The Hawks came into this game riding a 2 game losing streak entering this game. The Warriors came into this game after losing 6 of their last 7 games and losing by 53 points. The Warriors and Hawks played earlier in the season and the Hawks won 124-108. Stephen Curry didn’t play in that game so this would be the first time that Stephen Curry would play Trae Young since 2018. John Collins would be out for the Hawks in this game but the Hawks would have Lou Williams who they didn’t have the first time these 2 teams played. For the Hawks to win they needed to stop Steph, force turnovers, and find a nice game out of Clint Capela or Trae Young. For the Warriors to win they needed to limit fouls and turnovers, stop Trae Young, and find a nice game out of Stephen Curry. Would the Warriors win with Steph back or would the shorthanded Hawks get the win? To the game!
Clint Capela won the tip which led to an alley oop dunk thrown by Draymond Green and completed by James Wiseman after a defensive stop from the Warriors. At 10:43 Trae Young made a floater to give the Hawks their first points of the game. At 8:56 Clint got a 3 point play to tie the game at 8 points a piece. At 8:23 Solomon Hill made a layup to give the Hawks the lead. Then at 7:55 James Wiseman slammed home an alley oop dunk to retire the game. At 7:37 Solomon Hill made a 3 to retake the lead for the Hawks. At the 6 minute mark James Wiseman made a jumper to give the Warriors the lead. At 5:38 Clint Capela made a dunk to retake the lead for the Hawks. Then at 5:14 James Wiseman made an alley oop dunk to take the lead for the Warriors once again. At 2:20 Kevin Huerter made a 3 to tie the game for the Hawks. At 2:06 Stephen Curry got a 3 point play to retake the lead for the Warriors. At the 1 minute mark Tony Snell made a 3 to tie the game. Then with 34.2 seconds left in the quarter Lou Williams made a 3 to give the Hawks the lead. For the final points of the quarter Stephen Curry made a 3. The Warriors and Hawks were tied 24-24 after the first quarter. James Wiseman led the Warriors in the first quarter with 8 points and Solomon Hill and Clint Capela led the Hawks with 5 points each. The Warriors had 3 more assists, 1 fewer rebound, 2 fewer steals, 2 more blocks, 2 more turnovers, and 1 more foul than the Hawks in the first quarter. The Warriors shot very well in the first quarter with 50% from the field but a rough 14.3% from deep. The Hawks did not shoot well with a rough 36% from the field and 36.4% from 3. Both teams entered the 2nd quarter hoping to have the lead at halftime.
To start the 2nd quarter Kevin Huerter made a jumper. At the 10 minute mark Onyeka Okongwu got a 3 point play to give the Hawks a 7 point lead. At 9:45 Jordan Poole made a layup to give the Warriors their first points of the quarter and make it a 5 point game. At 9:24 Kent Bazemore made a layup to make it a 3 point game. Then at the 9 minute mark Danilo Gallinari made a jumper to give the Hawks a 5 point lead once again. At 8:36 Kelly Oubre Jr. made a pullup jumper to cut the Hawks’ lead to 3. At 7:41 Tony Snell made 2 free throws to give the Hawks a 5 point lead. At 6:46 Danilo Gallinari made a 3 to give the Hawks an 8 point lead. Then at 6:09 Andrew Wiggins made a 3 to make it a 3 point game for the Warriors. At 5:20 Andrew Wiggins made another 3 to tie the game at 40. At 5:04 Clint Capela made a layup to retake the lead for the Hawks. At 2:16 Kevin Huerter made a 3 to give the Hawks a 5 point lead. Then at 2:04 Steph made 3 free throws to remake it a 2 point game. At the 1 minute mark Steph made a layup to tie the game at 53. With 46.4 seconds left in the half Trae Young made 2 free throws to retake the lead for the Hawks. With 38.2 seconds left in the half Steph made 2 of 3 free throws to tie the game for the Warriors. Then with 31 seconds left in the half Kelly Oubre Jr. made a layup to give the Warriors the lead. With 25 seconds left in the half Trae Young made 2 free throws to tie the game for the Hawks. To end the half Draymond Green made a layup. The Warriors were leading 59-57 at halftime. Stephen Curry led the Warriors in the first quarter with 19 points, a rebound, and an assist. Kelly Oubre Jr. also played well for the Warriors with 10 points, 3 rebounds, an assist, a steal, and 2 blocks. Draymond Green played well as well with 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists. Clint Capela led the Hawks in the first half with 15 points, 9 rebounds, a steal, and a block. Trae Young also played well with 10 points, 2 rebounds, an assist, and a steal. Kevin Huerter chipped in too with 10 points, 3 assists, and a steal. The Warriors ended up with 1 more assist, 1 more rebound, 3 more blocks, 2 more turnovers, and 3 more fouls than the Hawks in the first half. The Warriors and Hawks each had 4 steals in the first half as well. The Warriors shot very well in the first half with 54.3% from the field and 18.8% from 3. The Hawks also shot well with 46.5% from the field and 37.5% from 3. Both teams looked to pull away with a great 3rd quarter. To the third!
To start the 3rd quarter Kelly Oubre Jr. made a layup. At 11:19 Bogdan Bogdanović made a 3 to give the Hawks their first points of the quarter. At 10:15 Bogdanović made another 3 to give the Hawks the lead. At 9:37 Kelly Oubre Jr. made a fadeaway jumper to tie the game for the Warriors. Then at 8:23 Draymond Green made 2 free throws to give the Warriors the lead. At 6:09 Clint Capela slammed home a dunk to tie the game at 67. At 5:50 Draymond Green made a 3 to give the Warriors the lead. At 5:20 Stephen Curry made a floater to give the Warriors a 5 point lead. Then at 4:22 Andrew Wiggins made 1 of 2 free throws to give the Warriors a 6 point lead. At 4:07 Danilo Gallinari made a layup to cut the Warriors lead to 4. Stephen Curry immediately made a jumper to retake that 6 point lead though. At 3:24 Gallinari made a 3 to make it a 3 point game. At 2:08 Stephen Curry got a 3 point play to give the Warriors a 5 point lead. At 1:51 Gallinari remade it a 3 point game with a couple of free throws. Then with 43.1 seconds left in the quarter Onyeka Okongwu made 2 free throws to tie the game at 79 for the Hawks. To end the quarter Stephen Curry made a very deep buzzer beater 3. The Warriors led 82-79 after the 3rd quarter. Stephen Curry led the Warriors in the first 3 quarters with 30 points and Clint Capela led the Hawks with 19 points. In the first 3 quarters the Warriors had 2 more assists, 2 more steals, 2 more blocks, 1 more turnover, and 1 more foul than the Hawks. Both the Warriors and Hawks had 38 rebounds in the first 3 quarters. In the first 3 quarters the Warriors shot a nice 47.8% from the field and 20.8% from 3. The Hawks shot a bit worse with 41.9% from the field and 33.3% from 3.
To start the 4th quarter Danilo Gallinari made 2 of 3 free throws. Then Damion Lee made a layup for the first Warriors points of the quarter. At 10:19 Lou Williams made a fadeaway jumper to give the Hawks the lead. Kevon Looney quickly retook the lead for the Warriors with a dunk. At 9:51 Lou Williams made 3 free throws to retake the lead for the Hawks. At 9:33 Jordan Poole made a floater to tie the game at 91 for the Warriors. At 8:42 Danilo Gallinari made a step back jumper to give the Hawks the lead. Then at 8:26 Damion Lee made a 3 to give the Warriors the lead. At 8:04 Danilo Gallinari made 2 free throws to retake the lead for the Hawks. At 7:33 Damion Lee made a couple free throws of his own to retake the lead for the Warriors. At 7:27 Danilo Gallinari made 2 more free throws to give the Hawks the lead once again. Then at 7:12 Damion Lee made a floater to give the Warriors the lead once again. At 7:04 Bogdan Bogdanović made a 3 to quickly retake the lead for the Hawks. At 6:31 Tony Snell made a 3 to give the Hawks a 5 point lead. At the 6 minute mark Lou Williams made a fadeaway jumper to give the Hawks a 7 point lead. Then at the 4 minute mark Stephen Curry made a couple of free throws to make it a 5 point game. At 2:38 Steph made a 3 to make it a 2 point game. At 1:48 Clint Capela completed a 3 point play to give the Hawks a 7 point lead. At 1:06 Andrew Wiggins made a 3 to make it a 4 point game for the Warriors. Then with 41.1 seconds left in regulation Clint Capela made a layup to give the Hawks a 6 point lead. With 10.1 seconds left in regulation Kelly Oubre Jr. made a 3 to make it a 4 point game. To end the game Danilo Gallinari made 2 free throws. The Hawks won 117-111.
Leo’s Courtside Commentary: This was a disappointing loss for the Warriors especially because it came on Easter. This loss was fueled by an absurd game out of Clint Capela of 24 points, 18 rebounds, a steal, and 2 blocks. Danilo Gallinari was also a highlight for the Hawks with 25 points and 10 rebounds. Lou Williams chipped in with a nice 15 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal. Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 37 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block. Kelly Oubre Jr. played well for the Warriors as well with 20 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks. Draymond Green was a producer too with 11 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 4 steals. The Warriors ended up with 6 more assists, 4 fewer rebounds, 2 more steals, 3 more blocks, 1 more turnover, and 7 more fouls than the Hawks. The Warriors shot well in this game with 46.7% from the field and 25% from deep. The Hawks shot pretty well too with 43.2% from the field and 37.5% from 3. Overall, this was a close game but an eventual loss for the Warriors.
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Deeply disappointing game. I really thought the Warriors were going to pull it out.
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