Just one hour before tip-off on Sunday evening, word broke that the Atlanta Hawks would be forced to operate without both Trae Young and Clint Capela — in addition to Bogdan Bogdanovic and Kris Dunn — against the Milwaukee Bucks. That certainly put the visiting team in an unfavorable position but, after a slow start, the Hawks did compete at a high level, even if they fell to the Bucks by a final score of 129-115.
The first quarter was a challenge for the Hawks, to the point where the slow start ultimately cost Atlanta a chance to make the full game more interesting.