Game ID: 22300690
Phoenix Suns @ Atlanta Hawks
Friday, February 2, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 33 33 33 30 129PHX 30 33 32 25 120
ATL vs PHX ScoutingATL vs PHX Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ATL availability going into 1/24 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 16 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 15 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 39 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 39 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Matthews missed 8 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 1/20 after 3, 3 min since (21% of 15)
BACK Mills back 1/19 after 3, 15 min since (139% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/26 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 33 min (92% of 36)
OUT Hunter missed 17 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 16 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 2 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 40 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 40 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Matthews missed 9 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Mills back 1/19 after 3, 16 min since (155% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 18 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 17 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 3 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 41 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 41 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Matthews missed 10 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Young back 1/26 after 2, 33 min since (92% of 36)
BACK Mills back 1/19 after 3, 14 min since (134% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 19 since 12/22, returns tonight: 16 min (56% of 30)
OUT Krejčí missed 18 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 4 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 42 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 42 since 11/01, returns tonight: 2 min (17% of 12)
OUT Matthews missed 11 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Young back 1/26 after 2, 37 min since (104% of 36)
ATL availability going into 2/02 · 2 days' restOUT Krejčí missed 19 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 5 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 43 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Matthews missed 12 since 1/10, returns tonight: 12 min (109% of 12)
BACK Young back 1/26 after 2, 36 min since (101% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/30 after 19, 16 min since (56% of 30)
BACK Bufkin back 1/30 after 42, 2 min since (17% of 12)
ATL availability going into 2/03 · back-to-backOUT Krejčí missed 20 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 6 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 44 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 1/30, out tonight
BACK Young back 1/26 after 2, 38 min since (105% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/30 after 19, 16 min since (56% of 30)
BACK Bufkin back 1/30 after 42, 2 min since (17% of 12)
BACK Matthews back 2/02 after 12, 12 min since (109% of 12)
ATL availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Krejčí missed 21 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 7 since 1/22, returns tonight: 14 min (90% of 15)
OUT Gueye missed 45 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 2 since 2/02, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 3 since 1/30, out tonight
BACK Young back 1/26 after 2, 39 min since (108% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/30 after 19, 16 min since (55% of 30)
BACK Matthews back 2/02 after 12, 12 min since (109% of 12)
NEW Johnson 34 to 39 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Krejčí missed 22 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 46 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 3 since 2/02, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 4 since 1/30, out tonight
BACK Hunter back 1/30 after 19, 17 min since (58% of 30)
BACK Fernando back 2/05 after 7, 14 min since (90% of 15)
BACK Matthews back 2/02 after 12, 9 min since (82% of 12)
NEW Johnson 34 to 39 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Capela missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 23 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 47 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 4 since 2/02, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 5 since 1/30, returns tonight: 8 min (75% of 11)
BACK Hunter back 1/30 after 19, 19 min since (63% of 30)
BACK Fernando back 2/05 after 7, 13 min since (85% of 15)
BACK Matthews back 2/02 after 12, 9 min since (82% of 12)
NEW Okongwu 26 to 32 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/26 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 30 min (109% of 28)
OUT Bol missed 6 since 1/14, out tonight
BACK Goodwin back 1/19 after 2, 4 min since (29% of 14)
BACK Watanabe back 1/24 after 5, 7 min since (55% of 13)
PHX availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Bol missed 7 since 1/14, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 1/26 after 2, 30 min since (109% of 28)
BACK Goodwin back 1/19 after 2, 4 min since (29% of 14)
BACK Watanabe back 1/24 after 5, 7 min since (55% of 13)
PHX availability going into 1/29 · back-to-backOUT Watanabe missed 2 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 8 since 1/14, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 1/26 after 2, 26 min since (94% of 28)
BACK Goodwin back 1/24 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 14)
PHX availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Watanabe missed 3 since 1/26, returns tonight: 1 min (10% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 9 since 1/14, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 1/26 after 2, 29 min since (102% of 28)
BACK Goodwin back 1/24 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 14)
PHX availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Bol missed 10 since 1/14, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 1/26 after 2, 29 min since (105% of 28)
BACK Goodwin back 1/24 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 14)
BACK Watanabe back 1/24 after 5, 4 min since (33% of 13)
PHX availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Bol missed 11 since 1/14, returns tonight: 16 min (145% of 11)
BACK Gordon back 1/26 after 2, 29 min since (104% of 28)
BACK Watanabe back 1/31 after 3, 1 min since (10% of 13)
PHX availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restBACK Watanabe back 1/31 after 3, 5 min since (35% of 13)
BACK Bol back 2/04 after 11, 16 min since (145% of 11)
PHX availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restBACK Watanabe back 1/31 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 13)
BACK Bol back 2/04 after 11, 16 min since (152% of 11)
PHX availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restBACK Watanabe back 1/31 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 13)
BACK Bol back 2/04 after 11, 16 min since (146% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 130, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Murray at 26 a game. Without Krejčí (19 straight), Fernando (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 57 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Booker at 39 and Durant at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 116 a night to Atlanta's 130 and the turnovers, Phoenix giving it away 16 times a game to Atlanta's 11. Call it Phoenix 122, Atlanta 120, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/24 @ GSW 112-134 — ATL notes
ATL lost 112-134. ATL shot 41% (39 of 94) to GSW's 56%, 14 of 43 from three. Murray led with 23 (7 of 19, 2 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Johnson added 21, Bey 18. Q2 was theirs, 37-31, the deficit cut from 7 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 103-75 against them. Mathews's -23 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/26 vs DAL 143-148 — ATL notes
ATL lost 143-148. ATL took 12 more shots (97 to 85), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 53% to DAL's 60%, 15 of 34 from three. ATL turned it over 7 times to DAL's 13. Young led with 30 (9 of 18, 2 of 7 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Johnson added 25, Bogdanović 24. Q1 was theirs, 31-27, but the other 3 periods went 121-112 against them. Murray's -21 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/28 vs TOR 126-125 — ATL notes
ATL won 126-125. ATL shot 46% (44 of 95) to TOR's 46%, 6 of 27 from three, and went to the line 40 times to TOR's 32 — 32 points from the stripe to their 28. T. Young led with 30 (9 of 24, 1 of 4 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Bey added 26, Bogdanović 24. The hinge was Q1, 34-26: from level to 8 ahead. ATL trailed 57-61 at the half and won the second half 69-64. Bey was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/30 vs LAL 138-122 — ATL notes
ATL won 138-122. ATL shot 52% (53 of 101) to LAL's 53%, 16 of 38 from three, and got to the line 18 times to LAL's 25. Young led with 26 (9 of 20, 6 of 9 from three); Murray added 24, Johnson 19. The hinge was Q1, 36-29: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Bey was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/02 vs PHX 129-120 — ATL notes
ATL won 129-120. ATL shot 52% (49 of 95) to PHX's 53%, 17 of 44 from three. ATL turned it over 9 times to PHX's 16. Young led with 32 (12 of 17, 7 of 11 from three); Bogdanović added 23, Murray 22. The hinge was Q4, 30-25: a lead of 4 became 9. Okongwu was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/03 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 130, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Murray at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Krejčí (20 straight), Fernando (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 120, shooting 53 percent and 44 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Kuminga at 27 a game. Without Paul (10 straight), Moody (8 straight), Payton II (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 44 percent from three to Atlanta's 37 and the defense, Golden State allowing 120 a night to Atlanta's 130. Call it Golden State 125, Atlanta 123, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/05 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 135 a night and allowing 130, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 31 and Murray at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Krejčí (21 straight), Fernando (7 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Leonard at 29 and George at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Tucker (32 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Atlanta's 130. Call it Atlanta 121, the Clippers 120, the Clippers keeping it close.
2/07 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 136 a night and allowing 130, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Murray at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Krejčí (22 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 130 and the line, where Atlanta takes 25 free throws a game to Boston's 17. Call it Boston 124, Atlanta 118.
2/09 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 25 and Harris at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Embiid (4 straight), Melton (13 straight), Batum (5 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 134 a night and allowing 130, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Murray at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Capela (2 straight), Krejčí (23 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-4. Call it Atlanta 123, Philadelphia 122, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/26 @ IND 131-133 — PHX notes
PHX lost 131-133. PHX shot 57% (51 of 89) to IND's 53%, 13 of 30 from three. PHX turned it over 20 times to IND's 12, and IND turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 38-48 against them. Booker led with 62 (22 of 37, 6 of 12 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Durant added 20, Gordon 14. Q1 was theirs, 40-31, but the other 3 periods went 102-91 against them. They led by as many as 17. Durant's -9 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/28 @ ORL 98-113 — PHX notes
PHX lost 98-113. PHX shot 56% (41 of 73) to ORL's 45%, 4 of 14 from three. PHX turned it over 22 times to ORL's 7, and ORL turned those into 12 steals. Booker led with 44 (17 of 26, 9 of 11 at the line); Durant added 15. Q1 was theirs, 37-26, but the other 3 periods went 87-61 against them. They led by as many as 13. Durant's -25 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/29 @ MIA 118-105 — PHX notes
PHX won 118-105. PHX shot 49% (46 of 94) to MIA's 39%, 14 of 40 from three, and got to the line 17 times to MIA's 25. Gordon led with 23 (8 of 17, 5 of 12 from three); Booker added 22, Durant 20. The hinge was Q3, 38-25: a lead of 13 became 26. Eubanks was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/31 @ BKN 136-120 — PHX notes
PHX won 136-120. PHX shot 62% (49 of 79) to BKN's 50%, 14 of 28 from three, and went to the line 32 times to BKN's 13 — 24 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 42-27 for them. Durant led with 33 (10 of 16, 2 of 6 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Nurkić added 28, Booker 22. The hinge was Q3, 42-26: a lead of 3 became 19. Durant was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
2/02 @ ATL 120-129 — PHX notes
PHX lost 120-129. PHX shot 53% (47 of 88) to ATL's 52%, 14 of 37 from three. PHX turned it over 16 times to ATL's 9. Durant led with 35 (14 of 24, 5 of 9 from three); Booker added 24, Beal 14. Q2 was theirs, 33-33, but the other 3 periods went 96-87 against them.
2/04 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 29 from three, 20 free throws a game; Kuzma at 23 and Poole at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 120, shooting 55 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 35 and Durant at 25 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 40 percent from three to Washington's 29 and the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-0 a night and Washington minus-5. Call it Phoenix 118, Washington 116, Washington keeping it close.
2/06 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 116, shooting 56 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Booker at 25 and Durant at 24 a game. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 33 and Lillard at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Lopez (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-4 a night and Milwaukee minus-6 and the turnovers, Phoenix giving it away 15 times a game to Milwaukee's 11. Call it Phoenix 121, Milwaukee 117, Milwaukee keeping it close.
2/08 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 114, shooting 55 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Booker at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Sexton at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Hendricks (12 straight), Horton-Tucker (4 straight), Juzang (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 114 a night to Utah's 123. Call it Phoenix 123, Utah 115.
2/10 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Kuminga at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Paul (14 straight), Payton II (16 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 116, shooting 57 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Beal at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-12 a night and Phoenix plus-1 and the arc, Phoenix at 41 percent from three to Golden State's 37. Call it Golden State 120, Phoenix 117, Phoenix keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DM D. Murray
JJ J. Johnson
OO O. Okongwu
PM P. Mills
SB S. Bey
TY T. Young
WM W. Matthews
PHXBB B. Beal
DB D. Booker
DE D. Eubanks
EG E. Gordon
GA G. Allen
JN J. Nurkić
JO J. Okogie
KB K. Bates-Diop
KD K. Durant
NU Nurkic
ATL/PHX the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Trae Young posts 32 points, 15 assists as the Hawks beat the Suns 129-120
ATLANTA -- — Trae Young had 32 points and 15 assists and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Phoenix Suns 129-120 on Friday night.
Young, who was not selected for the upcoming All-Star game, shot 7 for 11 from 3-point distance and added three steals. He entered the game averaging 27 points and 10.9 assists.
“Obviously Trae wants to be in the All-Star game. Anyone who plays in this league wants to," Hawks coach Quin Snyder said. "One of the things about the way he is playing, he’s not playing for accolades. He’s playing to win, and you saw that tonight. ... Trae did some special things tonight and I don’t know if he did that because he had any extra motivation. You’ll have to ask him. I just felt like he was playing well.”
Young said he would go as an injury replacement if asked by the league. It would be his third All-Star appearance.
Bogdan Bogdanovic came off the bench to hit 4 of 7 shots from long distance and finish with 23 points for Atlanta, which has won three straight games. Dejounte Murray scored 22 points and Jalen Johnson 16.
“Sometimes you take it for granted, the shots that (Bogdanovic) hits,” Snyder said. “He’s always ready to shoot. He can shoot contested shots.”
Plenty of fans sported Kevin Durant jerseys for the Phoenix star's only visit to Atlanta. He led the Suns with 35 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Devin Booker added 24 points.
But Young was the star of the game, accounting for the bulk of the Hawks' 17 3-pointers and, at one point, hitting a shot from behind the backboard. That basket didn't count, however, because it came after the whistle.
He hit some deep threes early, and the Suns tried trapping him to slow him down.
“The deep 3s pull the defense out, and it opens up the court not only for me, but my teammates once I get it out of the trap,” Young said.
The Suns, who committed 17 turnovers and were outrebounded 43-38, entered the game having won nine of their last 11 games, with all but three of those contests being road games.
“Our disposition wasn't great to start the game,” Suns coach Frank Vogel said. “We didn't have the same energy, focus and awareness that we had the last two games.”
The Hawks went on an 11-0 run at the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth, with five team members scoring in the spurt. Atlanta led 104-95 after three periods.
Atlanta's Saddiq Bey sprained his ankle late in the first half and did not play in the second half. He finished with two points on 1-of-7 shooting.
Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter (knee) sat out after making his return Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers following a 19-game absence. He is expected to play Saturday against the Warriors.
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Suns: At the Wizards on Sunday in the final game of a seven-game trip.