The Hawks won their exhibition opener with a 104-83 victory at the Grizzlies Thursday night behind a game-high 15-point, 10-rebound performance by Edy Tavares. He was 7 of 8 from the field with one block in 19 minutes.
With a new-look starting lineup, center Dwight Howard had six points, on 3 of 7 shooting, with seven rebounds in 18 first-half minutes. Point guard Dennis Schroder had nine points, three assists and three rebounds in 18 minutes.
In addition, rookie DeAndre Bembry finished with 12 points. He was followed by Ryan Kelly (nine points), Kyle Korver (seven), Kent Bazemore (seven), Thabo Sefolosha (seven), Kris Humphries (seven), Matt Costello (six), Will Bynum (six), Mike Muscala (five), Taurean Prince (four) and Malcolm Delaney (four).
The Hawks shot 47.7 percent (41 of 86) from the floor, including 7 of 21 from 3-point range. They won the rebound battle, 53-36.
The Grizzlies (1-1) were led by Troy Williams with 15 points.
The Hawks started a lineup of Schroder, Korver, Bazemore, Muscala and Howard.
Paul Millsap (right knee rehabilitation), Jarrett Jack (right knee rehabilitation), Tiago Splitter (right hamstring strain) and Mike Scott (left knee soreness) sat out with injury. In addition, Tim Hardaway Jr. did not play.
The Hawks next play at the Spurs on Saturday.
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