The Atlanta Hawks’ play had been up and down across a ten game stretch to open the 2021-2022 NBA season. As they have headed into a tough four game road stretch they would need to play more consistently good basketball to get a few wins before returning home.
The play on both ends was improved but Atlanta was unable to hold on to a lead across the fourth quarter as the Phoenix Suns mounted a late comeback to secure a 121-117 victory.
It was a tail of two quarters. The Hawks dominated the third quarter by a score of 40-27 as Trae Young amassed a robust 14 points and six assists, while playing the entire 12 minutes.