The Atlanta Hawks are now 2-2 without their star point guard, Trae Young, following their 109-97 home loss against the Toronto Raptors yesterday in the NBA Cup group stage.
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In the said game, the Atlanta Hawks shot only 34.4 percent from the field and 23.7 percent from three-point land, suggesting that the team is struggling without their All-Star guard, who’s out for at least one month due to a sprained MCL. After the game, Kristaps Porzingis acknowledged this fact but vowed to the fans that they would find their way.
“I think we’re doing a good job. We’ve won some games, we lost one tonight. The firepower offensively is not the same; it’s just the truth. But we still have a lot of firepower,” Porzingis told ClutchPoints’ Malik Brown.
“We can run, we can go, and we have guys that are stepping up and playing well. It’s just gonna add more when he comes back, but it’s also not ideal because we want to get those minutes together,” he added.
Atlanta Hawks News: Quin Snyder sends clear message to team after loss vs. Toronto Raptors
As mentioned, the Atlanta Hawks’ offense sputtered against the Toronto Raptors, which played a huge role in their collapse in the final period. After the game, head coach Quin Snyder urged the team to continue trusting the process.
“In the first half, we played our game at our pace, and in the second half, we didn’t execute the game as well,” Zaccharie Risacher said. “That helped them get back, and from that point on, it was close, and they found their confidence; they were playing more in transition. It didn’t go our way after the first half.”
“We have to understand they are our shots,” Snyder said. “When you’re open, let it fly. Don’t think about it. Because as you get away from the clock, you pass a shot up, you’re probably not going to get a better one. We have confidence in our guys to take them; you have to. Oftentimes, when we did get in the lane and people were open, we missed them as well.”
