The Los Angeles Clippers have been without their two superstar players, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, for the majority of this season, but they have been competitive enough to tread water until their respective returns. The Atlanta Hawks, on the other hand, had a clean injury report and needed to take advantage of the situation.
While Atlanta was never able to put together a long stretch of dominance on Friday night, and Los Angeles took this one down to the wire, the Hawks eventually emerged victorious, 112-106.
It was a hot offensive start for the Hawks, with the first 16 points coming from in the paint and a nine point margin after the first quarter.