"Jeff Teague is just 23 years old and only recently took on a major role for the Hawks, so all of these games and minutes lately should be no problem, right?

"I guess," Teague said, smiling, after he logged 42 minutes during the Hawks' 106-101 victory at New Jersey on Monday night. "I'm still human."

The Hawks have played a schedule that can tax the bodies and minds of any age. The game at New Jersey was their sixth in eight days and one of 10 over the first 14 days of the season."