The Atlanta Hawks faced the Phoenix Suns at home on Friday night. De’Andre Hunter was unavailable. but expected to play in tomorrow’s contest versus the Warriors.
Dejounte Murray scored the first basket of the game off a short fadeaway on a drive to the paint. The Hawks gave up a few early baskets in the paint to Jusuf Nurkic, and trailed 15-12 before Snyder called his first timeout.
Trae Young scored eight points before exiting the game for the first time, thanks to a pair of three-pointers and a steal and score. Young scored 11 in the first quarter as the Hawks led 33-30.