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ATLANTA - Mike Budenholzer wasnt going to let the Atlanta Hawks relax after their strongest defensive half of the season, especially when he detected a lack of intensity to open the second half. Saucony Italia Scontate .Budenholzer called a full timeout after New Orleans first possession of the second half, and the Hawks got the message that no letdown would be tolerated.Led by Jeff Teagues 26 points and the strong defence in the first half, the Hawks answered every second-half challenge from New Orleans and beat the Pelicans 100-91 on Friday night.DeMarre Carroll added 19 points for Atlanta, which didnt trail after the opening period.Ryan Anderson and Jrue Holiday each had 20 points for New Orleans.The Pelicans couldnt recover after being held to a season-low 28 first-half points, but Budenholzer wasnt happy when New Orleans opened the second half with back-to-back baskets by Tyreke Evans, who had 18 points, and Anthony Davis, who had 14 points and 11 rebounds.I dont think our focus was where it needed to be coming out of halftime, Budenholzer said. Theyre a very good third-quarter team.Atlantas Kyle Korver said the timeout was a great thing to do for the Hawks to kind of figure out if we were going to play in the second half or not.The Pelicans cut Atlantas lead to seven points three times in the fourth period, the last at 94-87. Teague answered with a basket that barely beat the shot clock with 39 seconds remaining.We just came out aggressive on both ends, Teague said. The team did a really good job of playing good team defence. We just helped one another.Paul Millsap had 13 points and nine rebounds and Al Horford had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Atlanta.Teague and his backup, Dennis Schroder, each used quick drives to the basket to win matchups against Pelicans guards, including Holiday. Schroder had 11 points.Teague made 10 of 16 shots and had seven assists.Teague lived in our paint tonight, said New Orleans coach Monty Williams.Teague went behind his back on a drive and layup to spark Atlantas 8-0 run to finish an otherwise sluggish first half for both teams.Teague then set up a basket by Horford, who scored again on an assist from Pero Antic to give the Hawks a 41-28 halftime lead. It was the Pelicans lowest first-half total for the season and the fewest points allowed by Atlanta in any half this year.TIP-INSPelicans: New Orleans made only 5 of 20 shots while scoring only 13 points in the second quarter. ... After making one start, Darius Miller moved back to the bench and did not play. ... Omer Asik had 10 points and 11 rebounds.Hawks: G Thabo Sefolosha was held out with flu-like symptoms, leaving Atlanta with 12 active players. ... G John Jenkins and C Adreian Payne were assigned to Fort Wayne of the NBA Development League. It is the rookie Paynes second assignment to Fort Wayne. Jenkins, in his third season, scored 12 points in his only game with Atlanta this season.UP NEXTPelicans: At Washington on Saturday.Hawks: Host Charlotte on Saturday.KORVER STREAKINGKorver, best known for his 3-point shooting, made each of his three free throws. He has made 28 consecutive free throws since his last miss on Nov. 7 at Charlotte. Tom McMillen set the team record with 47 consecutive free throws in 1978-79.BAD STARTNew Orleans shooting guard Austin Rivers missed each of his eight shots from the field and did not score in his first start of the season.I had good looks, Rivers said. ... Im not going to whine. Saucony Scontate . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. Scarpe Saucony Offerta . Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton and Kole Calhoun all homered to help the Los Angeles Angels get their first win of the season with an 11-1 rout of the Houston Astros. http://www.sauconyscontate.it/ . The 29-year-old German, the 2011 overall World Cup champion, says she has decided "to end my career now. NEW YORK -- Carlos Beltran felt he was finally emerging from a miserable start to his career with the New York Yankees. One swing Friday night made him certain of it. The slumping slugger launched a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, giving New York a 5-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. "Thank God the past couple of days I would say Ive been feeling more comfortable at the plate and Ive been putting good at-bats together," Beltran said. "I just felt confident that I was going to do something positive." Beltran signed a $45 million, three-year contract with New York this winter after an All-Star season with the St. Louis Cardinals. But he has struggled with inconsistency and an elbow injury has limited him to the designated hitter role since early June. Beltran began the game batting just .221. But right after Brian McCann lined an RBI single, Beltran hit a drive off Zach Britton (3-1) far over the left-field wall. It was the first time this year that the Yankees won in their final at-bat at home, and it was their fourth straight victory overall. "Its been somewhat of a struggle then he got hurt. But you can just see him starting to square the balls up," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "That was a tremendous at-bat." The Yankees kept coming up empty with runners in scoring position until the ninth. Brett Gardner led off the inning with a single, then Derek Jeter struck out looking and Jacoby Ellsbury flied out. Mark Teixeira followed with a walk and McCann singled home a run, setting up Beltrans first walkoff homer since 2008, for the New York Mets. Britton was already off the field by the time Beltran made it to home plate, where he was mobbed by his teammates and then got doused during a postgame interview. "He just had a couple of sinkers up and they made him pay for it," Orioles manager Buck Showlater said of Britton. "I cannot really fault him, all things considered. He let it rip and it did not work for him tonight." David Huff (1-0) gave up Steve Pearces RBI single in the ninth but got the win. Leading 3-1 heading into the ninth, the Orioles missed a chance to pull even with the Yankees for second place in the AL East. "It is frustrating. These are games we want to win right now but you just have to turn the page," said Britton, who has two blown saves in 11 chances. Saucony Saldi Online. "You cannot just sit here and mope about it. Go out there and make the adjustment." Coming off a decisive three-game sweep of the division-leading Toronto Blue Jays, New York jumped out to a quick lead on Teixeiras RBI double. Then they fizzled, wasting three chances with the bases loaded and failing to capitalize on a career high-tying six walks from Ubaldo Jimenez. "We just couldnt seem to get the big hit when we needed it," Girardi said. Centre fielder Adam Jones threw a runner out at home plate in the second and hit an RBI single in the sixth, helping the Orioles take a 2-1 lead. Nick Hundley doubled for the Orioles first hit off Hiroki Kuroda leading off the sixth and scored on Pearces one-out double. Pearce had an RBI single in the ninth three batters after third baseman Yangervis Solarte made a fielding error to open the inning. The Yankees loaded the bases for the first of three times in the second but Beltran, who doubled leading off, tried scoring on Gardners fly to medium centre field. Jones throw reached Hundley on one perfect hop, and the catcher had plenty of time to apply the tag for the double play. Jimenez loaded bases in the fifth with three straight two-out walks. He needed one pitch to get out of the jam: Teixeira grounded to first base on the first pitch he saw, keeping it 1-0. The Yankees loaded the bases again with two outs in the sixth -- a single and two walks -- but this time Jimenez wasnt given a chance to quash the rally. T.J. McFarland was brought in to face Gardner. Second baseman Ryan Flaherty got the save, though, ranging deep behind second base to field Gardners hard one-hopper and making a swift, backhand flip to shortstop J.J. Hardy covering for the forceout. NOTES: Yankees 2B Brian Roberts singled in the second for his 1,500th career hit. He had 1,452 with the Orioles before signing with New York this off-season. ... Yankees RHP Michael Pineda (60-day, right shoulder muscle) could begin throwing soon. Pineda says he feels good but he had an MRI to make sure the muscle is fully healed before he starts a program, Girardi said. ... Up next: Orioles RHP Bud Norris (6-5) goes against Yankees LHP Vidal Nuno (1-3). ' ' '