Game Thread: Clippers @ Hawks -- 2.5.24

[Jamaaliver]

[Jamaaliver]

Clippers are on 2nd night of a back to back.
On their 3rd game in 4 days.
At the tail end of a 7-game Eastern Conference Road Trip.

This feels like a schedule loss for the other LA Team.

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[King Ken]

So far, so good

[HMFFL]

Trae will have note attempts in the second half so hopefully he hits. Let's get this win!

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[GA34]

How many times has JJ been blocked tonight!

[Jamaaliver]

Clippers look amazing. They just have too much firepower for us to keep up.

But, man am I impressed by the fight in this team. The coaching adjustments and the big time shotmaking.

We look like a completely different team than when we were falling apart a month ago.

We're getting a glimpse of life without Capela...it's gonna be rough. We got to get a legit 7 foot backup center for Okongwu.

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[Jamaaliver]

Never thought I'd see the day I was super excited to have DeAndre back in the starting 5:

[Jamaaliver]

Teams are now completely shading the floor to get the ball out of Trae's hands.

Jalen isn't yet ready to be the full #2 option.

Something to consider if we do end up trading Dejounte.

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[Jamaaliver]

They get this easy action in the start of games -- but not down the stretch.

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[Jamaaliver]

Kawhi is a cyborg.

Russ is unleashed.

Old, fat Harden is still damn good at basketball.

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[King Ken]

We are back to playing good overall basketball again

[Jamaaliver]

Hawks go toe-to-toe with NBA’s elite but fall short

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The Atlanta Hawks’ four game winning streak was snapped at the hands of one of the NBA’s best teams, the L.A. Clippers, in a high-scoring 149-144 defeat at State Farm Arena on Monday night.

De’Andre Hunter led the Hawks with 27 points off the bench with Trae Young added 25 points and 12 assists. For the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high 36 points, and James Harden added 30 points and 10 assists.

The Hawks were without Clint Capela in this contest (sidelined for a minimum of 7-10 days with an adductor strain) while the Clippers were on the second night of a back-to-back and the end of their seven game Grammy road trip and without their own starting center Ivica Zubac.

Right from the outset the Clippers showed why they are among the NBA’s best. The manner of which their offense was clicking was incredible to watch, highlighted particularly in their three-point shooting — which was relentless — shooting 6-of-9 in the first quarter.

The Clippers built a 13-point lead in the early stages of the second quarter, but the Hawks were able get some stops while their scoring kept pace with the Clippers’ high-powered offense, outscoring the visitors 38-29 in the second quarter. Fast forward to the fourth quarter, and it was still a close game with both teams showing no signs of offensive let up.

In the end, the Hawks went toe-to-toe with the Clippers all game long and the difference in the fourth quarter came down to two things: free throws and turnovers. The Clippers shot 14-of-17 from the line in the fourth while the Hawks shot 11-of-14, but the main issue was that the Hawks’ three turnovers led directly to five points. The Clippers committed just one turnover in the fourth as they scored 47 points in the final quarter.

“A lot of it is players making plays,” said Young of the fourth quarter. “They got superstars over there for a reason."

On another night, against a lesser opponent, the Hawks would have had a different result.

Said Snyder postgame, “We compete like that we’re going to be in games and good things will happen.”

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[jayu70]

It's been a gauntlet...next up Jason Tatum.

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