Trae wasn’t the only one playing with intensity. Rookie De’Andre Hunter, followed close behind Young with 18 points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal. Hunter now ties Young for scoring at least one 3FGM in the past 13 games, second longest streak in Hawks history.
“I was just being aggressive and picking my spots,” said Hunter, who also celebrated his birthday on Monday. “I think we played together as a team, I think we played hard and competed. We came out with a ‘W’ so we just got to carry this over to the next one.”
“Anytime you can get a win, it feels good and we’re happy,” said point guard Trae Young. “We still have a long way to go.”
Only shooting 8 of 29 from 3-point range, the Hawks were also out rebounded by Golden State, 46-38. While the Hawks struggle to eliminate turnovers and fouls, bright spots like Damian Jones (eight rebounds) and Alex Len (4 rebounds) offer significant contributions to as presence in the paint.
“We got some guys out, so we just got to play with what we got, that’s the biggest thing,” said Warriors point guard Ky Bowman. “Knowing that, each game we are getting better and trying to come out and get these wins for the rest of the season.”
“[The losses] are all the same, you hate the ones where you felt like you had an opportunity and you try to learn from where there was slippage and you had opportunities to take advantage of,” he said. “The next one is the same, can we create momentum off this win going into Wednesday’s game.”
The Hawks face the Brooklyn Nets in another home game on Wednesday at State Farm Arena and will have the chance to answer that very question.
We're back in action at home Wednesday vs. the Brooklyn Nets!
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— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) December 3, 2019
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