Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) goes between Phoenix Suns’ Alex Len (21) and Tyson Chandler (4) to score during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Atlanta. AP
ATLANTA, Georgia—Jeff Teague scored 20 points, Kent Bazemore added 17 and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from 13 down in the third quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 103-90 on Tuesday night.
Atlanta avoided its first three-game losing streak since Feb. 19-22 and moved one-half game ahead of idle Boston for third place in the Eastern Conference.
The Hawks began the night with a one-half game lead in the Southeast Division with Miami and Charlotte.
Paul Millsap had 17 rebounds, 13 points and a game-high eight assists and Al Horford 16 points and 10 rebounds for Atlanta.
Devin Booker finished with 34 points, one shy of his career high last month, as Phoenix lost its seventh in a row. The Suns dropped to 7-32 on the road.