The Atlanta Hawks were unable to avenge their Friday night loss with victory at home on Saturday night as the Hawks fell to the Memphis Grizzlies, 125-119, at State Farm Arena.
Trae Young notched his seventh straight game of 30+ points and 10+ assists with a 30-point, 13-assist performance. Dejounte Murray added 26 points for a Hawks side missing De’Andre Hunter for the second consecutive game with knee soreness. For the Grizzlies, Desmond Bane scored 37 points and Ja Morant added 30 points and 11 assists.
In an entertaining affair at State Farm Arena before the holidays, the Hawks and Grizzlies — despite officiating gripes — put on a good show, with the game tightly contested for most of the game — the exception being when the Hawks led by double-digits at the end of the second quarter, but this lead was quickly wiped away to begin the third quarter before Memphis took the lead themselves.