After a valiant effort on Saturday evening, the Atlanta Hawks will return to State Farm Arena on Monday night. This time around, it will be Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves on the other side of the floor, with both teams aiming to skip losing skids.
Atlanta has dropped six in a row (and 12 of 14) at this juncture, though it has to be noted that the combination of high-profile absences and a difficult schedule set the scene. The Hawks enter Monday’s game as only a 4.5-point home underdog and, for comparison, that is the narrowest point spread since Atlanta hosted the Sacramento Kings on Nov.