Blazers vs. Hawks: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions
The Portland Trail Blazers (26-41) play against the Atlanta Hawks (34-34) at State Farm Arena
The East pennant race moves west with Boston, Toronto, Chicago and Washington all with late games this week.
Cavs, Hawks, Raptors (4th straight road W) and Bucks all win Monday…Bulls (at Sac), Sixers and Wizards lose.
Celtics magic numbers
4-seed: 15
Playoffs: 12
Play-in: 4 pic.twitter.com/fIt221GH9g – 1:06 AM David Hardisty @clutchfans
Cavs win?
Hawks win?
TWolves win?
Hornets win?
Raptors win?
#Rockets fans were 5-for-5 tonight. With 14 games remaining, Brooklyn’s pick is #16 with pick #17 still a full three games away. – 12:58 AM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Hawks’ Trae Young drops 46 points in win over Trail Blazers, has scored 93 points in last 24 hours
cbssports.com/nba/news/hawks… – 12:41 AM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Perfect 5/5 night for OKC’s draft picks.
OKC L
LAC L
SAC W
CHA W
ATL W
Clippers resting guys down the stretch since LA is locked at #8. Second hardest remaining schedule.
Hawks & Hornets may both end up with better records.
If LAC lose the play-in, the #11 pick is in play. – 12:28 AM Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Top scorers against the Wizards in their last three games:
LeBron James – 50
Josh Hart – 44
Stephen Curry – 47 – 12:16 AM Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
An opposing player has scored at least 44 points against the Wizards in the Wizards’ last three games. They are: LeBron James (50 pts.), Josh Hart (44 pts.) and Steph Curry (47 pts. with 1:57 remaining in the fourth quarter). – 12:15 AM Clint Capela @CapelaClint
700 career blocks damn what a journey tho 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/cHjsyhtaMP – 12:09 AM Trae Young @TheTraeYoung
It’s levels to this..📶
#WeMove pic.twitter.com/gY9jftvV2F – 12:08 AM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
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#RipCity pic.twitter.com/LCyeNS1dei – 12:00 AM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae, on talking to Tony Parker for a few moments after the game pic.twitter.com/UiOVW0Bp61 – 11:42 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The loss tonight drops the Spurs 4 games behind the Lakers for 9th and 3.5 games behind the Pelicans for 10th.
Blazers (11th) are 1 game ahead of San Antonio (12th).
Spurs still have the 7th worst record, where they’ve been for almost 2 months. So lottery odds aren’t improving – 11:27 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Standings from 7th to 10th have stayed about the same, but Hawks have put some distance between themselves and 11th-seed Washington. pic.twitter.com/LsOOqd3BM5 – 11:08 PM Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Towns with a career-best 60 points, eclipsing the 56 he scored against Atlanta on March 28, 2018. – 11:01 PM Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns has 57 points & counting vs. Spurs
– New career-high (Previous: 56 vs. Hawks in 2018)
– New Minnesota franchise-record (Previous: Towns w/ 56)
– New 2021-22 NBA season-high (Previous: LeBron James & Trae Young w/ 56) – 11:00 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
KAT had 56 against the Hawks once, and his career-high game is going to soon belong to the Spurs. – 10:32 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Tough finish, but a lot of positives to take from tonight’s game 🎥 pic.twitter.com/SuZXlZw1I7 – 10:30 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Trae Young in the last 2 games had
93 points (46.5)
17 assists (8.5)
9 rebounds (4.5)
54.9% FG
Ice Trae’s Playoffs mode: ON
#TrueToAtlanta – 10:29 PM Minnesota Timberwolves PR @Twolves_PR
Karl-Anthony Towns is up to 51 points on the night, his second career 50+ point game, becoming the only player in @Minnesota Timberwolves history with multiple 50+ point games.
His career-high and franchise record is 56 on 3/28/18 vs. Atlanta. – 10:28 PM Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Towns with a season-high 44 points, eclipsing the 40 he scored at Houston on Jan. 9.
His career high is 56, vs. Atlanta on March 28, 2018 – 10:24 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Atlanta has now won 14 of its last 16 home games, including a season-high tying six straight home wins. The Hawks’ six straight home wins marks the longest active home winning streak in the East. – 10:18 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Nate McMillan credited Delon Wright for limiting Josh Hart’s touches and output in the 2nd half after getting switched onto him. – 10:16 PM Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
KAT has scored over 35 points in a game 4 times this season
– 3/5 v. POR: Ant didn’t play
– 3/1 v. GSW: Ant didn’t play
– 2/15 v. CHA: Ant gets hurt in 1st half
– 1/9 v. HOU: Ant has 19 points
KAT with 35 points here early in the 3rd quarter tonight. Ant currently has 3 points. – 10:10 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
The Atlanta Hawks are the #1 team in turnover percentage in the NBA this season and it saved their butts tonight. – 10:09 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Final 📊
Josh: 31p/7r/4a
Trendon: 22p/9r/2a/4b
Brandon: 20p/3r/6a/1s/1b
Drew: 16p/10r/2a/1s/1b
Eli: 8p/1r
CJ E: 6p/13r/5a
Keon: 6p/5r/1a/1b
Kris: 2p/5r/3a/2s
Greg: 2p/3r/2a/2b – 10:09 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae has 93 NBA points since you ate lunch yesterday afternoon. – 10:08 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young is the first player in the NBA this season to score 40+ on back-to-back nights and the first to do so since Bradley Beal (2/23/20, 2/24/20), per @EliasSports. – 10:08 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Hawks 122, Blazers 113: FINAL. 31 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists for @Josh Hart. 22 points, 9 rebounds for @Trendon Watford. 20 points, 6 assists for @TheeBWill. 16 points, 10 rebounds for @Drew Eubanks. – 10:07 PM Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
Trae Young tonight:
46 PTS
6 REB
12 AST
Young is just the second player in @Jaryd Wilson history to record consecutive 45-point games, joining Dominique Wilkins (2x).
He’s just the fourth player in NBA history to record at least 45p/5a on consecutive days. pic.twitter.com/uBtVBM7ebQ – 10:07 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
The Hawks have reached 0.500. – 10:05 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Trae Young last 2 games:
47 PTS, 5 AST, 7 3PT yesterday
46 PTS, 12 AST, 5 3PT today pic.twitter.com/gqmwuuJIbJ – 10:04 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Fought to the finish.
#RipCity pic.twitter.com/JBRAxWjzgD – 10:04 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks come back from down 15 and beat the Blazers 122-113. Hawks are now 34-34.
Young: 46/6/12, 15/31 FG
Hunter: 20 points, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 6/17 FG
Huerter: 14, 6/15 FG
Blazers had 21 turnovers. Hawks had 4
First time the Hawks are .500 since Dec. 17 when they were 14-14. – 10:04 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
Hawks get the W! .500 at last! pic.twitter.com/A1dQtMisFx – 10:03 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Check off De’Andre Hunter crunch-time fake DHO on your bingo cards. – 9:58 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Hawks have been hard-pressed for offense tonight and Trae has had a number of passes where he has looked at one receiver and thrown it to another just to buy an extra half beat for the shooter. – 9:54 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Hawks are shooting 34.6 percent from the field and 23.4 percent from three. – 9:47 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young has recorded his 11th career game of 40+ points and 10+ assists, one such game away from tying LeBron James and Allen Iverson (12) for seventh-most in NBA history. – 9:45 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Kris Dunn fouls out in his first game as a Trail Blazer with 2 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in 19 minutes. – 9:43 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Sharing is caring!
Tonight’s @Moda_Health Assist of the Game 🎯 pic.twitter.com/ydCRSLDLDn – 9:41 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
The designated rowdy section here in Atlanta chants “SIT DOWN NURKIC!” Nurk responds by popping his collar then giving the “MORE” hand signal after Williams made a three to cut Atlanta’s lead to 1 with 5:13 to play. Good, clean fun for everyone. – 9:39 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks haven’t scored since the 8:36 mark.
Hawks now up 104-103 with 5:13 to go – 9:38 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Cleveland on 8-2 run that includes Garland’s Lillard tribute, Okoro’s and-one through Zubac (miss FT), then Markkanen hitting his 4th 3 of the night.
It’s a 118-111 Cleveland lead with 54.3 left in OT. – 9:38 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Darius Garland is hitting Dame shots at an age where Dame hadn’t even debuted yet. – 9:35 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae has been at the table for about a minute of game action. After a defensive miscue, Nate calls timeout to reset and get Trae back in. – 9:34 PM Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Coming off 36 minutes in Atlanta and 30 in Detroit, Ivica Zubac has played 34 tonight in Cleveland and 3 minutes still remain in overtime. He looks gassed but has 22 points and 14 boards. – 9:32 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Bogdan Bogdanovic has now made at least one triple in a career-high 30 straight games. His 30 consecutive games with at least one three-pointer is tied for the fourth-longest such streak in franchise history. – 9:31 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young is the sixth Hawk in franchise history to notch back-to-back games of 40+ points (done 15 times): John Drew, Cliff Hagan, Lou Hudson, Bob Pettit (5 times) and Dominique Wilkins (6 times). – 9:24 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
The Blazers have 17 turnovers in this game and yet they’re still in this one. – 9:23 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
12 minutes to the finish.
#RipCity pic.twitter.com/60L2vRMLUO – 9:22 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Hawks 89, Blazers 84: end of third quarter. 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists for @Josh Hart. 19 points, 4 rebounds for @Trendon Watford. 12 points, 8 rebounds for @Drew Eubanks. – 9:21 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks up 89-84 over the Blazers heading into the fourth quarter.
Trae Young: 42/6/8, 14/28 FG
Young had 21 points in the third quarter. – 9:21 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young has recorded his 24th career game of 40-or-more points, surpassing Lou Hudson for third-most such games in franchise history.
Dominique Wilkins: 54
Bob Pettit: 47
Trae Young: 24
Lou Hudson: 23 – 9:17 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Trae Young: 13/26 FG
The other four Hawks starters: 11/39 FG
Young has 40 and the Hawks are up 83-77 – 9:15 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
21-4 run for the Hawks.
Hawks now lead 79-77 – 9:12 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Hawks on a 19-4 run tie the game at 77-77 with five minutes to play in the third quarter. – 9:10 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae has 32/6/8. A triple double isn’t out of the question. – 9:04 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Even after a mini-run, the Hawks appear a bit dispirited. There’s some tired body language, but Capela (playing) and Collins (not playing) still look upbeat. – 9:01 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Hawks have yet to score in the second half, Blazers with their largest lead of the night so far at 74-58 with 10:16 to play in the third quarter. – 8:56 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
6-0 Portland run to start 3Q.
Hawks down 15. – 8:53 PM Jay Allen @PDXjay
Previous best two-game scoring stretch of @Josh Hart‘s career was 51 points (Dec. 23 + Dec. 26 of this season w/ NOP). Hart already has 69 in his last game (44) plus the 1st half of tonight’s contest (25). #RipCity – 8:42 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Blazers made 7 of 11 threes in 1H. Hawks made 5 of 23. – 8:39 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young finished tonight’s first half with 21 points, seven assists, five rebounds and one steal. It’s his 13th half of the season with 20+ points and 5+ assists – the most in the NBA and seven more halves than the next closest player (James Harden, 6). – 8:38 PM Aaron J. Fentress @AaronJFentress
Josh Hart has 25 points at halftime at Atlanta after scoring 44 in Saturday’s win over Washington.
Blazers up 67-58.
No comment.
#RipCity – 8:38 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
I’m getting to the point where it’s like, is the best case for the Hawks trying their lottery luck and jumping into the top 4 or is a quick first round exit better? – 8:37 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Blazers 67, Hawks 58: halftime. 25 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists for @Josh Hart. 11 points, 3 rebounds for @Trendon Watford. 8 points apiece for @Drew Eubanks and @TheeBWill. – 8:36 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks down 67-58 to the Blazers at halftime.
Young: 21/5/7, 7/17 FG
Hunter: 11/3. 3/7 FG
Huerter: 9, 4/10 FG
Josh Hart has 25 on 9/12 shooting for the Blazers.
Flat out embarrassing for the Hawks. – 8:36 PM Jay Allen @PDXjay
Trae Young whistled for a technical late in the 1st half after clapping at the official who correctly called a foul on him. – 8:35 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
With his fifth free throw of the game, Trae Young has tied Pete Maravich for 14th on the Hawks all-time FTM list (1,713). – 8:34 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
BRANDON WILLIAMS, EVERYONE!
@TheeBWill | #RipCity pic.twitter.com/zsSt0xjP8H – 8:33 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz
Former Blazers head coach Terry Stotts was just spotted in the hallways at Vivint Arena ahead of Jazz-Bucks. – 8:32 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
pic.twitter.com/6WDMO6GOwJ – 8:32 PM Jay Allen @PDXjay
CJ Elleby has a career-high 10 rebounds…in the 1st half. #RipCity – 8:32 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
CJ Eleby’s contribution on Blazers game is really underrated. He does so many small things to help his teammates and gives freedom on offense. He deserves a lot of credits for his approach and mindset. #RipCity – 8:25 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
death, taxes & @Drew Eubanks dunking on people pic.twitter.com/K2TqsEBfrm – 8:25 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
With his first block of the evening, Clint Capela has tied Kent Bazemore for 20th on the Hawks all-time blocks list (210). Capela recorded his 700th career rejection on 3/13 against the Pacers. – 8:25 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
With his first steal of the night, Trae Young has tallied his 250th career theft. – 8:24 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Lamar Stevens already in foul trouble, just sent Luke Kennard to line for 3 FTs
Now we’re getting Dylan Windler minutes, who I vaguely remember getting Joe Ingles comps three years ago… – 8:24 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Get out of @Trendon Watford‘s way!
@GEICO | #RipCity pic.twitter.com/XRPMi2YhqZ – 8:22 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
See, if you’re going to do the fake opposing fans bit, you have to bring a different element to it, like the folks here in Atlanta and the “Diamond Tester” – 8:16 PM Jamie Hudson @JamieHudson_
Trendon Watford doing it all rn – 8:15 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
The Hawks are down 9 to a team that is giving rotation minutes to Kris Dunn, who was just signed yesterday. – 8:15 PM Mike Richman @mikegrich
Hawks needed 47 from Trae to beat the Pacers last night, and they had Gallo in that one. Oddsmakers didn’t know – 8:14 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young scored 15 points in tonight’s first quarter, his 13th quarter of the season scoring 15+ points. Heading into tonight’s games, his 13 such quarters are tied for 2nd-most in the NBA: Stephen Curry (16), Devin Booker (13), Karl-Anthony Towns (13), Trae Young (13). – 8:06 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
That last minute is the Hawks defensive season encapsulated. – 8:04 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
First quarter in the books.
#RipCity pic.twitter.com/xc51GUWjwY – 8:04 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Blazers 34, Hawks 29: end of first quarter. 14 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds for @Josh Hart. 7 points, 1 assist/rebound for @Trendon Watford. POR shooting 58 percent, ATL 37 percent. – 8:04 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks are down 34-29 to the Blazers at the end of the first quarter.
Young has 15 points and 4 assists on 6/13 shooting.
Josh Hart has 14 for the Blazers.
Hawks shot 36 percent in the quarter, Blazers shot 58 percent – 8:03 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae has 15 with a minute left in 1Q. – 8:01 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Kevin Knox has checked in. He is most likely the “9th man” for the evening. – 7:55 PM Mike Richman @mikegrich
Blazers update: Trendon Watford is doing a bunch of good stuff. – 7:55 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
🎯 @TheeBWill 🎯 pic.twitter.com/ccnroGBWBh – 7:55 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
First two Hawks to the table are Okongwu and Bogdanovic. – 7:52 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
With his first three-pointer of the night, Kevin Huerter has now made at least one triple in 20 straight games. It’s the third time in his career he’s had 20 consecutive games with at least one made three-pointer. – 7:43 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
We may still need 60 from Trae to get it done tonight. Because it is the same every night. 🤣🤣🤣 – 7:40 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Starting 5⃣
8⃣ @TheeBWill
1⃣1⃣ @Josh Hart
1⃣6⃣ @CJ Elleby
2⃣ @Trendon Watford
2⃣4⃣ @Drew Eubanks
#RipCity | @stormxio pic.twitter.com/mUvTzmZIjx – 7:33 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Atlanta enters tonight’s game having won 13 of its last 15 games played at State Farm Arena. Since 1/17, the Hawks are averaging 121.7 PPG and 27.6 APG (.517 FG%, .403 3FG%, .827 FT%).
Game Notes vs. Portland: nba.com/gamenotes/hawk… – 7:15 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Delon Wright starts tonight with De’Andre Hunter sliding over to PF. – 7:06 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks starters vs. Blazers
Trae Young
Delon Wright
Kevin Huerter
De’Andre Hunter
Clint Capela – 7:06 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
π Day Stuff:
Bogdan Bogdanovic is averaging 3.14 assists per game this season. – 6:54 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
🏀 #RipCity vs @Jaryd Wilson
4:30PM
📺 @ROOTSPORTS_NW | https://t.co/yBftNpwWBR
📻 @RipCityRadio620 pic.twitter.com/cYnp2NDIb2 – 6:53 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
The Human Highlight Film 🤝 @Anfernee Simons pic.twitter.com/7Xqpj3Y8hY – 6:20 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
New Dunc’d On Prime: 8 in the West on DEN, HOU, MIN, OKC, PHX, SAC, POR with @Danny Leroux Join us: duncdon.supportingcast.fm/join – 6:16 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
More McMillan on Trae Young’s decision making: “He’s doing a good job of reading the defense and make the right reads.He’s showing that growth and it’s good when you have a player that you’ve got 2 on the ball because that’s gonna free up opportunities on the weak side for guys”. – 6:15 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Asked Nate McMillan on Trae Young’s growth as decision maker this season for the Hawks. “He’s very capable of scoring the ball. He’s a player that his strength is ability to create offense, force a team to have to put 2 sometimes 3 on him, which opens up a lot for our team”. – 6:10 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Kris Dunn, who signed a 10-day contract today, is expected to play tonight versus Atlanta – 6:10 PM Jay Allen @PDXjay
#Blazers starting lineup tonight against the #Hawks: Brandon Williams, Josh Hart, CJ Elleby, Trendon Watford, and Drew Eubanks. @RipCityRadio620 – 6:06 PM Jay Allen @PDXjay
Chauncey Billups says Kris Dunn is available for tonight’s game in Atlanta. Dunn signed a 10-day contract with the #Blazers earlier today. #RipCity – 6:05 PM Clint Capela @CapelaClint
GAMEDAY in the 🅰 !! pic.twitter.com/r6yBOgKAqS – 5:01 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young is coming off his 23rd 40-plus scoring outing of his career, netting 47 points against the Pacers last night. Young tied Lou Hudson for the third-most 40+ point games in franchise history: Dominique Wilkins (54), Bob Pettit (47), Trae Young (23), Lou Hudson (23). – 5:00 PM Jamie Hudson @JamieHudson_
Blazers Injury Report:
Bledsoe (left Achilles;), Ingles (left knee recovery) Lillard (core muscle), Little (shoulder), Didi Louzada (left knee recovery), Nurkic (plantar fasciitis), Anfernee Simons (left knee) & Justise Winslow (right Achilles) are out for today’s game at Atlanta – 4:08 PM Greg Brown @gb3elite
It’s GameDay #RipCity pic.twitter.com/iZjBTZghmm – 4:00 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Hold on a hot second. Why do the Atlanta Profitmargins need a new 1B? – 3:06 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
We have signed Kris Dunn & Drew Eubanks to 10-day contracts. Both contracts are via the NBA’s hardship exception.
Welcome to the squad, Kris!
rip.city/3t9RJ1b – 2:15 PM Jay Allen @PDXjay
Atlanta’s John Collins (sprained right ring finger; strained right foot) will miss his second straight game tonight against the #Blazers. Danilo Gallinari (sore right Achilles), who started last night for Collins against Indiana, is out tonight against Portland. – 1:42 PM James Boyd @RomeovilleKid
I asked Oshae Brissett about the #Pacers’ 15 TOs, which led to 23 points for the Hawks, and he pointed out a possible silver lining:
“I feel like we’re making those passes b/c everyone is really unselfish. Everyone wants to make the right play.”
Still building chemistry. pic.twitter.com/hstVFpiOYF – 1:37 PM
Game Time: 7:30 PM EDT on Monday March 14, 2022
Portland Trail Blazers 113, Atlanta Hawks 122 (Final)
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBPThe East pennant race moves west with Boston, Toronto, Chicago and Washington all with late games this week.
Cavs, Hawks, Raptors (4th straight road W) and Bucks all win Monday…Bulls (at Sac), Sixers and Wizards lose.
Celtics magic numbers
4-seed: 15
Playoffs: 12
Play-in: 4 pic.twitter.com/fIt221GH9g – 1:06 AM David Hardisty @clutchfans
Cavs win?
Hawks win?
TWolves win?
Hornets win?
Raptors win?
#Rockets fans were 5-for-5 tonight. With 14 games remaining, Brooklyn’s pick is #16 with pick #17 still a full three games away. – 12:58 AM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Hawks’ Trae Young drops 46 points in win over Trail Blazers, has scored 93 points in last 24 hours
cbssports.com/nba/news/hawks… – 12:41 AM Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Perfect 5/5 night for OKC’s draft picks.
OKC L
LAC L
SAC W
CHA W
ATL W
Clippers resting guys down the stretch since LA is locked at #8. Second hardest remaining schedule.
Hawks & Hornets may both end up with better records.
If LAC lose the play-in, the #11 pick is in play. – 12:28 AM Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Top scorers against the Wizards in their last three games:
LeBron James – 50
Josh Hart – 44
Stephen Curry – 47 – 12:16 AM Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
An opposing player has scored at least 44 points against the Wizards in the Wizards’ last three games. They are: LeBron James (50 pts.), Josh Hart (44 pts.) and Steph Curry (47 pts. with 1:57 remaining in the fourth quarter). – 12:15 AM Clint Capela @CapelaClint
700 career blocks damn what a journey tho 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/cHjsyhtaMP – 12:09 AM Trae Young @TheTraeYoung
It’s levels to this..📶
#WeMove pic.twitter.com/gY9jftvV2F – 12:08 AM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
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#RipCity pic.twitter.com/LCyeNS1dei – 12:00 AM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae, on talking to Tony Parker for a few moments after the game pic.twitter.com/UiOVW0Bp61 – 11:42 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The loss tonight drops the Spurs 4 games behind the Lakers for 9th and 3.5 games behind the Pelicans for 10th.
Blazers (11th) are 1 game ahead of San Antonio (12th).
Spurs still have the 7th worst record, where they’ve been for almost 2 months. So lottery odds aren’t improving – 11:27 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Standings from 7th to 10th have stayed about the same, but Hawks have put some distance between themselves and 11th-seed Washington. pic.twitter.com/LsOOqd3BM5 – 11:08 PM Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Towns with a career-best 60 points, eclipsing the 56 he scored against Atlanta on March 28, 2018. – 11:01 PM Ben Golliver @BenGolliver
Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns has 57 points & counting vs. Spurs
– New career-high (Previous: 56 vs. Hawks in 2018)
– New Minnesota franchise-record (Previous: Towns w/ 56)
– New 2021-22 NBA season-high (Previous: LeBron James & Trae Young w/ 56) – 11:00 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
KAT had 56 against the Hawks once, and his career-high game is going to soon belong to the Spurs. – 10:32 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Tough finish, but a lot of positives to take from tonight’s game 🎥 pic.twitter.com/SuZXlZw1I7 – 10:30 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Trae Young in the last 2 games had
93 points (46.5)
17 assists (8.5)
9 rebounds (4.5)
54.9% FG
Ice Trae’s Playoffs mode: ON
#TrueToAtlanta – 10:29 PM Minnesota Timberwolves PR @Twolves_PR
Karl-Anthony Towns is up to 51 points on the night, his second career 50+ point game, becoming the only player in @Minnesota Timberwolves history with multiple 50+ point games.
His career-high and franchise record is 56 on 3/28/18 vs. Atlanta. – 10:28 PM Tom Orsborn @tom_orsborn
Towns with a season-high 44 points, eclipsing the 40 he scored at Houston on Jan. 9.
His career high is 56, vs. Atlanta on March 28, 2018 – 10:24 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Atlanta has now won 14 of its last 16 home games, including a season-high tying six straight home wins. The Hawks’ six straight home wins marks the longest active home winning streak in the East. – 10:18 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Nate McMillan credited Delon Wright for limiting Josh Hart’s touches and output in the 2nd half after getting switched onto him. – 10:16 PM Dane Moore @DaneMooreNBA
KAT has scored over 35 points in a game 4 times this season
– 3/5 v. POR: Ant didn’t play
– 3/1 v. GSW: Ant didn’t play
– 2/15 v. CHA: Ant gets hurt in 1st half
– 1/9 v. HOU: Ant has 19 points
KAT with 35 points here early in the 3rd quarter tonight. Ant currently has 3 points. – 10:10 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
The Atlanta Hawks are the #1 team in turnover percentage in the NBA this season and it saved their butts tonight. – 10:09 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Final 📊
Josh: 31p/7r/4a
Trendon: 22p/9r/2a/4b
Brandon: 20p/3r/6a/1s/1b
Drew: 16p/10r/2a/1s/1b
Eli: 8p/1r
CJ E: 6p/13r/5a
Keon: 6p/5r/1a/1b
Kris: 2p/5r/3a/2s
Greg: 2p/3r/2a/2b – 10:09 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae has 93 NBA points since you ate lunch yesterday afternoon. – 10:08 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young is the first player in the NBA this season to score 40+ on back-to-back nights and the first to do so since Bradley Beal (2/23/20, 2/24/20), per @EliasSports. – 10:08 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Hawks 122, Blazers 113: FINAL. 31 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists for @Josh Hart. 22 points, 9 rebounds for @Trendon Watford. 20 points, 6 assists for @TheeBWill. 16 points, 10 rebounds for @Drew Eubanks. – 10:07 PM Justin Kubatko @jkubatko
Trae Young tonight:
46 PTS
6 REB
12 AST
Young is just the second player in @Jaryd Wilson history to record consecutive 45-point games, joining Dominique Wilkins (2x).
He’s just the fourth player in NBA history to record at least 45p/5a on consecutive days. pic.twitter.com/uBtVBM7ebQ – 10:07 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
The Hawks have reached 0.500. – 10:05 PM StatMuse @statmuse
Trae Young last 2 games:
47 PTS, 5 AST, 7 3PT yesterday
46 PTS, 12 AST, 5 3PT today pic.twitter.com/gqmwuuJIbJ – 10:04 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Fought to the finish.
#RipCity pic.twitter.com/JBRAxWjzgD – 10:04 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks come back from down 15 and beat the Blazers 122-113. Hawks are now 34-34.
Young: 46/6/12, 15/31 FG
Hunter: 20 points, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 6/17 FG
Huerter: 14, 6/15 FG
Blazers had 21 turnovers. Hawks had 4
First time the Hawks are .500 since Dec. 17 when they were 14-14. – 10:04 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
Hawks get the W! .500 at last! pic.twitter.com/A1dQtMisFx – 10:03 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Check off De’Andre Hunter crunch-time fake DHO on your bingo cards. – 9:58 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Hawks have been hard-pressed for offense tonight and Trae has had a number of passes where he has looked at one receiver and thrown it to another just to buy an extra half beat for the shooter. – 9:54 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Hawks are shooting 34.6 percent from the field and 23.4 percent from three. – 9:47 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young has recorded his 11th career game of 40+ points and 10+ assists, one such game away from tying LeBron James and Allen Iverson (12) for seventh-most in NBA history. – 9:45 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Kris Dunn fouls out in his first game as a Trail Blazer with 2 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in 19 minutes. – 9:43 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Sharing is caring!
Tonight’s @Moda_Health Assist of the Game 🎯 pic.twitter.com/ydCRSLDLDn – 9:41 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
The designated rowdy section here in Atlanta chants “SIT DOWN NURKIC!” Nurk responds by popping his collar then giving the “MORE” hand signal after Williams made a three to cut Atlanta’s lead to 1 with 5:13 to play. Good, clean fun for everyone. – 9:39 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks haven’t scored since the 8:36 mark.
Hawks now up 104-103 with 5:13 to go – 9:38 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Cleveland on 8-2 run that includes Garland’s Lillard tribute, Okoro’s and-one through Zubac (miss FT), then Markkanen hitting his 4th 3 of the night.
It’s a 118-111 Cleveland lead with 54.3 left in OT. – 9:38 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Darius Garland is hitting Dame shots at an age where Dame hadn’t even debuted yet. – 9:35 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae has been at the table for about a minute of game action. After a defensive miscue, Nate calls timeout to reset and get Trae back in. – 9:34 PM Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Coming off 36 minutes in Atlanta and 30 in Detroit, Ivica Zubac has played 34 tonight in Cleveland and 3 minutes still remain in overtime. He looks gassed but has 22 points and 14 boards. – 9:32 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Bogdan Bogdanovic has now made at least one triple in a career-high 30 straight games. His 30 consecutive games with at least one three-pointer is tied for the fourth-longest such streak in franchise history. – 9:31 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young is the sixth Hawk in franchise history to notch back-to-back games of 40+ points (done 15 times): John Drew, Cliff Hagan, Lou Hudson, Bob Pettit (5 times) and Dominique Wilkins (6 times). – 9:24 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
The Blazers have 17 turnovers in this game and yet they’re still in this one. – 9:23 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
12 minutes to the finish.
#RipCity pic.twitter.com/60L2vRMLUO – 9:22 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Hawks 89, Blazers 84: end of third quarter. 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists for @Josh Hart. 19 points, 4 rebounds for @Trendon Watford. 12 points, 8 rebounds for @Drew Eubanks. – 9:21 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks up 89-84 over the Blazers heading into the fourth quarter.
Trae Young: 42/6/8, 14/28 FG
Young had 21 points in the third quarter. – 9:21 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young has recorded his 24th career game of 40-or-more points, surpassing Lou Hudson for third-most such games in franchise history.
Dominique Wilkins: 54
Bob Pettit: 47
Trae Young: 24
Lou Hudson: 23 – 9:17 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Trae Young: 13/26 FG
The other four Hawks starters: 11/39 FG
Young has 40 and the Hawks are up 83-77 – 9:15 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
21-4 run for the Hawks.
Hawks now lead 79-77 – 9:12 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Hawks on a 19-4 run tie the game at 77-77 with five minutes to play in the third quarter. – 9:10 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae has 32/6/8. A triple double isn’t out of the question. – 9:04 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Even after a mini-run, the Hawks appear a bit dispirited. There’s some tired body language, but Capela (playing) and Collins (not playing) still look upbeat. – 9:01 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Hawks have yet to score in the second half, Blazers with their largest lead of the night so far at 74-58 with 10:16 to play in the third quarter. – 8:56 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
6-0 Portland run to start 3Q.
Hawks down 15. – 8:53 PM Jay Allen @PDXjay
Previous best two-game scoring stretch of @Josh Hart‘s career was 51 points (Dec. 23 + Dec. 26 of this season w/ NOP). Hart already has 69 in his last game (44) plus the 1st half of tonight’s contest (25). #RipCity – 8:42 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Blazers made 7 of 11 threes in 1H. Hawks made 5 of 23. – 8:39 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young finished tonight’s first half with 21 points, seven assists, five rebounds and one steal. It’s his 13th half of the season with 20+ points and 5+ assists – the most in the NBA and seven more halves than the next closest player (James Harden, 6). – 8:38 PM Aaron J. Fentress @AaronJFentress
Josh Hart has 25 points at halftime at Atlanta after scoring 44 in Saturday’s win over Washington.
Blazers up 67-58.
No comment.
#RipCity – 8:38 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
I’m getting to the point where it’s like, is the best case for the Hawks trying their lottery luck and jumping into the top 4 or is a quick first round exit better? – 8:37 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Blazers 67, Hawks 58: halftime. 25 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists for @Josh Hart. 11 points, 3 rebounds for @Trendon Watford. 8 points apiece for @Drew Eubanks and @TheeBWill. – 8:36 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks down 67-58 to the Blazers at halftime.
Young: 21/5/7, 7/17 FG
Hunter: 11/3. 3/7 FG
Huerter: 9, 4/10 FG
Josh Hart has 25 on 9/12 shooting for the Blazers.
Flat out embarrassing for the Hawks. – 8:36 PM Jay Allen @PDXjay
Trae Young whistled for a technical late in the 1st half after clapping at the official who correctly called a foul on him. – 8:35 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
With his fifth free throw of the game, Trae Young has tied Pete Maravich for 14th on the Hawks all-time FTM list (1,713). – 8:34 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
BRANDON WILLIAMS, EVERYONE!
@TheeBWill | #RipCity pic.twitter.com/zsSt0xjP8H – 8:33 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz
Former Blazers head coach Terry Stotts was just spotted in the hallways at Vivint Arena ahead of Jazz-Bucks. – 8:32 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
pic.twitter.com/6WDMO6GOwJ – 8:32 PM Jay Allen @PDXjay
CJ Elleby has a career-high 10 rebounds…in the 1st half. #RipCity – 8:32 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
CJ Eleby’s contribution on Blazers game is really underrated. He does so many small things to help his teammates and gives freedom on offense. He deserves a lot of credits for his approach and mindset. #RipCity – 8:25 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
death, taxes & @Drew Eubanks dunking on people pic.twitter.com/K2TqsEBfrm – 8:25 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
With his first block of the evening, Clint Capela has tied Kent Bazemore for 20th on the Hawks all-time blocks list (210). Capela recorded his 700th career rejection on 3/13 against the Pacers. – 8:25 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
With his first steal of the night, Trae Young has tallied his 250th career theft. – 8:24 PM Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Lamar Stevens already in foul trouble, just sent Luke Kennard to line for 3 FTs
Now we’re getting Dylan Windler minutes, who I vaguely remember getting Joe Ingles comps three years ago… – 8:24 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Get out of @Trendon Watford‘s way!
@GEICO | #RipCity pic.twitter.com/XRPMi2YhqZ – 8:22 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
See, if you’re going to do the fake opposing fans bit, you have to bring a different element to it, like the folks here in Atlanta and the “Diamond Tester” – 8:16 PM Jamie Hudson @JamieHudson_
Trendon Watford doing it all rn – 8:15 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
The Hawks are down 9 to a team that is giving rotation minutes to Kris Dunn, who was just signed yesterday. – 8:15 PM Mike Richman @mikegrich
Hawks needed 47 from Trae to beat the Pacers last night, and they had Gallo in that one. Oddsmakers didn’t know – 8:14 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young scored 15 points in tonight’s first quarter, his 13th quarter of the season scoring 15+ points. Heading into tonight’s games, his 13 such quarters are tied for 2nd-most in the NBA: Stephen Curry (16), Devin Booker (13), Karl-Anthony Towns (13), Trae Young (13). – 8:06 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
That last minute is the Hawks defensive season encapsulated. – 8:04 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
First quarter in the books.
#RipCity pic.twitter.com/xc51GUWjwY – 8:04 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Blazers 34, Hawks 29: end of first quarter. 14 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds for @Josh Hart. 7 points, 1 assist/rebound for @Trendon Watford. POR shooting 58 percent, ATL 37 percent. – 8:04 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks are down 34-29 to the Blazers at the end of the first quarter.
Young has 15 points and 4 assists on 6/13 shooting.
Josh Hart has 14 for the Blazers.
Hawks shot 36 percent in the quarter, Blazers shot 58 percent – 8:03 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Trae has 15 with a minute left in 1Q. – 8:01 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Kevin Knox has checked in. He is most likely the “9th man” for the evening. – 7:55 PM Mike Richman @mikegrich
Blazers update: Trendon Watford is doing a bunch of good stuff. – 7:55 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
🎯 @TheeBWill 🎯 pic.twitter.com/ccnroGBWBh – 7:55 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
First two Hawks to the table are Okongwu and Bogdanovic. – 7:52 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
With his first three-pointer of the night, Kevin Huerter has now made at least one triple in 20 straight games. It’s the third time in his career he’s had 20 consecutive games with at least one made three-pointer. – 7:43 PM Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
We may still need 60 from Trae to get it done tonight. Because it is the same every night. 🤣🤣🤣 – 7:40 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
Starting 5⃣
8⃣ @TheeBWill
1⃣1⃣ @Josh Hart
1⃣6⃣ @CJ Elleby
2⃣ @Trendon Watford
2⃣4⃣ @Drew Eubanks
#RipCity | @stormxio pic.twitter.com/mUvTzmZIjx – 7:33 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Atlanta enters tonight’s game having won 13 of its last 15 games played at State Farm Arena. Since 1/17, the Hawks are averaging 121.7 PPG and 27.6 APG (.517 FG%, .403 3FG%, .827 FT%).
Game Notes vs. Portland: nba.com/gamenotes/hawk… – 7:15 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Delon Wright starts tonight with De’Andre Hunter sliding over to PF. – 7:06 PM Chris Kirschner @ChrisKirschner
Hawks starters vs. Blazers
Trae Young
Delon Wright
Kevin Huerter
De’Andre Hunter
Clint Capela – 7:06 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
π Day Stuff:
Bogdan Bogdanovic is averaging 3.14 assists per game this season. – 6:54 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
🏀 #RipCity vs @Jaryd Wilson
4:30PM
📺 @ROOTSPORTS_NW | https://t.co/yBftNpwWBR
📻 @RipCityRadio620 pic.twitter.com/cYnp2NDIb2 – 6:53 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
The Human Highlight Film 🤝 @Anfernee Simons pic.twitter.com/7Xqpj3Y8hY – 6:20 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
New Dunc’d On Prime: 8 in the West on DEN, HOU, MIN, OKC, PHX, SAC, POR with @Danny Leroux Join us: duncdon.supportingcast.fm/join – 6:16 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
More McMillan on Trae Young’s decision making: “He’s doing a good job of reading the defense and make the right reads.He’s showing that growth and it’s good when you have a player that you’ve got 2 on the ball because that’s gonna free up opportunities on the weak side for guys”. – 6:15 PM Christos Tsaltas @Tsaltas46
Asked Nate McMillan on Trae Young’s growth as decision maker this season for the Hawks. “He’s very capable of scoring the ball. He’s a player that his strength is ability to create offense, force a team to have to put 2 sometimes 3 on him, which opens up a lot for our team”. – 6:10 PM Casey Holdahl @CHold
Kris Dunn, who signed a 10-day contract today, is expected to play tonight versus Atlanta – 6:10 PM Jay Allen @PDXjay
#Blazers starting lineup tonight against the #Hawks: Brandon Williams, Josh Hart, CJ Elleby, Trendon Watford, and Drew Eubanks. @RipCityRadio620 – 6:06 PM Jay Allen @PDXjay
Chauncey Billups says Kris Dunn is available for tonight’s game in Atlanta. Dunn signed a 10-day contract with the #Blazers earlier today. #RipCity – 6:05 PM Clint Capela @CapelaClint
GAMEDAY in the 🅰 !! pic.twitter.com/r6yBOgKAqS – 5:01 PM Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young is coming off his 23rd 40-plus scoring outing of his career, netting 47 points against the Pacers last night. Young tied Lou Hudson for the third-most 40+ point games in franchise history: Dominique Wilkins (54), Bob Pettit (47), Trae Young (23), Lou Hudson (23). – 5:00 PM Jamie Hudson @JamieHudson_
Blazers Injury Report:
Bledsoe (left Achilles;), Ingles (left knee recovery) Lillard (core muscle), Little (shoulder), Didi Louzada (left knee recovery), Nurkic (plantar fasciitis), Anfernee Simons (left knee) & Justise Winslow (right Achilles) are out for today’s game at Atlanta – 4:08 PM Greg Brown @gb3elite
It’s GameDay #RipCity pic.twitter.com/iZjBTZghmm – 4:00 PM Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Hold on a hot second. Why do the Atlanta Profitmargins need a new 1B? – 3:06 PM Portland Trail Blazers @trailblazers
We have signed Kris Dunn & Drew Eubanks to 10-day contracts. Both contracts are via the NBA’s hardship exception.
Welcome to the squad, Kris!
rip.city/3t9RJ1b – 2:15 PM Jay Allen @PDXjay
Atlanta’s John Collins (sprained right ring finger; strained right foot) will miss his second straight game tonight against the #Blazers. Danilo Gallinari (sore right Achilles), who started last night for Collins against Indiana, is out tonight against Portland. – 1:42 PM James Boyd @RomeovilleKid
I asked Oshae Brissett about the #Pacers’ 15 TOs, which led to 23 points for the Hawks, and he pointed out a possible silver lining:
“I feel like we’re making those passes b/c everyone is really unselfish. Everyone wants to make the right play.”
Still building chemistry. pic.twitter.com/hstVFpiOYF – 1:37 PM