It’s been a good 72 hours in Hawks Land.
The team picked up an unexpected win in Boston in the first Emirates NBA Cup game of the season on Tuesday, and tonight they welcomed back both Trae Young from a one-game absence as well as De’Andre Hunter from a 10-game absence.
The bad news: these Washington Wizards picked up both of their season wins at the hands of the Hawks earlier this season, and so the Hawks would need to focus in and take care of an otherwise struggling team.
After jumping out to an 8-2 lead, the Hawks once again had difficulties defending the three-point line, something that allowed the Wizards to take a 17-13 lead into the first timeout.