The Atlanta Hawks fell to defeat in their second preseason contest, falling to the Philadelphia 76ers 104-89 at State Farm Arena on Monday night.
In the absence of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre Jr. each scored 14 points. For the Hawks (without Onyeka Okongwu among others) Zaccharie Risacher led with 14 points, with Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, and Clint Capela all adding 10 points.
There is a certain case of ‘rest versus rust’ to be had here, even in preseason. The Hawks haven’t played since last Tuesday, whereas Monday night’s contest was the Sixers’ third game in four nights and fourth preseason game in total, so perhaps it makes a bit more sense why the Sixers were a bit more organized in their play than the hosts.