On a day that saw widespread water outages throughout the Atlanta area, the Hawks were able to provide no reprieve for those affected. In a game that wasn’t nearly as close as the final score indicates, the defending champion Golden State Warriors walked into State Farm Arena and blew the doors off the Hawks by a final score of 128-111.
Things started badly for the home team with yet another shot clock malfunction in a building that’s seen far too many of them. The idea that the most important piece of machinery in an NBA arena is only backed up by a guy with a stop watch and the PA announcer counting down the last five ticks of the 24-second clock continues to amaze.