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PHILADELPHIA -- Even with Dwight Howard having an off game, Atlanta won easily.And coach Mike Budenholzer said thats a good sign for the Hawks.Paul Millsap scored 17 points to lead five Hawks in double figures and Atlanta toppled the Philadelphia 76ers 104-72 on Saturday.Kyle Korver added 15 points and Mike Muscala added 14 for Atlanta.The Hawks barely needed top offseason acquisition Howard. The big man had just two points and seven rebounds in his second game for his hometown team after signing a three-year, $70 million free-agent contract this summer. The 31-year-old center had 19 rebounds and 11 points in Atlantas season-opening 114-99 win over Washington on Thursday.The great thing about adding Dwight to our group and something that Dwight is embracing and cherishing is that we play as a team, Budenholzer said.Everybody steps up, everybody contributes. Dwight is going to have great, big nights. A day like today was maybe not his day. Muscala, Paul and Kris (Humphries) were great. Its much more a positive than anything.Dennis Schroder displayed the playmaking ability the Hawks are counting on with him taking over for Jeff Teague as the teams point guard. After getting two assists in the opener, Schroder had 11 to go with 11 points against Philadelphia.Joel Embiid and Sergio Rodriguez had 14 points apiece for the 76ers.The Hawks reserves (51 points) had nearly as many points (53) as the starters.It says a lot, Millsap said. Our bench is great. Our bench did a great job of coming in and sparking a nice, little run for us. This game, last game, they did a great job of doing that.Millsap scored four points during Atlantas 8-2 run to open the fourth quarter, capped by Muscalas 17-foot jumper for an 82-60 lead.After sitting out for two years because of a foot injury, Embiid dazzled the home crowd with 20 points and seven rebounds in 22 minutes in Wednesdays season-opening loss to Oklahoma City. The third overall pick in the 2014 draft, Embiid had trouble staying on the court in the opening half against Orlando.Moments after chants of Trust the process! Trust the process! serenaded Embiid on the free-throw line, the crowd erupted in the second quarter when Embiid blocked Howards shot attempt.Embiid had to go to the bench seconds later after picking up his third foul. The Hawks took advantage, outscoring Philadelphia 17-10 from that point to enter the intermission up 53-39.Philadelphia could get only within 10 points in the third quarter on Jerami Grants highlight-reel reverse dunk. But the Hawks scored eight of the final 10 points of the period to enter the fourth quarter ahead 74-58.NATIONAL ANTHEMA day after apologizing for prohibiting R&B singer Sevyn Streeter from performing the national anthem at Wednesdays opener because Streeter was wearing a We Matter T-shirt, the song went off without any incidents or protests prior to Saturdays game. Mike Moore, a member of the teams Flight Squad, performed the national anthem with no signs that anything was amiss.NO CHEESESTEAKSDeAndre Bembry had two points for Atlanta. The rookie is a product of nearby Saint Josephs. He received cheers when he entered with just under six minutes left.Bembry said he had a bunch of people in attendance from St. Joes. One thing he didnt have while back in Philadelphia, though, was a cheesesteak due to the recent removal of a wisdom tooth.MORE MINUTESEmbiid, on a minutes restriction because of his foot injury, played 15 minutes.With the minutes he played, he clearly helped us, Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said. Were looking forward to him playing more minutes.TIP-INSHawks: Millsap, a three-time All-Star, is averaging a team-best 22.5 points per game through two games. ... Atlanta nearly doubled Philadelphia in assists, with 31 to the 76ers 16.76ers: Philadelphia, which started 0-18 on the way to a 10-72 mark last season, looks for its first win with its third straight home game to start the season, Tuesday against the Magic. Five of the 76ers first six games are at home. Philadelphia is playing without three starters because of injury: Jerryd Bayless (wrist), Nerlens Noel (knee) and 2016 No. 1 pick Ben Simmons (foot).UP NEXTHawks: Host Sacramento on Monday night.76ers: Host Orlando on Tuesday night. Zach Collins Jersey . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. Gary Trent Jr. Blazers Jersey . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. https://www.blazerslockerroom.com/Skal-Labissiere-City-Edition-Jersey/ . By having more great seasons. Manning was the only unanimous choice for the 2013 Associated Press NFL All-Pro team Friday. Wade Baldwin Jersey . 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And quite frankly, we should have got two out of three, Mariners manager Scott Servais said. It didnt happen. Youve got to finish.Heyward sparked the winning rally with a leadoff double against Cody Martin (1-1). He advanced on Willson Contreras fly ball to center before Lester, hitting for Hector Rondon (2-2), managed to get a safety squeeze down right in front of the plate.He did a good job of getting it down, Martin said. He completely deadened it. I had a longer run than youd want to get to the ball. If he hits it any harder, most likely make that play. Kudos to him.Heyward made it home with a headfirst slide, sparking a frenzied celebration at Wrigley Field.I just kept telling myself, `Dont be late to square around, Lester said. Thats one thing over the last year that Ive kind of picked up on on bunting, and its helped me just be a little more consistent.The Cubs trailed 6-3 before they got to Cishek in the ninth, handing the sidewinding right-hander his sixth blown save in 31 opportunities. Addison Russell hit an RBI single and Contreras drove in another run when he hustled down the line to beat out a potential double-play grounder.With two outs and runners on the corners, Cishek uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Russell to come home with the tying run. Matt Szczur then flied out to right, ending the inniing.ddddddddddddStuff was terrible tonight, Cishek said. I had a hard time commanding my fastball, slider was the not the same and I got exposed.It was a heartbreaking loss for Seattle, which was in position to take the rubber game of the weekend series before the late rally by Chicago. Cruz, Cano and Lee each hit a two-run homer against Brian Matusz, helping the Mariners jump out to a 6-0 lead.Hernandez walked five and hit a batter, but limited the Cubs to two runs in five innings in his third appearance since coming off the disabled list after being sidelined by a strained right calf.Tough luck for us. Our offense came through in the first three innings, Hernandez said. Its a tough loss.TRADING MILEYOn the eve of the non-waiver trade deadline, Seattle dealt left-hander Wade Miley to Baltimore before closing out a 4-4 road trip to Toronto, Pittsburgh and Chicago. It went 12-12 in July, but remains in the hunt for a wild card.We are glad that Wade can go from one team in playoff contention to another, and to a division that he has had success in during his career, general manager Jerry Dipoto said in an email. This decision is the best move for the Mariners present and future.Seattle received left-hander Ariel Miranda in the deal. The Cuban pitcher has spent most of the year with Triple-A Norfolk. He appeared in one game for Baltimore on July 3 at Seattle, allowing three runs and four hits in two innings.UP NEXTMariners: LHP James Paxton (3-5, 4.27 ERA) gets the ball when Seattle returns home for the opener of a four-game set against Boston on Monday night. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (2-4, 6.51 ERA) pitches for the Red Sox.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '