Hawks top 76ers 105-87 for ninth straight win

Atlanta Hawks' Elton Brand, center, hangs on the rim after dunking the ball past Philadelphia 76ers' Michael Carter-Williams, left, and Furkan Aldemir during the second half of Tuesday's game in Philadelphia. - photo by Matt Slocum | Associated Press

0114Hawks — Atlanta Hawks' Elton Brand, center, hangs on the rim after dunking the ball past Philadelphia 76ers' Michael Carter-Williams, left, and Furkan Aldemir during the second half of Tuesday's game in Philadelphia. - photo by Matt Slocum | Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Al Horford had his first career triple-double, scoring 21 points with 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to their ninth straight win, 105-87 over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night. The Hawks easily thumped the Sixers even while resting 60 percent of their starting lineup. Leading scorer Jeff Teague, Paul Millsap and DeMarre Carroll all sat out with the team in a stretch of four games in five nights.

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