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10 January 2025

third Quarter Report

Down 4 on the finish of the second quarter, the Suns now have the lead. They’ve jumped out to a 98-94 lead towards the Hawks.

If the Suns maintain enjoying like this, they will bump their file as much as 17-19 very quickly. Then again, the Hawks must make due with a 19-19 file except they flip issues round (and quick).

Who’s Enjoying

Atlanta Hawks @ Phoenix Suns

Present Information: Atlanta 19-18, Phoenix 16-19

How To Watch

When: Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 9 p.m. ET
The place: Footprint Heart — Phoenix, Arizona
TV: Arizona Household Sports activities Community
Comply with: CBS Sports activities App
On-line streaming: fuboTV (Strive totally free. Regional restrictions might apply.)
Ticket Price: $14.48

What to Know

The Atlanta Hawks’ highway journey will proceed as they head out to face the Phoenix Suns at 9:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Footprint Heart. The Suns took a loss of their final contest and will likely be trying to flip the tables on the Hawks, who are available in off a win.

The Hawks will head into Tuesday’s match on the come-up: they have been handed a 26-point loss of their earlier outing, however they did not let that dangerous vitality have an effect on their sport towards the Jazz on Tuesday. The Hawks skirted by the Jazz 124-121 because of a clutch shot from Trae Younger with lower than a second left within the fourth quarter. The victory was a breath of contemporary air for Atlanta because it put an finish to their three-game shedding streak.

The Hawks can attribute a lot of their success to Younger, who dropped a double-double on 24 factors and 20 assists.

The Hawks have been working as a unit and completed the sport with 35 assists (they’re ranked third in assists per sport general). They simply outclassed their opponents in that division because the Jazz solely posted 25.

In the meantime, the purpose unfold might have favored the Suns final Tuesday, however the closing outcome didn’t. They took a 115-104 hit to the loss column by the hands of the Hornets.

The Suns may need misplaced, however man, Devin Booker was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 39 factors and ten assists. Booker is turning into a predictor of the Suns’ success: when he posts at least 15 factors the group is 4-1 (and 12-18 when he would not).

Atlanta now has a successful file of 19-18. As for Phoenix, they’ve been struggling not too long ago as they’ve misplaced 5 of their final six video games, which put a noticeable dent of their 16-19 file this season.

The Hawks are hoping to beat the chances on Thursday, because the consultants assume they’re headed for a loss. This contest won’t be the most effective time to guess them towards the unfold since they’ve let bettors down the final 4 occasions they’ve performed.

The Hawks got here up brief towards the Suns when the groups final performed again in March of 2024, falling 128-115. Can the Hawks avenge their defeat or is historical past doomed to repeat itself? We’ll discover out quickly sufficient.