Hawks 112, Clippers 108: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

Hawks 112, Clippers 108: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

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Hawks 112, Clippers 108: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

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The Atlanta Hawks (19-21) play against the Los Angeles Clippers (21-21) at Crypto.com Arena

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Game Time: 9:00 PM EST on Sunday January 8, 2023

Atlanta Hawks 112, Los Angeles Clippers 108 (Final)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
The last time Clippers lost 6 straight, Blake Griffin was still in LA. Kawhi Leonard has always said adversity is when teams prove their worth. “This is the spot where [you] see if you really enjoy the game and if we’re a team, if we can dig out this hole” espn.com/nba/story/_/id…2:44 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Nightmare week for Clippers, obviously.
We’ll see where things are this time next week. It’ll be their first without travel since the beginning of last month’s home stand that featured Celtics, Timberwolves, Suns, Wizards, Hornets. – 2:05 AM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Asked Ty Lue if Reggie Jackson is odd man out: “No, I just think tonight it was Reggie, tomorrow could be somebody else. Just kind of experimenting… When you lose 5 [now 6] in a row, you want to try some different things. What I saw was encouraging, especially defensively” – 1:50 AM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Kawhi on the Clippers’ chemistry right now and how the longest losing streak of the Kawhi-PG era “is the spot where (the Clippers) see if you really enjoy the game and if we’re a team, seeing if we can dig out this hole. It is fun. It’s a good challenge for us.” pic.twitter.com/QLRUSnSmK81:40 AM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
When Kawhi hit a 3 to put LAC up 102-91 with 6:45 left, Trae Young had only 16 points on 6/13 FGs
Young outscored Clippers 14-6 by himself to close game, making 3/4 FGs, including a 3 to start 21-6 Hawks run, and all 7 FTs.
LAC finished 2/11 FGs with 1:3 AST-TO ratio and 0/4 3s – 1:31 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
T Mann on first 6-game L streak of career: “Guys are still encouraging each other. … I’m looking at these guys and seeing how to handle it. I’m sure they’ve been in, you know, team slumps like this before. So you know, just rely on our vets to lead us through.” – 1:28 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Asked T Mann about LAC inconsistency:
“Why do I feel like it? I mean, I don’t know why. I can’t really pinpoint one reason why. I think just picking and choosing when we’re playing hard. We need to be a team that plays hard for all four quarters and be physical for all four.” – 1:20 AM
Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
John Collins recorded his 350th career blocked shot in tonight’s contest, becoming the 11th Hawk to tally 350 blocks. – 1:12 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
T Mann wouldn’t even let me finish asking if he expects to be PG:
“My role? I don’t know what – I don’t know. I mean, I had 100 different roles already. So it could be anything. I’m ready for whatever. It doesn’t – I’m not worried about a role. I’m just here to help – win.” – 1:07 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Kawhi on what team needed to do better in last 6:45: “Couple of bad bounces. Trae Young got that 3, kind of got them going. Charge on the offensive end. Some missed shots. So just got to keep moving.” – 12:48 AM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Kawhi liked the downhill nature of new lineup, called losing streak “a good challenge for us.”
On chemistry: “I think it’s still good. Guys are still being positive. This is the spot where see if you really enjoy the game and if we’re a team, seeing if we can dig out this hole.” – 12:47 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Kawhi on locker room: “I think it’s still good. Guys are still being positive. This is the spot where you see if you really enjoy the game and if we’re a team. Like I said, we got to dig out this hole. It’s fun, it’s a good challenge for us.” – 12:45 AM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Kawhi Leonard on Terance Mann at point guard: “Getting downhill in the paint, getting out in transition, early offense… it was fun playing tonight with it. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a win.”
Deferred to T Lue as far as it being a long-term fix. – 12:43 AM
Trae Young @TheTraeYoung
Can’t stop now.. till next time LA❄️ pic.twitter.com/P8xqJgLyxD12:38 AM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
6 straight losses for the Clippers and they’re still 7th at the end of Week 12.
a. West is QUITE mid
b. Teams are separating at the top
c. Teams 6-11 (Warriors, Clippers, Suns, Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, Lakers) all have 20 or 21 losses
Going to be a noisy January. – 12:36 AM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Batum on Reggie: “It’s not easy for some players for some games but we know that’s why we have to stick together, keep talking to Reggie. I mean, how many times has Reggie saved us? It’s why people love him and chant his name because he’s a big player, a great player.” – 12:08 AM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Nico Batum was asked about the mood of the Clippers after six losses. He said that he saw encouraging signs in this game but added “it’s no joy for sure, but we have to stick together.” – 12:07 AM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Nic Batum also said that he talks to Reggie Jackson all the time and mentioned that Jackson has saved the Clippers so many times before so they got to continue to stick with their brother on a night like tonight when he didn’t start and did not play in second half. – 12:06 AM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Nic Batum said over and over again that Clippers have “to stick together” during this six-game slide and block out the outside noise. He said Clippers have been through tough times before and pointed out how Clippers lost 6 of 9 during one stretch and snapped out of it in 20-21. – 12:02 AM
Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins
Clippers keeping messing around with all that load management BS… they are going to find themselves on the outside looking in. I mean damn can we get 10 straight games with both PG and Kawhi playing?!!! Just saying tho… – 11:59 PM
Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
John Collins had a heck of 13-point, 9-rebound game.
3 blocks. 0 turnovers. Played really big in the last three minutes. Had a decent stretch as a zone-buster when Clippers tried it. – 11:46 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Ty Lue says he’s encouraged by what he saw tonight from the starting lineup and the team’s effort. Asked if Reggie Jackson is odd man out right now, Lue said he saw some things he liked and he’s experimenting with different rotations searching for a spark to snap out of slide. – 11:45 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Asked if Reggie Jackson is odd man out, Ty Lue said that it could be anyone on any night who sees their minutes go down, but said again that he liked in general what he saw from the new starting lineup. – 11:42 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Ty Lue said the team has a “plan in place” to manage its guard rotation when Luke Kennard is back healthy and adds yet another guard into the mix. – 11:41 PM
Janis Carr @janiscarr
“It was a positive night for me,” Lue said. He added he was encouraged by the way the Clippers played – 11:41 PM
Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears
Tonight’s win marked Hawks head coach Nate McMillan’s 750th career regular season victory – the 18th-most regular season wins by a head coach in NBA history. His 750 career regular season wins are the fourth-most amongst active coaches. bit.ly/3EKGFeq @andscape11:40 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Ty Lue on the starting lineup change:
“I like it. Just defensively we were really good. Still learning how to play with T Mann at the point guard position. … Overall I thought it was pretty good.” – 11:38 PM
Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Tonight’s win marked Nate McMillan’s 750th career regular season victory – the 18th-most regular season wins by a head coach in NBA history. His 750 career regular season wins are the fourth-most amongst active coaches. – 11:37 PM
Ralph Lawler @Ohmeomy
Hard to believe the Clippers are a .500 team 42-games into the season. 112-108 loss to the struggling Atlanta Hawks really hurts. This was a bit of a reality check. – 11:35 PM
Janis Carr @janiscarr
Clippers played well at times, or “in spurts” as Lue called it, but still came up short, 112-108 to the Hawks. Losing streak at six. – 11:34 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Here were Clippers rotations after taking 11-point 4th quarter lead pic.twitter.com/d65OW4MZsK11:33 PM

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
The Thunder (18-22) are two games back from the Clippers (21-21) in the standings – 11:30 PM
Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
Trae, Murray, Hunter, Collins, and OO played like a solid unit out there down the stretch and looked a lot more poised than their hosts. – 11:27 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
This is longest Clippers losing streak since 9-game losing streak early 2017-18 season. That was ironically snapped at Atlanta.
Mavericks are here Tuesday, followed by Nuggets Friday. The descent to the bottom continues. – 11:27 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Clippers lose their 6th straight game.
Toughest remaining schedule.
I still expect the Clippers to figure things out and make the playoffs and for that OKC swap not to convey.
But… – 11:26 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
4 straight missed 3s by Clippers after taking 11-point 4th quarter lead with 6:45 left.
Hawks end game on 21-6 run, win 112-108.
It’s not just the small lineups for Clippers, who are on 6-game L streak and are now 21-21. They’re not getting it done in situational basketball. – 11:25 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Trae Young scores eight points in the final 1:16 to hand the Clippers their sixth consecutive loss, 112-108. – 11:24 PM
John Schuhmann @johnschuhmann
Warriors: 20-20
Clippers: 21-21
Suns: 20-21
Crazy. – 11:24 PM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
What a finish with big playoff implications.
Hawks win, Clippers lose. – 11:24 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Trae Young tonight:
30 PTS
8 AST
3-6 3P
Scored the Hawks final 8 points of the game. pic.twitter.com/VZWTkOzT6I11:22 PM

Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
John Collins recorded his 350th career shot in tonight’s contest, becoming the 11th Hawk to tally 350 blocks. – 11:22 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
The Hawks squeak by with this one. Trae Young gets fouled and is at the line with 5.7 in the game. Hawks lead 110-108 – 11:22 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Looked like the PG ATO vs Rockets on Halloween, only for Kawhi. Get out the way and let Kawhi get to the right hand drive. Fancy finish around Hunter and Collins.
Tied at 108 with 43.9 left. Hawks have one timeout left after this. – 11:19 PM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
oh look. Kawhi. – 11:19 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Clippers put Terance Mann back in for Ivica Zubac with 47.7 seconds left, trailing Hawks by two. – 11:18 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
After Morris followed up a block of Okongwu’s dunk with a middy, LA was up 4.
Hawks answered with scores following Powell missed 3, Morris interception, and Leonard miss in paint.
Hawks up 108-106. LA with 47.7 left and no timeouts. – 11:18 PM
Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
De’Andre Hunter has been really good on Kawhi. – 11:17 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
That’s a 17-4 run by Atlanta in the last 5:39 to lead 108-106 with 47 seconds left. – 11:17 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Clippers call timeout with :47 left after floater from Trae Young gives the Hawks a 108-106 lead. – 11:17 PM
Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
John Collins has rejected at least 3 shots in back-to-back games for the eighth time in his career. Collins has 38 3+ block career outings, the ninth-most such games in franchise history. – 11:15 PM
Janis Carr @janiscarr
Hawks on an 11-0 run and now the game is tied at 102 with 3:55 left.
Defense anyone? – 11:10 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
11-0 game-tying Hawks run. 11-point Clippers lead GONE.
5 straight scoreless possessions for Clippers and now both teams have 102 points with 3:55 left, and LA has only one timeout/challenge left. – 11:10 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Hawks w/in 102-100 after that fast break layup from Hunter. Then OO just blocked Powell and DJM tied the game at 102 w/ 3:54. – 11:09 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Nicolas Batum has 5 fouls – 11:08 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Reggie Jackson hasn’t played in the second half. He played eight minutes in the first half. Ty Lue currently has Norm Powell, Kawhi Leonard, Nic Batum, Marcus Morris and Ivica Zubac in for the final five minutes. – 11:07 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Clippers in bonus last 5:57 – 11:04 PM
Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young, with his seventh field goal made tonight, has 2,582 in his career and ties Doc Rivers for 17th place in franchise history. – 11:03 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Since trailing by 14 early in the third, Clippers went on a 42-19 run to take their biggest lead of the game at nine. Clippers currently up by seven with 7:30 left. – 11:00 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
There’s Jay Larranaga coaching up Moses Brown after his dunk.
Brown just scored again from Wall.
But Hawks are dunking again, forcing Lue timeout.
LA up 98-91. Time for Leonard to return with 7:30 left. pic.twitter.com/9gKNCaduGg10:58 PM

Janis Carr @janiscarr
Clippers up, 96-87, and the atmosphere at Crypto is energized. – 10:56 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Hmmm, I don’t know if I totally agree with pulling Jalen. Hawks have struggled on the boards tonight and Jalen has just one foul in 15 minutes. Hawks have been outrebounded 51-34 and have allowed 18 offensive rebounds. Feels like size is what’s needed right now… – 10:55 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Terance Mann and-1, then a John Wall-to-Moses bucket and the Clippers have their largest lead of the night at 96-87 with 8:48 to play. – 10:54 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Ok, AJ. Spins to lose Powell then hits a jumper. Hawks down 91-87 with 9:13 in the game. – 10:52 PM
Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Take ’em for a spin, Kawhi 🌪️ pic.twitter.com/r9q4CuPs2V10:51 PM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Bonus awareness was huge for Clippers in third quarter. Made 9/10 FTs. Helped also that Marcus Morris Sr. made 3 3s. – 10:49 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Clippers up 87-85 at start of fourth thanks to a 35-19 third quarter advantage. Clippers held Hawks to 33.3% shooting in the third. Marcus Morris scored 11 in the third. – 10:48 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Just line Monday night, Clippers erase a double-digit halftime deficit to take a 2-point lead entering 4th quarter.
LA up 87-85. Kind of a big final quarter of play upcoming. – 10:47 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Clippers win the third quarter 35-19 to lead 87-85 entering the fourth quarter. Having lost five in a row, trailing to a middle-of-the-East team on a road trip, the Clippers badly needed that quarter. – 10:46 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
3Q: Clippers 87, Hawks 85 – 10:45 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Nate McMillan takes the same timeout that Chris Finch took Friday night.
LA capped a 13-1 run, now lead 83-81 with 1:36 left.
Closing quarter is key. But again… how will Clippers lineup when Leonard has to come out? – 10:41 PM
Janis Carr @janiscarr
Powell gives Clippers an 80-79 lead. Hawks had led by as many as 17. – 10:39 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
And Norman Powell puts the Clippers up 80-79 after the Hawks turned over the ball then Marcus Morris buries a 3. – 10:39 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
17-point Hawks lead GONE – 10:38 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Trae Young is favoring an ankle or another lower body ailment. – 10:38 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
John Collins is still in foul trouble – 10:36 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Hawks call timeout as a Kawhi Leonard layup pulls the game within 79-78 w/ 3:12 in the quarter.
Hawks cannot buy a bucket right now. They’re 4-15 from the floor and they’ve given up 8 second-chance points in 3Q. – 10:36 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Clippers’ defense has come to life. Clippers now within 79-78 with 3″12 remaining. Kawhi Leonard has 20-6-4, Zu has 15-14, Terance Mann has 11-6-4. – 10:35 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Kawhi Leonard death staring Sean Wright right now after scoring through Hunter without a foul.
Now it’s an 8-0 LA run. Hawks lead down to 79-78. 3:12 left in third quarter.
Feels like the Heat game. Same damn script almost. – 10:35 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Nicolas Batum just drove AND drew a shooting foul.
Send your children outside to make a wish at the comet flying by ☄️ – 10:33 PM
Janis Carr @janiscarr
Clippers now trail 79-72 in the third. Keeping the Hawks within view – 10:31 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
The Hawks led by 14 to end the first half, the Clippers have now cut that lead to 7.
Part of what worked so well for the Hawks in the 2Q was that you could see lots of movement off the ball with plenty of people eating. The Hawks have had just 1 assist w/ 6:26 left in 3Q. – 10:28 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Hawks halftime lead cut in half to 77-70. No real Clippers run yet. But they’re maintaining contact.
LA is also in bonus for last 6:26 of third quarter.
But look. None of this matters until we see the rotations and how the second unit defends. – 10:28 PM
Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
In 2.5 quarters, the Clippers have 16 offensive rebounds. – 10:25 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Kenrich Williams on his one on one series with Tre Mann “well listen, 2023, it’s 1-1 and that’s all we gonna leave it at” – 10:25 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
We almost witnessed one of the most unusual and-1s you’ll ever see, after the ball was tapped out of Kawhi’s grip and bounced around the top of the hoop before tumbling in. Too bad the ball hit the shot clock on its way up. – 10:25 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
The Clippers have 14 offensive rebounds… and 3 of them happened in the last minute. – 10:25 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Kenrich Williams said he thinks Tre Mann & SGA are the best 1-on-1 players on the team – 10:24 PM
Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Asking a 34-year-old power forward to guard Trae at POA seems like an unfair ask. – 10:20 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
This sequence from the Hawks to end the half 😅 pic.twitter.com/XhJlCaX0PC10:13 PM

Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Terrible 2Q defensively for Clippers and an even worst finish to the half. Clippers surrender 70.8% shooting in 2nd to Hawks, who score 4 points in last 8.4 seconds off John Collins’ wide open alley-oop dunk and ensuing inbounds steal and dunk by De’Andre Hunter to go up 66-52. – 10:08 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
The Wall/Jackson/Powell lineups have now been outscored by 38 points in 55 minutes this season.
That includes 21-8 in 7:40 1st half minutes tonight.
Too much has to go well for Clippers to win tonight, but that’s one lineup that shouldn’t see the floor in 2nd half. – 10:08 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Another disastrous second quarter. Another disastrous 3-guard stretch, with a lack of focus by Leonard and Wall resulting in two Hawks dunks in final 10 seconds.
Hawks up 66-52 at halftime. Defense not fixed. Hawks at 57.1% FGs. Trae Young with 12, Leonard with 14. – 10:04 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Really odd lapses for the Clippers to end the first half trailing 66-52. Kawhi forgot where John Collins was after switching off of Trae and Collins got behind him for an alley-oop. Then Wall’s inbounds pass was stolen for a quick ATL dunk. – 10:02 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
HALF: Hawks 66, Clippers 52
What a way to end the half with back to back dunks from John Collins and De’Andre Hunter.
Collins did hit a half court shot but it came after the buzzer. – 10:02 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Onyeka Okongwu is in foul trouble – 9:59 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
*whispers* Jalen Johnson leads the Hawks in scoring. – 9:58 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Hawks have their largest lead of the game after a DeAndre Hunter 3.
3:26 left in first half. Hawks up 53-41 and shooting 55% from field.
It’s the hole that T Lue said pregame Clippers had to avoid. Without George and Kennard, they’re struggling to shoot 3s (2/11). – 9:53 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Clippers take a timeout as a 3 from Hunter puts the Hawks up 53-41 with 3:26 left in the half.
The Hawks are shooting 11-15 (73.3%) from the floor and 5-9 (55.6%) from 3 in 2Q. They’ve been cooking. – 9:53 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Mark Daigneault said Lindy Waters III, Tre Mann and Isaiah Joe said they’ve done a great job at rounding out their games and not solely being an offensive weapon – 9:50 PM
Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
John Collins, after Jalen Johnson hit a pair of threes. pic.twitter.com/TnlWAH3Fj29:47 PM

Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Out of the timeout, the Clippers score on b2b possessions and the Hawks have gotten disjointed. Miscommunication between DJM and JJ leads to a turnover and now Kawhi is at the line. – 9:46 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Moses Brown has made 2-of-4 shots and has seven rebounds in six minutes. But the rest of the second unit — John Wall, Reggie Jackson and Norman Powell — has shot a combined 0-for-9 so far. – 9:43 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
The Wall/Jackson/Powell trio is a -16.
Jalen Johnson’s 3 gives Hawks 40-30 lead and extends 13-0 Hawks run.
Timeout with 7:52 left in first half. Leonard is coming back in, but that is exactly the kind of stretch that we’ll circle back to when this game is over. – 9:43 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Hawks are on a 13-0 run and they’ve outscored the Clippers 15-4 after holding the Clippers to 2-7 (28.6%) overall shooting. – 9:43 PM
Janis Carr @janiscarr
Clippers watch Hawks go on 13-0 run to take a 40-30 lead. at the 7:52 mark of the second quarter. Lue had warned pregame against having to overcome double-digit deficits. – 9:43 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
The Clippers’ energy from the game’s start has dissipated. Once up by 8, the Clippers now trail 40-30 after allowing a 13-0 Hawks run. – 9:43 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Jalen Johnson just saw he had the right matchup with Moses Brown and faked a hand off to AJG before taking it to the basket.
Feels like the Hawks are finding a little more rhythm offensively now. – 9:39 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Ty Lue going small at top of second with Wall, Jackson, Mann, Powell and Moses Brown out there against the Hawks. – 9:38 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
1Q: Clippers 26, Hawks 25
Hawks have started of better defensively tonight. They’ve held the Clippers to 10-27 (37%) shooting overall and 1-8 (12.5%) from 3.
Offensively, they’re a little sluggish. They made 11-25 (44%) overall FG and are 1-5 from 3. – 9:36 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
It’s going to be a grind tonight.
LA leads Hawks 26-25 through one quarter of play.
Clippers actually shooting horrible (37% FGs, 1/8 3s), but they got a lot of attempts in paint (6/15). They can’t be that bad all game. That’s a good sign. – 9:36 PM
Janis Carr @janiscarr
Clippers get out to fast start and lead 26-25 after first quarter. Mann and Zubac have 7 points and Kwahi 6, Can they keep up the pace? – 9:35 PM
Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
KAWHI
FREAKING
LEONARD
Vote Kawhi for #NBAAllStar ➡️ https://t.co/QWOBIWBHr4 pic.twitter.com/7A0OO1oRD79:32 PM

Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Moses Brown has 11 offensive rebounds in his last 27 minutes and just tipped another to Norm that he won’t be credited on. – 9:30 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
John Collins is in foul trouble – 9:30 PM
Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
With his first blocked shot tonight, John Collins has 348 in his career and ties Paul Millsap for 11th place in Hawks history. – 9:30 PM
Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
With his first defensive rebound, De’Andre Hunter has reached 600 for his career. – 9:29 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
And here’s where it gets interesting… Jackson gets Morris and Moses Brown gets Zubac.
So it’s Kawhi, a center, and the Wall/Jackson/Powell trio.
(first return goes well with Brown blocking Young and Leonard finishing a fast break dunk)
LA leads 24-19 with 3:16 left in 1st. – 9:25 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Reggie Jackson comes in for Marcus Morris Sr. Clippers now have second unit in of Wall, Jackson, Powell, Moses Brown to go with Kawhi. – 9:24 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Ty Lue is going with this bench lineup:
Reggie Jackson
John Wall
Norm Powell
Kawhi
Moses Brown – 9:24 PM
Janis Carr @janiscarr
John Wall and Norman Powell come off the bench. Reggie sitting on the end of the bench. – 9:24 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
John Wall is first point guard off the bench for Terance Mann. Norman Powell was the first sub to come off the bench for Clippers. – 9:23 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
John Wall is Mann’s first sub – 9:23 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Energy different. Clippers started game on 7-0 run, lead 13-8 with Zubac getting free throws on other side of timeout. 6:44 left in first quarter.
But will they keep that same energy… – 9:17 PM
Janis Carr @janiscarr
Mann with 5 of the Clippers first 9 points. A change for the better? – 9:13 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Terance Mann giving the Clippers something they have sorely needed — a quick energetic start. He scored the first five points and Clippers out to an early 7-0 lead over Atlanta. – 9:12 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Terance Mann starts the game with a Big Government 3 then Kawhi gets a steal off of former Spurs teammate Dejounte and dimes Mann on the break
the new Clippers lol – 9:11 PM
Lauren L. Williams @WilliamsLaurenL
Spotted a few Hawks and UGA jerseys in the seats at crypto.com arena today. – 8:58 PM
Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Starting 5️⃣ vs. Hawks
1️⃣ » @Terance Mann
2️⃣ » @Nicolas Batum
3️⃣ » @Kawhi Leonard
4️⃣ » @Marcus Morris
5️⃣ » @Ivica Zubac pic.twitter.com/m8UiVrgeT28:57 PM

Janis Carr @janiscarr
Clippers starters tonight:
Nicolas Batum
Terance Mann
Kawhi Leonard
Marcus Morris
Ivica Zubac
And Reggie Jackson? No, he’s not hurt. He will come off the bench. – 8:53 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
The last time Reggie Jackson played off the bench for Clippers: Game 2 of Western Conference semifinals vs Dallas Mavericks.
Patrick Beverley was the starter then. T Lue went to Reggie in Game 3, and Jackson has always started since… until tonight vs Hawks. – 8:35 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Clippers are starting:
Terance Mann
Kawhi
Batum
Morris
Zubac – 8:34 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Clippers starting Terance Mann over Reggie Jackson tonight:
LAC
Marcus Morris Sr.
Nicolas Batum
Ivica Zubac
Kawhi Leonard
Terance Mann
ATL
De’Andre Hunter
John Collins
Onyeka Okungwu
Dejounte Murray
Trae Young – 8:33 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Clippers are going without a traditional point guard.
Terance Mann, Kawhi Leonard, Nicolas Batum, Marcus Morris Sr., Ivica Zubac.
The “I can’t remember” is always a hint – 8:33 PM
Los Angeles Clippers @LAClippers
Read up on tonight’s DTLA matchup.
#GetItLocked | @betwayusa8:29 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Asked Nate McMillan about Dejounte Murray at this point of his first season with Atlanta Hawks and where he is looking for DJM to progress over the next couple of months. pic.twitter.com/xpnb7IpjvR8:28 PM

Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Tre Mann had Davis Bertans dancing – 7:44 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Tre Mann just danced with Dallas a beautiful mid-range step back. Wow. – 7:37 PM
Clemente Almanza @CAlmanza1007
Tre Mann got da sauce 🔥 – 7:37 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Ty Lue, speaking pregame, has mentioned two areas where the Clippers must be better: playing with a better defensive mindset for longer stretches (something he has asked for often in recent weeks) and playing faster. Not only in transition, but getting into sets quicker, he said – 7:29 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
We got a “I can’t remember” from T Lue, RE: tonight’s starters without Paul George. – 7:25 PM
Ohm Youngmisuk @NotoriousOHM
Paul George and Luke Kennard are out. Nic Batum is available to play. – 7:19 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Paul George, Luke Kennard are out tonight. Nicolas Batum will return. – 7:12 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Paul George and Luke Kennard are OUT tonight vs. Atlanta, but Nico Batum is available, per the team. – 7:11 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
Paul George and Nico Batum are OUT tonight vs. Atlanta, but Luke Kennard will be available, per the team. – 7:10 PM
Andrew Greif @AndrewGreif
The Clippers begin the second half of the season tonight. Here’s what I wrote when they skidded to the midway point Friday: latimes.com/sports/clipper…6:49 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Earlier this week @TheAthletic, I had my eye on tonight’s Clippers home game vs Hawks. LA was in a similar tough in-between stage with their identity when Hawks visited this same Sunday last year.
How do Clippers respond to avoid a 6th straight loss?
theathletic.com/4054456/2023/0…6:30 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
With the exception of the Clippers game he got hurt in, VanVleet’s 35 minutes are the fewest he’s played since the blowout loss to GSW on Dec 18. He had some foul trouble but helps when the bench is producing & the team is playing with the lead. Anyway, he was great again tonight – 6:20 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Tre Mann said he understands not to under estimate the Mavericks without Luka Doncic, “we’ve been on the other side of that.” – 4:38 PM

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