Game Thread: Hawks battle Cavs for Final Playoff Spot

[Galloisdaman]

When Cap went down it looked over. What fight. Some of these guys must be exhausted.

[Galloisdaman]

Insane but nice!!!

[Galloisdaman]

Go rest up guys! Hope Cap and JC are okay. They are needed.

[Galloisdaman]

Absolutely amazed. Never quit.

[Jamaaliver]

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[atlantabbq99]

Great game by Trae! huhuhuh huge loss by the Hawks with Cap's hyperextended knee. Great to see Kong picking up the rebounding slack.

Horrible game by Hunter, but he should be able to bounce back in Miami. Another great game by Bogs!

Cap is the Hawks' 2nd MVP. A hyperextended knee is usually 1 week recovery. Hopefully Cap recovers well and won't miss any or just a few games.

[Jamaaliver]

delon will be hugely important in the next round. He's got to slow down Herro during those crucial bench minutes.

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[D21]

What a win!
Delon made one of the best 2pts game I've seen, when you score one shot only (on 3 only) and can impact like that, it says a lot.
I was thinking he was on the rise these last weeks and it's a good thing he played like that.

Unfortunately, loosing Clint was maybe the best thing for them, as it certainly motivated them, and playing smaller and faster was a key to win. Hope it was a small injury and he recover quickly though

Big game fro Trae, more focused in these kind of games than in regular season, and strill hitting big shots!

[HMFFL]

Great win. This team never gave up and turned it around.


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[D21]

A bit disappointed by the performance of Hunter, I hoped he would slow down a bit more Markkanen, but guys he's so tall with a good shot... and at the same time, CLE should be more disappointed to not have Rubio because they were really bad with Rondo. ATL dominated them by 18pts in 15min while Rondo was on the floor so basically, they could have won this game if they just hadn't play him 15min or not played him at all

Regarding Clint, let's hope he's OK

The Atlanta Hawks lost center Clint Capela late in the first half due to a hyperextended right knee. Despite being helped off the floor, there is optimism that Capela avoided a significant knee injury.

Capela was hurt after fouling Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Evan Mobley. Capela pulled Mobley down on a shot attempt and Mobley lost his balance and fell into Capela's knee.

The Hawks rallied to beat the Cavs, despite Capela's absence. Atlanta now is set to take on the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs.
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[jayu70]

A bit disappointed by the performance of Hunter, I hoped he would slow down a bit more Markkanen, but guys he's so tall with a good shot... and at the same time, CLE should be more disappointed to not have Rubio because they were really bad with Rondo. ATL dominated them by 18pts in 15min while Rondo was on the floor so basically, they could have won this game if they just hadn't play him 15min or not played him at all

Regarding Clint, let's hope he's OK
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Except Hunter wasn't the primary defender on Markenaan, that was Gallo. The problem was late rotations to him or guys were too deep in the paint on dribble drives, Hunter had too such.
Lauri's shots below:
https://www.nba.com/stats/events/?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&ContextMeasure=FGA&EndPeriod=0&EndRange=28800&GameID=0052100201&PlayerID=1628374&RangeType=0&Season=2021-22&SeasonType=PlayIn&StartPeriod=0&StartRange=0&TeamID=1610612739&flag=3&sct=plot&section=game

[D21]

A bit disappointed by the performance of Hunter, I hoped he would slow down a bit more Markkanen, but guys he's so tall with a good shot... and at the same time, CLE should be more disappointed to not have Rubio because they were really bad with Rondo. ATL dominated them by 18pts in 15min while Rondo was on the floor so basically, they could have won this game if they just hadn't play him 15min or not played him at all

Regarding Clint, let's hope he's OK
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Except Hunter wasn't the primary defender on Markenaan, that was Gallo. The problem was late rotations to him or guys were too deep in the paint on dribble drives, Hunter had too such.
Lauri's shots below:
https://www.nba.com/stats/events/?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&ContextMeasure=FGA&EndPeriod=0&EndRange=28800&GameID=0052100201&PlayerID=1628374&RangeType=0&Season=2021-22&SeasonType=PlayIn&StartPeriod=0&StartRange=0&TeamID=1610612739&flag=3&sct=plot&section=game

Yeah, I didn't write it clearly : I thought he would have defend more on Markkanen and that on top of that he would have limited him more than he was limited in the game