Two banged up squads met in State Farm Arena on Saturday evening. For the Hawks, they’d have to cope without Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Kobe Bufkin, and Onyeka Okongwu among others. The Charlotte Hornets were missing starters LaMelo Ball, Cody Martin, and Mark Williams to name a few absences.
The game got off to a hot start with both teams trading made baskets. Atlanta had a few promising moments, like on this ‘Bogi’ series of buckets.
Bogi Buckets x 2 to get us rolling pic.twitter.com/nsLVGroytw
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) March 23, 2024
But later in the quarter, Atlanta’s defense wasn’t quite as crisp as it needed to be, and Charlotte was able to find shooting space too easily at moments.