With roughly one-third of the 2020-21 season remaining and the Eastern Conference standings being as tight as they are, every game matters at this point. Even games when several starters are not able to suit up due to injuries, the value of a win is all the same in the standings.
The Atlanta Hawks faced the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday evening in their final game of a grueling eight-game road trip. After playing 35 minutes in a double overtime win over the Spurs on Thursday night (it would have been more if not for foul trouble), Trae Young missed this game with left knee soreness.