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Hawks Looks to Take a Bow



The Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks haven’t shown us much to get excited about, but it’s a must-watch when Trae Young steps into the Garden. The Hawks sit as the four-seed in the East with their 13-11 record but don’t appear to be the contender many envisioned. The 11-13 Knicks are another mediocre edition that isn’t going anywhere of significance.

In their first matchup this year, the Hawks won 112-99 in early November behind Dejounte Murray’s stat line of 36-9-5. Since then, both teams have had similar near-.500 records, but some recent buzz surrounding Young and Nate McMillan has us keeping an extra close eye on Atlanta.

The Knicks have been relatively healthy all season, whereas the Hawks are currently down two starters in, John Collins and De’Andre Hunter. Jalen Johnson and AJ Griffin have both done well holding down the fort as Johnson has emerged as a critical rebounder while Griffin is showing flashes of strong offensive potential in his rookie year.

HMFFL wrote:I'd like to see Jalen Johnson play more but he fouled out in the 13 minutes he played.

HMFFL wrote:I'd like to see Jalen Johnson play more but he fouled out in the 13 minutes he played.

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