Six takeaways for the Atlanta Hawks after they toughed out a gutsy road win against the New York Knicks.
The Atlanta Hawks came into last night’s tilt against the New York Knicks as one of the worst road teams in the NBA. When they left Madison Square Garden, that still might’ve been the case, but they actually picked up another road win!
After giving up yet another massive first quarter surge to the opposing team, the Atlanta Hawks clamped down and actually played some solid defense – even Trae Young – and managed to hold the Knicks to “only” 107 points.
Though that’s still a solid showing, that’s much better than the Hawks have been performing on “D” for much of the season, so this performance was something to behold:
The Hawks held the Knicks to 43% shooting and 3 of 18 from three in the last 3 quarters.
— Brad Rowland (@BTRowland) December 22, 2018
Also forced 13 turnovers during that time period.
With Christmas right around the corner, the Hawks decided to give back to their loyal fans (such as yourselves) and played one of the team’s best and most complete games of the season, which featured multiple “best game of the season” performances from almost everyone on the roster.
Let’s delve into a few takeaways from this excellent win against the similarly tanking New York Knicks.