Hawks @ Wizards -- Part 2: Electric Boogalo

Post #1 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:08 pm

Hawks strive for two-game sweep of Wizards

On Friday, for the second time in as many games, the Washington Wizards host the Atlanta Hawks in a matchup with significant NBA play-in round implications. Atlanta and Washington locked up on Wednesday in a showdown between teams currently sitting at eighth and 10th in the Eastern Conference standings. The No. 8 Hawks scored a 122-120 win over the Wizards, who are No. 10 entering Thursday’s play.

At 11-of-14 from the floor, Hawks star Trae Young delivered his best shooting performance of the season and had his second consecutive game connecting on better than 50 percent of his attempts after seven straight outings in which he made less than 47 percent.

Wednesday’s victory improved Atlanta to .500 on the season and 1 1/2 games behind Miami for the top spot among the four play-in berths in the East. The Hawks opened a four-game road swing that concludes with Friday’s contest by playing the Heat twice in Miami — both Atlanta losses.

Young scored just eight points in the first of the two defeats against the Heat.

Washington now heads into Friday’s contest trailing the Hawks by two games and ninth-place Toronto by a half-game through Wednesday’s action. The Wizards split back-to-back contests with the Raptors last week but have lost three of four overall.

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Post #2 » by **Jamaaliver** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:08 pm

Post #3 » by **HMFFL** » Fri Mar 10, 2023 8:02 pm

Hawks are a 1.5 point favorite.

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Post #4 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 1:06 am

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Post #5 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 1:10 am

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Post #6 » by **HMFFL** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 1:18 am

Keep giving the frontcourt their touches and we will win. Motivation!

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Post #7 » by **HMFFL** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 1:34 am

Gafford doesn't miss. He's consistent

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Post #8 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:35 am

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jayu70 · Post #9 » by **jayu70** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:41 am

Quin has lots of tape to teach for these end of games

Post #10 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:45 am

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D21 · Post #11 » by **D21** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 2:48 am

These 4 consecutives inbounds with less than 30 seconds to play... :noway:

I even think that the third one was last touch by Hunter, and the ref was not sure of that but gave the ball to ATL, but just after that, when it's clearly Beal pushing the ball out in the 4th inbound, he gave it to WAS to compensate

Lucky we are that Beal missed it just after that.

Two games in a row that our bench has a great impact and dominate (good thing as Murray struggled with his shots in both games)

So now, let's hope CLE can beat MIA and that MIN win over BKN, and it would be a perfect day, even if this end of game was almost a nightmare

EDIT: MIA just won the game. MIN tied it on a buzzer beater, OT. Let's go Wolves!

jayu70 · Post #12 » by **jayu70** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:27 am

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Post #13 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 4:34 am

Just for the visual of Trae riding a Hawk with a crown on his head...

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Post #14 » by **HMFFL** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 1:06 pm

Glad we pulled off the win.

We face Boston tonight so back to back games for us. Boston has had two days off. Nice scheduling by the league.

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