The game started with very little focus being paid to the tiny orange ball that tall men were bouncing on the wood surface below them; Atlanta Hawks sharpshooter Kyle Korver had been dealt before the game to the Cleveland Cavaliers. All eyes immediately turned toward his playing status, regardless of their matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans.
By the end of the night, the Atlanta Hawks continued that disquietude by beating the Pelicans in New Orleans, despite being on the road for the second game of a back-to-back. Lacking a superstar-level performance tonight, the Hawks won instead through a balanced offensive attack: six players scored 7 or more points, and the team made 42% of their field goal attempts.