose chances were ruined by an argument on the court that led to Dennis Schroder sitting most of the second half.

Bouncing back from their first regular-season losing streak in nearly two years, the Warriors won for the second day in a row without Kevin Durant, who is out indefinite­ly with a left knee injury.

Stephen Curry had 24 points on 8-of-20 shooting, while Klay Thompson was held to 13 after a scoreless first half. But Iguodala and the Warriors bench picked up the slack, outscoring the Atlanta reserves 55-37.

“It’s not about one guy,” Curry said. “It’s not about one lineup.”

Schroder led the Hawks with 23 points — 19 coming in the first quarter, the highest-scor-

ing period of his career. But he went to the bench with 8:41 left in the third quarter after having words with teammate Dwight Howard over an errant pass, leaving Curry open for a 3-pointer.

Coach Mike Budenholze­r yanked Schroder out of the game, and he never returned.

Schroder was clearly miffed by the move, especially with the Hawks going on to their sixth loss in the last eight games.

“I don’t understand Coach’s decision,” he said. “Maybe I’m too competitiv­e. I’m just trying to be competitiv­e, trying to win games. But I don’t get that one.”

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