Atlanta would struggle to score in the first few minutes of overtime, but once LeBron James fouled out, things went all the way in Atlanta's favor.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 21 points to help Atlanta beat Cleveland for the second straight time.
The Hawks scored just 67 points through the first three quarters but scored 59 in the fourth and overtime.
The Cleveland Cavaliers and their topsy-turvy season continued after going down to the Atlanta Hawks, while Russell Westbrook's record bid was put on hold for another game.
Harden finished one rebound shy of a triple-double with 33 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds. The playoffs are going to be different types of games where you just got to figure out a way to win. I didn't think we respected them tonight.
Although they sit top of the Eastern Conference, they have not strolled to the number one seed like they did last season.
The defense has still been susceptible at times, but the effort is noticeably improving and it would appear the players actually give a damn about guarding the entire floor, instead of just whoever is in front of them.
Wayne Selden scored a career-high 13 points and Vince Carter added 12, including a trio of 3-pointers as the Grizzlies pulled away with a 16-2 rally in the fourth quarter. He was left shaking his head two days after his team's thorough 114-91 victory over the Celtics in a battle for the Eastern Conference lead.
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Harden has scored 30 or more points and had double-digit assists in 29 games. But I did everything possible just to recover and just come in today and felt good.
"It's hard to explain the way we kind of play - how we come up short all the time as far as just energy-wise. Thought we settled. They didn't have a shot-blocker in the middle of the paint and we just settled for 3s". LeBron inbounded the ball to Kyrie Irving, who was met by Bazemore and Millsap at the baseline.
However, a season filled with injuries has a new one as Thompson, the team's only true center, is out with a sprained right thumb.
But that didn't scare off a depleted Atlanta Hawks team on the second game of a back-to-back.
With this win, Atlanta won the season series 3-1 over Cleveland. "But we looked at it as a great challenge for us and it was an opportunity for us to go in there against a team that's tied with us for first place, and playing on a back-to-back, which we haven't had a good record in all year and we wanted to play good basketball and we did that". The Cavs won't have a chance if they don't play better than they did while losing to the Hawks at The Q.
Millsap hit all three from the line and on the Cavaliers next possession, Kent Bazemore tied up Kyrie Irving, forcing a jumpball on Atlanta's end with 4.8 to play.
However, with Irving's health the top priority for their postseason hopes, it won't be a surprise if the Cavs shut down their starting PG for the rest of the regular season.
To put it best this team has the makings of a team that can turn some heads in the playoffs due to their streaking nature, but they also have to ride a massive wave of momentum in order to do so.
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