The Hawks entered this game riding a 3 game losing streak. The Warriors on the contrary entered this game riding the momentum of a league leading 8-1 start. This was a matchup between 2 of the top point guards in the league which is generally an equation for a fun game. Gary Payton ll and Jordan Poole were both coming off of a couple of great games and would look to keep that streak going in this game. This was the 2nd game of a back-to-back at home for the Warriors. The Hawks starters in this game were De’Andre Hunter, John Collins, Clint Capela, Bogdan Bogdanović, and Trae Young. The Warriors starters were Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green, Kevon Looney, Stephen Curry, and Jordan Poole. Andre Iguodala didn’t play the day before this game so he would be well rested. For the Hawks to win this game they needed to bottle up Stephen Curry, take advantage of turnovers, and have a great offensive game. For the Warriors to win they needed to first and foremost limit turnovers, crash the boards, and bottle up Trae Young and the rest of the Hawks offense. Would the Warriors improve to .900 or would the Hawks hand the Warriors their 2nd loss? To the game!
Kevon Looney won the tip which led to a Stephen Curry 3 for the first points of the game. At 11:16 Steph made another 3 to give the Warriors a 6-0 lead. At 10:21 John Collins made a 3 for the Hawks first points of the game. At 8:22 Bogdan Bogdanović made a jumper to tie the game at 10. Then at the 8 minute mark John Collins made a alley oop layup to give the Hawks the lead. At 7:19 Steph made 3 free throws to give the Warriors the lead. At the 7 minute mark Trae Young made a step-back jumper to retake the lead for the Hawks. At 6:50 Andrew Wiggins made a dunk for the Warriors first non Stephen Curry points of the game. Then at 6:38 John Collins made 2 free throws to reclaim the lead for the Hawks. At 6:26 and 6:10 Jordan Poole and Trae Young traded 3’s still leaving the Hawks with a 1 point lead. At 3:36 Trae Young made a 3 to give the Hawks a 5 point lead. To end the quarter Nemanja Bjelica made 2 free throws. The Warriors were led by Stephen Curry in the 1st quarter with 16 points and the Hawks were led by Trae Young with 13 points in the first quarter. The Warriors shot 41.7% from the field and 33.3% from deep in the 1st quarter. The Hawks shot 50% from the field and 42.9% from 3 in the 1st quarter. The Hawks led 34-32 after the 1st quarter.
To start the 2nd quarter Danilo Gallinari made a layup. At the 11 minute mark Kevin Huerter made a 3 to make it a 7 point game. At 9:43 Delon Wright made a pair of free throws to give the Hawks an 11 point lead. At 9:23 Juan Toscano-Anderson made a 3 to make it an 8 point game. Then at 9:05 Kevin Huerter made a pullup jumper to retake a 10 point lead. At 8:14 Andre Iguodala made a dunk to cut the deficit to 8 points. At 6:35 Bogdan Bogdanović made a 3 to take a 12 point Hawks lead. At 5:46 Bogdan Bogdanović made a 3 to give the Hawks a 15 point lead. Then at 3:09 Stephen Curry made a 3 to make it a 10 point game. With 31.8 seconds left in the half Stephen Curry made 2 free throws to make it a 5 point game. With 13.4 seconds left in the half John Collins made a dunk to make it a 7 point game. To end the half Steph made a 3 to make it a 4 point game at halftime. The Warriors were led by Stephen Curry with 24 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. Andrew Wiggins played well too with 10 points, 3 rebounds, and an assist. Nemanja Bjelica had a nice first half as well with 7 points and a steal. The Hawks were led by Trae Young in the first half with 21 points, 1 rebound, 7 assists, and a steal. John Collins was a key component in this game with 18 points, and a rebound. Bogdan Bogdanović played well too with 10 points and a block. The Warriors didn’t shoot well with 43.8% from the field and 40% from deep in the first half. The Hawks shot better with 51.2% from the field and 39.1% from behind the arch. The Warriors had 2 more assists, 2 more rebounds, 2 more steals, 1 fewer block, and 4 more fouls than the Hawks in the 1st half. Each team also had 5 turnovers at the half. The Hawks led 65-61 after the 2nd quarter. To the 3rd!
To start the 3rd quarter Trae Young made a floater. At 10:43 Jordan Poole made a 3 to give the Warriors their first points of the half. At 8:32 Steph made 3 free throws to tie the game. At 8:18 De’Andre Hunter made a made a pullup jumper to retake the lead fo the Hawks. Then at 6:44 Jordan Poole made a finger roll to tie the game up once more. At 6:19 Kevon Looney gave the Warriors the lead with a turnaround hook shot. At 4:38 Kevon Looney made a layup to give the Warriors a 5 point lead. At 1:13 Steph made a 3 to give the Warriors a 10 point lead. To end the quarter Juan Toscano-Anderson made a 3. The Warriors were led by Stephen Curry with 42 points through 3 quarters. The Hawks on the other hand were led by Trae Young 28 points. The Warriors closed out the quarter in amazing fashion with a 13-0 run. The Warriors shot 50% from the field and 44.8% from downtown in the first 3 quarters. The Hawks shot horribly with 46.3% from the field and 35.5% from 3. The Warriors led 102-85 after the 3rd quarter.
To start the 4th quarter Juan Toscano-Anderson slammed home an alley oop dunk. At 11:34 Bogdan Bogdanović made a 3 for the Hawks first points of the quarter. At 9:55 Damion Lee made an alley oop layup to give the Warriors a 21 point lead. At 9:35 De’Andre Hunter made a 3 to cut the def to 18. Then at 8:03 Hunter made another 3 to make it a 14 point game. At 7:45 Damion Lee made a 3 out of the timeout to retake a 17 point lead for the Warriors. At 5:48 Gary Payton ll fouled out of the game. At the 5 minute mark Andre Iguodala slammed home an alley oop from Damion Lee to give the Warriors a 21 point lead. Then at the 4 minute mark Steph made a floater for his 50th point of the game. At 3:27 Gorgui Deing made a 3 to make it a 17 point game. At 3:10 Juan Toscano-Anderson made a 3 to make it a 20 point game once more. At 2:57 Delon Wright made 1 of 2 free throws to cut the deficit back down to 19. Then with 45.8 seconds left in the game Delon Wright made 2 free throws to make it a 14 point game. The Warriors won 127-113.
Leo’s Courtside Commentary: This was another great win for the Warriors against a team that made it to the Eastern Conference Finals just a season ago. Steph led the Warriors in this game with an absurd 50 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, and a block. Jordan Poole played well too with 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals. Draymond Green had a great game as well with 4 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, and 2 steals. Trae Young led the Hawks with 28 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, and 1 steal. John Collins played well too with 19 points, 6 rebounds, and an assist. Bogdan Bogdanović chipped in too with 17 points, a rebound, 2 assists, and a blocked. The Warriors shot well in this game with 47.8% from the field and 40.9% from 3. The Hawks were not as fortunate with 46.3% from the field and 39.5% from behind the arch. The Warriors ended up with 10 more assists, 4 more rebounds, 7 more steals, 2 more blocks, 5 fewer turnovers, and 6 more fouls than the Hawks. Overall, this was a great win for the Warriors powered by a monster game from Stephen Curry.
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