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The Atlanta Hawks were in action on Sunday evening to face the Portland Trail Blazers. The Hawks came in on a three-game winning streak, with the Blazers being the final game of their recent homestand. As for the Blazers, this was their second game of a back-to-back after losing to the Charlotte Hornets yesterday.
The Hawks were able to get Jalen Johnson and Nickeil Alexander-Walker back in the game after they missed the previous one against the Washington Wizards.
The Hawks started off raining three-pointers, with Onyeka Okongwu hitting a pair of them.
Dyson Daniels laid down the hammer on his former teammate, Vit Krejci, in a welcome back moment.
Okongwu didn’t stop knocking down threes in the quarter, and his total went up to four.
The defense and ball movement were on full display for the Hawks in the first, and it helped them build a double digit lead while also putting 40+ points on the board.
Jonathan Kuminga came in and lived at the free throw line, and was also a beneficiary of the ball movement.
Going into the second, the Hawks led 44-25.
The Hawks continued to maintain their lead as they kept making shots and getting stops on defense. Corey Kispert’s hot shooting from Thursday ran over to this game.
Alexander-Walker pulled some tricks out of his bag, getting to the rim after a few swifty handles.
Okongwu knocked down his sixth three-pointer of the game.
The Hawks shot 60% from the field in the first half, and going into the second, they trailed 75-58.
The third quarter started with a lot of ball movement and ended with a easy paint shot from Daniels.
Alexander-Walker found Jalen Johnson on this dime.
Daniels once again found a way to put Krejci on the highlight board, blowing past him for another floater.
The Blazers didn’t have much of an answer for the Hawks were doing, and even when they did knock down a few shots, the Hawks answered back.
Going into the fourth, the Hawks led 103-85.
Kuminga and CJ McCollum connected on this play for an easy two points to start the fourth.
The game was pretty much decided, but that didn’t mean the Hawks stopped competing. Okongwu was able to knock down his seventh three-pointer of the night.
Kuminga in the open lane is a problem.
Kuminga didn’t stop there, and threw down another crazy dunk minutes later.
The end of the bench came in after this play, and the Hawks walked away with their fourth straight win.
Okongwu finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists, Kuminga finished with 20 points and seven rebounds, and McCollum finished with 19 points.
The Hawks will be back in action on Wednesday to face the Milwaukee Bucks.