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Hawks vs. Cavs Tonight

By Yakiri Thomas / March 31, 2022
Photo Courtesy of  Shampale Williams @ShampaleFenessa

 


Tonight’s meeting between Atlanta and Cleveland marks the fourth and final time these two teams will face off against one another in the 2021- 22 regular season.

In the month of March, the Hawks have won 10 of their 16 games played, eight of their last 11 and hold a 6-1 record at State Farm Arena.

Last night the Hawks defeated the Thunder 136-118 in Oklahoma City, the club poured in a season-high 136 points, including a franchise- record 85 first half points on 29-47 shooting from the floor, including a 12-19 clip from deep and 15-16 from the free throw line.

Atlanta had six players score in double digits. Oklahoma native Trae Young is coming off his 10th 40+ point outing of the season, tied with Joel Embiid for the most such games in the NBA.

Young led the team in scoring 41 points, eight assists, two rebounds and two steals in 29 minutes against OKC, marking his fourth game this season notching 40+ points within the first three quarters. Since the 1993-94 season, Young is the only Hawks player to have four games of 40-or-more points through the first three quarters in a single season, per Elias Sports.

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Kevin Huerter and Bogdan Bogdanovic both added 20 points each, Kevin Knox II poured in 17 points, his highest point total as a member of the Hawks, DeAndre Hunter tallied 19 points, five rebounds, and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot rounded off the scoring efforts with 10 points.

The Hawks have not officially clinched a playoff berth, but they are 5.5 games ahead of New York for the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference.

Up Next: Atlanta have won 16 games at State Farm Arena, the most home wins in the NBA over that stretch, and are entering into tonight’s home game on a three-game winning streak, when the team face the Cleveland Cavaliers. Tip off is at 7:30.

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