Game Thread: Hawks @ Nets -- 3.16.25

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WTF happened?

We are in first place and just lost to the Nets?

Gueye gets 16 minutes of playing time?

I can only go by the box score but it appears that the Nets strong 3 point shooting was the main difference. Gueye playing was helpful to them too.

I can't wait to get back to the states so I can watch.



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Fast Break Points:
Hawks 30
Nets 10

Points in the Paint:
Hawks 62
Nets 48



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[Jamaaliver]

Fast Break Points:
Hawks 30
Nets 10

Points in the Paint:
Hawks 62
Nets 48

And the Hawks still lost?!?!?

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Disgusting, this team won't ever get to .500 and look respectable.

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Defensive issues, late shooting drought sink Hawks in worst loss of the season

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Though the Atlanta Hawks saw their four-game winning streak snapped on Friday in a home loss to the L.A. Clippers, the vibes were good for the team in advance of a matchup with the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday evening. In fact, the Hawks entered the day with a prime opportunity to take a 2.5-game lead over the Orlando Magic for the Southeast Division lead and, by proxy, the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference.

Unfortunately, the Hawks let a second-half lead slip away in a rather grim loss at Barclays Center. After an early stumble, the Hawks seemingly righted the ship, leading by as many as 10 points in the second half and by eight points with less than 15 minutes remaining. From there, nothing went right for Atlanta, as the Hawks yielded a 31-12 extended run that gave the Nets a lead they would never relinquish on the way to a final score of 122-114.

On the whole, Atlanta's offense was solid, producing at a league-average rate over four quarters and operating with strong efficiency until the closing period. However, the Hawks struggled mightily at times on defense, whicih spelled doom in this particular spot.

"Our defense was the issue," said Hawks head coach Quin Snyder after the loss. "We just didn't get stops on possessions we needed to."

Atlanta's overall defense was simply not good enough but, in drilling down, much of the Hawks' struggles can be traced to bench-heavy units. The Hawks soundly won the minutes with players like Dyson Daniels and Onyeka Okongwu on the floor in the game, and the drop-off from Okongwu to 21-year-old backup big man Dom Barlow was glaring in this matchup.

In fact, the Hawks allowed only 1.07 points per possession in 32 minutes with Okongwu anchoring the defense, while that number ballooned to an unsightly 1.57 points per possession in 16 minutes with Barlow.

...the Hawks also went cold at the worst possible time offensively. After producing at a near-elite level on the offensive end over the first three quarters, Atlanta scored less than a point per possession with 45 percent true shooting in the fourth quarter. That led to only 22 points, with the Hawks missing eight of nine three-point attempts, including their final five offerings from beyond the arc. Under different circumstances, that dry spell could have been navigated, but that hiccup, in tandem with poor defense, proved to be a dire combination.

Fortunately, the Hawks maintain a narrow lead in the division and will face Miami and Orlando three more times this season. As such, Atlanta is in control of its destiny, but if the Hawks land in a tie or a one-game deficit when the regular season ends in mid-April, this loss will be one to remember.

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Good read, Jamaal.
I will just blame Coach Quin. Maybe our defense was suspect, but Brooklyn was making their three pointers, and Quin needs to focus on our players that have the got hand.

Successful teams don't have five or six players a game attempting double digit field goals. We had sox players in the game.

Georges Niang with 9 three point attempts? He made 2.

Disappointing loss for sure as the majority of us probably expected a win.



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