Game Thread: Hawks steal a win in Sac-Town -- 11.18.24

[Jamaaliver]

Ooooh boy.

I take no joy in a win this tight against a shorthanded opponent.

Huh? why not?

They beat us earlier in the season at our place with their full squad vs our very short handed team where Nance started and the GL bench? Turn about is fair play.

I felt good after that Pistons loss. We started out horribly but outplayed Detroit for 3 quarters. We were clearly the better team, Trae led a masterclass performance -- we just missed out on a major comeback win on the road.

I felt great after that Knicks win, Dyson and Risacher looked great and we outplayed a hated rival in front of the home crowd. We were clearly the better team.

Last night, Kings looked better than us. D Fox and K Ellis looked unstoppable. The refs swallowed the whistle down the stretch...and we got lucky. I'll take the 'W', but this left me more concerned considering Sabonis and DeRozan were both out injured.

[jayu70]

Ooooh boy.

I take no joy in a win this tight against a shorthanded opponent.

Huh? why not?

They beat us earlier in the season at our place with their full squad vs our very short handed team where Nance started and the GL bench? Turn about is fair play.

I felt good after that Pistons loss. We started out horribly but outplayed Detroit for 3 quarters. We were clearly the better team, Trae led a masterclass performance -- we just missed out on a major comeback win on the road.

I felt great after that Knicks win, Dyson and Risacher looked great and we outplayed a hated rival in front of the home crowd. We were clearly the better team.

Last night, Kings looked better than us. D Fox and K Ellis looked unstoppable. The refs swallowed the whistle down the stretch...and we got lucky. I'll take the 'W', but this left me more concerned considering Sabonis and DeRozan were both out injured.

and I'd counter:
Not like JJ played.
Bogi's first game back.
Our 3pt defense is problematic.
Talking about the whistle - Ellis was getting touch calls and continuation calls in lieu of Fox.
I'd rather be lucky when the Hawks have been on the opposite end of those calls more often than not.

[HMFFL]

Trae Young

“I know it’s going to come back, my shot, but I didn’t want to force anything tonight at all and just wanted to let all my shots come to me,” Young said. “And, try to get everybody involved early and that’s what I did and it started out great and got us a big lead and I want to keep doing that all game.”

Coach

“Every game is going to be a little different,” Snyder said. “And for him to understand that there may be a game he doesn’t get that many assists, a game he scores more, and vice versa. So, excellent job by Trae finding people and making plays even though it wasn’t him scoring. That’s what he needs to do.”

https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-hawks/trae-young-has-19-assists-as-hawks-hold-off-the-kings/HE6ASYKNRREYBLSYJ6QEI3XTVU/

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[HMFFL]

This win was everything, even if Sac Town was shorthanded. 


Portland was a disappointing game. 

We have our squad back for the most part and now they can shake the rust off. That began last night. 


Staying out West and we face Golden State tomorrow, so the win last night was a boost, even if our opponent was shorthanded. 

Zaccharie Risacher and Cap deserve some love for their performances.




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[Jamaaliver]

Spoiler:

Trae Young
“I know it’s going to come back, my shot, but I didn’t want to force anything tonight at all and just wanted to let all my shots come to me,” Young said. “And, try to get everybody involved early and that’s what I did and it started out great and got us a big lead and I want to keep doing that all game.”

Coach
“Every game is going to be a little different,” Snyder said. “And for him to understand that there may be a game he doesn’t get that many assists, a game he scores more, and vice versa. So, excellent job by Trae finding people and making plays even though it wasn’t him scoring. That’s what he needs to do.”

https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-hawks/trae-young-has-19-assists-as-hawks-hold-off-the-kings/HE6ASYKNRREYBLSYJ6QEI3XTVU/

Masterclass

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[mediocrityrules]

How does Dyson Daniels not have a steal next to his name in the stats, yet he came up with the game-winning steal at the end??

edit: NVM, i just realized that they gave it as a block