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Atlanta Hawks fall to Phoenix Suns 128-112

By Dallin Duffy

PHOENIX, AZ - NOVEMBER 14: Trae Young #11 and Damian Jones #30 of the Atlanta Hawks high-five during a game against the Phoenix Suns on November 14, 2019 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - NOVEMBER 14: Trae Young #11 and Damian Jones #30 of the Atlanta Hawks high-five during a game against the Phoenix Suns on November 14, 2019 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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The Hawksdrop to 4-7 after losing to the Phoenix Suns Thursday Night by a score of 128-112.

Despite a hot start wherein the Atlanta Hawks jumped out to a 9 point lead, the rest of the night belonged to the Suns.

Big men Jabari Parker and Alex Len led the way in the losing effort, scoring 24 and 21, respectively. Len, against the team that drafted him 5th overall in 2013, added a team high 10 boards.

Trae Young had a quiet night by his recent standards, putting up 21 points, and still got it done in the passing department with 13 assists.

Kelly Oubre Jr. was the brightest star for Phoenix, scoring 30, while the ever-explosive Devin Booker supplemented that with 27.

The Hawks just couldn’t get out of their way in this one. They turned the ball over 22 times and committed a season-high 31 personal fouls. 10 of those fouls were offensive.

This allowed the Suns to get to the line a staggering 38 times, and they did fairly well for themselves there, making 81%. This, combined with the Suns shooting just under 50% from the field, made the 3rd quarter hole they fell into nearly impossible to get out of.

Box Score Notes

  • Great night For Damian Jones, who made 7 of 8 for 14 points, adding 8 rebounds and 2 steals.
  • Charlie Brown, Jr. clocked in for the 2nd time in his carrer. The undrafted rookie made his first ever 3-point attempt.
  • Allen Crabbe played 14 minutes in his Hawks debut, going 1-3 on the night.

Before the season started, if you looked at this current West Coast trip you would have thought this Suns match up would have been the gimme for the Hawks. But Phoenix has gotten off to a blazing start.

It really shows just how brutal this early season road trip was for the Hawks, who fall to 1-2 through the first three.

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They’ll finish it off with back-to-back games in the Staples Center, first facing the Clippers on the 16th and the Lakers on the 17th.

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