Hawks 103, Suns 90
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks overcame a ragged first half and a big game from the Phoenix Suns rookie guard Devin Booker to stay on top of the Southeast Division.
The Hawks took advantage of 24 Suns turnovers and pulled away late for a 103-90 victory on Tuesday night despite 34 points from Booker.
Paul Millsap had 13 points, 17 rebounds and eight assists in a victory that kept the Hawks (46-32) a half-game up on Miami and moved them 1 1/2 games ahead of Charlotte.
Down by 14 points in the second quarter, the Hawks started the fourth quarter with a 9-0 run to take control and continued to pull away in handing the injury-depleted Suns (20-58) a seventh straight loss.
Jeff Teague scored 20 points and all five Hawks starters reached double figures. Kent Bazemore had 17, Al Horford 16 and Kyle Korver 11.
The Suns defeated the Hawks 98-95 on Jan. 23 in Phoenix when Archie Goodwin hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. Coach Jeff Hornacek was fired four losses later, though, and the Suns, who lost Eric Bladsoe, Brandon Knight and T.J. Warren to injuries, are 5-23 under interim coach Earl Watson.
The Suns connected on 8 of 11 3-point attempts while building a 38-28 lead after the first quarter and hit twice more from behind the arc in the second quarter for a 56-44 advantage at halftime.
Ronnie Price missed just one of his five 3-pointers en route to 14 points first-half points. Booker had 12 points at the break and Miraza Teletovic 10, going a combined 5 of 8 from distance.
Teletovic passed Chuck Person's NBA record of 164 3-pointers by a reserve set with San Antonio in 1994-95 by going 3 of 4 in the first half.
The Hawks, turning up the defensive pressure, went on an 11-0 run in the third quarter and were within 73-70 going in the fourth despite 13 third-quarter points by Booker.
The Suns, who got 13 rebounds from Tyson Chandler, were 4 of 20 on 3-pointers after the first quarter and shot just 37 percent overall in the game despite the fast start.
NOTES: The Hawks and Emory Healthcare announced plans for a privately financed $50 million training facility and sports medicine center just outside Atlanta in Brookhaven. Groundbreaking is expected in mid-May, with completion before the 2017-18 NBA season. The team currently practices at Philips Arena and owner Tony Ressler had listed a new facility as a priority since taking over the team. Minnesota (Mayo Clinic), Cleveland (Cleveland Clinic) and Chicago (Advocate Center) all recently opened similar complexes. ... Suns F Jon Leuer missed his third straight game because of a sprained right ankle. ... The Hawks complete a four-game homestand against Toronto on Thursday and Boston on Saturday before closing the regular season with two road games. ... The Suns finish a three-game trip at Houston and New Orleans before ending with two at home.