With Trae Young and Ja Morant out to injury, the Hawks faced the Memphis Grizzlies with a starting lineup of Vit Krejci, Dyson Daniels, Zaccharie Risacher, Jalen Johnson, and Client Capela.
Jalen Johnson scored first for the Hawks on a drive. The Grizzlies started the game on a 12-2 run before Vit Krejci knocked down a three. The offense without Young was clunky, as expected. After the 12-2 start, the Hawks brought it to 16-14 before the first timeout of the game. Keaton Wallace saw his first action in some time after being transferred back to the Hawks from College Park ahead of the game.