The Atlanta Hawks moved to 2-2 on the preseason after taking victory in Georgia over the Memphis Grizzlies, 100-88. James Ennis III led the Grizzlies with 14 points while the Hawks were led by Dennis Schröder’s 21 points while Malcolm Delaney added 15 points off the bench.
Let’s run over the things that really stood out in this game.
Defense
Players and coaches vouched that the Hawks are going to be a defensive team, and heading into the season you figured that defense was certainly the Hawks’ best opportunity to win games this season, and we really saw that come to life last night.