Game Thread: Hawks @ Brooklyn -- 3/31/23

[Jamaaliver]

Nets ready for ‘super important’ clash with Hawks



The Brooklyn Nets saw their lead in the race to avoid the play-in game grow a little more comfortable because of favorable results in the fourth quarter against the Houston Rockets and help from the New York Knicks on Wednesday. After pulling away down the stretch from the Western Conference’s worst team, the Nets get another chance at widening their lead for sixth place in the Eastern Conference on Friday night when they host the eighth-place Atlanta Hawks.

Atlanta (38-38) shares the same record as Toronto but sits in eighth because it won two of three meetings with the Raptors. The Hawks are 1 1/2 games behind Miami and two up on the Chicago Bulls, who visit Charlotte Friday.

Atlanta is 14-16 since winning five straight Jan. 13-20. During that span, the Hawks have been at .500 15 times and evened their record yet again with Tuesday’s 120-118 home win over the fourth-place Cleveland Cavaliers.

Atlanta was able to overcome 44 points by Cleveland star Donovan Mitchell by placing seven in double figures. Dejounte Murray bounced back with 29 points after a combined 11-for-31 shooting effort in his first two games back from a brief absence due to a non-COVID-19 illness.

Onyeka Okongwu added a season-best 21 to help the Hawks overcome a quiet night from star Trae Young. Young was held to 16 points on 4-of-15 shooting though he had 10 assists for the second straight game.

The Nets won two of the first three meetings, though Atlanta earned a 129-127 home win on Feb. 26 when Young scored 34 and hit the game-winning 12-foot jumper.

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[DirtybirdGA]

Something wrong with trae mentally? I see he's not producing for hsit. Folks want to vouch for him, but he's not helping.

[Jamaaliver]

Looking forward to the day we get both Trae and DeJounte going in the same week...

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[Jamaaliver]

Something wrong with trae mentally?

I had the same thought. He just looks off. With his passing, shooting and ballhandling.

Maybe some domestic issues?

[HMFFL]

It's been another long season for this team. Trae doesn't seem to be the leader we need at this point in his career. Maybe we can find an elite talent for our frontcourt eventually. Easier said than done.

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[HMFFL]

15 for 21 from three in his last two and half games.

Mikal Bridges

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[Jamaaliver]

15 for 21 from three in his last two and half games.

Mikal Bridges

Think PHX made a mistake trading an up and coming star entering his prime for an injury prone, over-the-hill future Hall of Famer?

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[HMFFL]

15 for 21 from three in his last two and half games.

Mikal Bridges

Think PHX made a mistake trading an up and coming star entering his prime for an injury prone, over-the-hill future Hall of Famer?

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If Phoenix doesn't win a championship with Durant it will be a mistake.

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[Jamaaliver]

That 2018 Draft is looking like a really special one.

Mikal Bridges has developed into the player Travis Schlenk (and all Hawks fans) thoughts DeAndre would turn into.

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[King Ken]

That 2018 Draft is looking like a really special one.

Mikal Bridges has developed into the player Travis Schlenk (and all Hawks fans) thoughts DeAndre would turn into.

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He wasn't in Dre draft class. I wanted Bridges in the top 5 for his class over JJJ. Whereas I would have taken 8 guys over Dre if they were in Dre’s class but they wasn't and it was a weaker class.

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