Teague answered with a basket that barely beat the shot clock with 39 seconds remaining. Teague and his backup, Dennis Schroder, each used quick drives to the basket to win matchups against Pelicans guards, including Holiday. The Hawks took a 62-51 lead into the final period and stretched the advantage to 16 points at 72-56 on Kent Bazemore's three-point play. Teague then set up a basket by Horford, who scored again on an assist from Pero Antic to give the Hawks a 41-28 halftime lead. Hawks: G Thabo Sefolosha was held out with flu-like symptoms, leaving Atlanta with 12 active players.