Winners of the Bucks in a knife match for MLK Day, the Hawks had to confirm this night at home against Wolves back-to-back. Successful mission for Trae Young and his family even if all was not rosy, far from it.
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The former had just given themselves a little air by triumphing over Milwaukee, the latter had just completed a sixth victory in eight games on the side of New York. It will be understood, it was hard to bet on the Hawks at kickoff seeing the momentum. Prediction confirmed with a cataclysmic start to the match from Nate McMillan’s gang. As (too) often this season, the defense has activated the Gruyere mode and the Wolves will not hesitate to afford a nice slice of cheese. Everyone joins the party and Atlanta even manages to raise its current standards: 73 points conceded at the break and a nice indigestion for any DPOY who would be in front of his TV. The show is very disgusting and we are heading straight for a new beating but the break is going to have a drastic effect on Georgia men. They were apathetic and resigned and we find them with the knife between their teeth and the flame in their eyes. The defense step-up, the match completely changes its soul and Minnesota is swept away by the Trae Young wave (37 points including 30 in the second half and 14 assists!). Inevitably, this reversal of the situation puts a little tension in the heads and Anthony Edwards prefers to let off steam on the referees rather than on the circle.
And now the expulsion of Anthony Edwards… 😤pic.twitter.com/8viVR62wly
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Despite the efforts of D’Angelo Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns, Atlanta will retain control until the end, thereby signing a second victory in a row. Almost an event in Georgia since the franchise had not won two games in a row since… November 27. Obviously, not everything is perfect and we saw the two faces of the Hawks during this game. This first act which perfectly symbolizes their 2021-22 season and this return from the locker room which recalls the dashing cuckoo clocks of the 2021 Playoffs. It remains to be able to erase the dirtiest version. On the Wolves side, we can have real regrets because the first half is well controlled. We can obviously put the back-to-back among the reasons for this loss of speed but that does not explain everything either. The defense, so solid since the start of the season, has also been showing signs of weakness for some time and we will have to tighten the bolts at the back. Too bad because there was really a way to get it!
A terrible half, a very solid half, Atlanta played with fire but Trae Young and his band managed to chain a second victory in a row. It’s not all perfect but we’re certainly not spitting on a good result in Georgia at the moment.
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