Game ID: 22300626
Atlanta Hawks @ Golden State Warriors
Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 38 31 32 33 134ATL 31 37 24 20 112
ATL @ GSW ScoutingATL @ GSW 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.
GSW availability going into 1/10 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 13 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 3 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Moody back 1/05 after 3, 14 min since (78% of 18)
BACK Joseph back 1/05 after 3, 12 min since (101% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 6 min since (61% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 14 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Paul missed 2 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 4 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Moody back 1/05 after 3, 17 min since (99% of 18)
BACK Joseph back 1/05 after 3, 13 min since (118% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 7 min since (67% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/13 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 15 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Paul missed 3 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 5 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Moody back 1/05 after 3, 17 min since (99% of 18)
BACK Joseph back 1/05 after 3, 13 min since (116% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 7 min since (67% of 11)
GSW availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 16 since 12/14, returns tonight: 24 min (87% of 27)
OUT Paul missed 4 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 2 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 6 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Joseph back 1/05 after 3, 14 min since (125% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 11 min since (100% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/24 · 8 days' restOUT Paul missed 5 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 3 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 7 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/15 after 16, 24 min since (87% of 27)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 9 min since (87% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/25 · back-to-backOUT Paul missed 6 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 4 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 8 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/15 after 16, 23 min since (85% of 27)
NEW Šarić 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 7 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 5 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 9 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/15 after 16, 26 min since (96% of 27)
NEW Šarić 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/30 · 2 days' restOUT Paul missed 8 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 6 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 10 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 11 min (107% of 11)
BACK Green back 1/15 after 16, 31 min since (114% of 27)
NEW Thompson 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 32 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/02 · 2 days' restOUT Paul missed 9 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 7 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 11 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/15 after 16, 30 min since (113% of 27)
BACK Quinones back 1/30 after 2, 11 min since (107% of 11)
NEW Thompson 30 to 36 min over the last 4
NEW Wiggins 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 34 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 12 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 11 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 35 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 35 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Matthews missed 4 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 2 since 1/13, out tonight
BACK Mathews back 1/13 after 2, 14 min since (95% of 15)
NEW Forrest 11 to 16 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 13 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 12 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 36 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 36 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Matthews missed 5 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 3 since 1/13, returns tonight: 18 min (170% of 11)
BACK Mathews back 1/13 after 2, 14 min since (94% of 15)
NEW Forrest 11 to 16 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Hunter missed 14 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 13 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 3 since 1/15, returns tonight: 3 min (21% of 15)
OUT Gueye missed 37 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 37 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Matthews missed 6 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Mathews back 1/13 after 2, 16 min since (103% of 15)
BACK Mills back 1/19 after 3, 18 min since (170% of 11)
ATL availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Hunter missed 15 since 12/22, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 14 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 38 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 38 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Matthews missed 7 since 1/10, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 1/20 after 3, 3 min since (21% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 1/13 after 2, 15 min since (102% of 15)
BACK Mills back 1/19 after 3, 14 min since (133% of 11)
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)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 130, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Thompson at 20 and Kuminga at 19 a game. Without Paul (5 straight), Moody (3 straight), Payton II (7 straight). 8 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Murray at 24 and Young at 23 a game. Without Hunter (16 straight), Krejčí (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 110 a night to Golden State's 130 and the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 15 times a game to Golden State's 11. Call it Golden State 118, Atlanta 117, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/10 vs NOP 105-141 — GSW notes
GSW lost 105-141. GSW shot 44% (39 of 89) to NOP's 57%, 12 of 39 from three. GSW turned it over 17 times to NOP's 11, and NOP turned those into 11 steals. Moody led with 21 (8 of 18, 4 of 8 from three); Jackson-Davis added 19, Curry 15. Q2 was theirs, 33-27, the deficit cut from 19 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 114-72 against them. Podziemski's -31 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/12 @ CHI 140-131 — GSW notes
GSW won 140-131. GSW shot 52% (49 of 94) to CHI's 58%, 20 of 47 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CHI's 16 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. GSW turned it over 3 times to CHI's 12. Thompson led with 30 (9 of 19, 7 of 15 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Curry added 27, Kuminga 24. The hinge was Q3, 48-20: GSW came in trailing by 13 and left it ahead by 15. GSW trailed 62-75 at the half and won the second half 78-56. Jackson-Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/13 @ MIL 118-129 — GSW notes
GSW lost 118-129. GSW shot 48% (47 of 98) to MIL's 54%, 15 of 36 from three. GSW turned it over 7 times to MIL's 12. Kuminga led with 28 (10 of 18, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Podziemski added 23, Thompson 21. Q2 was theirs, 32-21, turning a 9-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 108-86 against them. Kuminga's -18 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 @ MEM 107-116 — GSW notes
GSW lost 107-116. GSW shot 49% (44 of 90) to MEM's 37%, 10 of 31 from three, and got to the line just 10 times against 25 fouls committed. GSW turned it over 19 times to MEM's 11, and MEM turned those into 13 steals. Curry led with 26 (11 of 20, 3 of 9 from three); Kuminga added 20, Wiggins 16. Q1 was theirs, 29-23, but the other 3 periods went 93-78 against them. Thompson's -22 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/24 vs ATL 134-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 134-112. GSW shot 56% (51 of 91) to ATL's 41%, 16 of 33 from three. Curry led with 25 (7 of 16, 5 of 8 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Kuminga added 25, Thompson 24. The hinge was Q4, 33-20: a lead of 9 became 22. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/25 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 126, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Kuminga at 22 a game. Without Paul (6 straight), Moody (4 straight), Payton II (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Huerter at 19 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 121, Sacramento 120, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/27 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 124, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Kuminga at 26 a game. Without Paul (7 straight), Moody (5 straight), Payton II (9 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 24 free throws a game; Russell at 28 and James at 26 a game. Without Vincent (18 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 122, the Lakers 120, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/30 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 127, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Kuminga at 25 a game. Without Paul (8 straight), Moody (6 straight), Payton II (10 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 22 from three, 30 free throws a game; Embiid at 45 and Maxey at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (2 straight), Embiid (2 straight), Melton (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 22 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 30 free throws a game to Golden State's 17. Call it Golden State 121, Philadelphia 117, Philadelphia keeping it close.
2/02 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 23 and Williams Jr. at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Bane (10 straight), Kennard (3 straight), LaRavia (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 123, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 33 and Kuminga at 25 a game. Without Paul (9 straight), Moody (7 straight), Payton II (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Memphis allowing 106 a night to Golden State's 123 and the arc, Golden State at 43 percent from three to Memphis's 38. Call it Golden State 115, Memphis 114, Memphis keeping it close.
1/17 vs ORL 106-104 — ATL notes
ATL won 106-104. ATL shot 51% (39 of 76) to ORL's 44%, 8 of 25 from three. ATL turned it over 23 times to ORL's 13, and ORL turned those into 16 steals. Murray led with 26 (11 of 18, 1 of 4 from three); Young added 18, Okongwu 15. The hinge was Q3, 29-25: ATL came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 2. ATL trailed 49-51 at the half and won the second half 57-53. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
1/19 @ MIA 109-108 — ATL notes
ATL won 109-108. ATL shot 46% (40 of 87) to MIA's 46%, 15 of 35 from three. Murray led with 22 (9 of 22, 3 of 7 from three); Bogdanović added 17, Johnson 15. The hinge was Q1, 32-24: from level to 8 ahead. Okongwu was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/20 vs CLE 95-116 — ATL notes
ATL lost 95-116. ATL took 8 more shots (93 to 85), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to CLE's 51%, 11 of 38 from three. Murray led with 24 (10 of 19, 2 of 7 from three); Johnson added 20, Young 15. Q4 was theirs, 25-23, the deficit cut from 23 to 21, but the other 3 periods went 93-70 against them. Bey's -24 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 @ SAC 107-122 — ATL notes
ATL lost 107-122. ATL shot 39% (36 of 93) to SAC's 46%, 14 of 40 from three. D. Murray led with 35 (11 of 23, 6 of 10 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Bogdanović added 18, Bey 13. Q4 was theirs, 38-35, the deficit cut from 18 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 87-69 against them. Johnson's -24 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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 — 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 106 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Bogdanović at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Young (2 straight), Hunter (17 straight), Krejčí (16 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 33 and Irving at 28 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 117 a night to Dallas's 123. Call it Atlanta 118, Dallas 116, Dallas keeping it close.
1/28 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 126, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murray at 25 and Johnson at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Hunter (18 straight), Krejčí (17 straight), Fernando (3 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barrett at 23 and Barnes at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Poeltl (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 115 a night to Atlanta's 126. Call it Atlanta 118, Toronto 117, Toronto keeping it close.
1/30 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 129, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Young at 25 a game. Without Hunter (19 straight), Krejčí (18 straight), Fernando (4 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 130, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 28 free throws a game; Russell at 28 and James at 28 a game. Without Reddish (3 straight), Vincent (20 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 42 percent from three to Atlanta's 33 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 14 times a game to Atlanta's 11. Call it Atlanta 124, the Lakers 123, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/02 vs PHX — 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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CJ C. Joseph
DG D. Green
DŠ D. Šarić
GS G. Santos
JK J. Kuminga
JR J. Robinson
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
LQ L. Quinones
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
ATLAG A. Griffin
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DM D. Murray
GM G. Mathews
JJ J. Johnson
OO O. Okongwu
PM P. Mills
SB S. Bey
SL S. Lundy
TF T. Forrest
GSW/ATL 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
Warriors return to game action after assistant coach's death last week, beat Hawks 134-112
SAN FRANCISCO -- — With several of his players overcome by emotions just moments before tip-off after celebrating the assistant coach they dearly miss, Steve Kerr stuck to his message: “Try to lose yourself in the game.”
Stephen Curry had 25 points and eight assists, Klay Thompson scored 24, and the Golden State Warriors won Wednesday night in their first game back after the death of assistant coach Dejan Milojević last week, beating the Atlanta Hawks 134-112.
“It was not easy but I thought our guys did a really good job of trying to make that transition and settle into the game,” Kerr said. “It was very emotional. A lot of guys were in tears as the ball was being tipped."
The Splash Brothers shined playing for their beloved “brate” — the word for brother in Serbian that Milojević so lovingly used for all of the Warriors. Kuminga made all 11 of his shots on the way to 25 points as seven Warriors scored in double figures. He matched Hall of Famer Chris Mullin's franchise record for most shots made without a miss.
“It’s been a tough week,” Kuminga said. “Obviously we kind of regroup with everything that was going on and went out there and just enjoy and just have fun and do what Deki would want us to do.”
In an emotional pregame ceremony , the two teams stood united on one sideline near their team benches and listened as the Serbian national anthem played in his honor. Each Warrior player then placed an extra jersey with Milojević’s name on the back worn during warmups on one of the coaching chairs, which also featured a special black T-shirt with the word “BRATE” draped over the seat.
“There's still a really big hole in our team,” Thompson said.
Milojević suffered a heart attack last Tuesday night at a team dinner in Salt Lake City and died the next day. Two injured Warriors, Chris Paul and Gary Payton II , wore their jerseys with Milojević on the back all game.
A tribute video played on the big screen and photos all over Chase Center showed a beaming “Deki,” as they so fondly called him. Kerr called for the sellout crowd — the Warriors' franchise-record 500th consecutive — to celebrate the joy Milojević exuded every day with a standing ovation in lieu of a moment of silence.
Two members of the Hawks were right next to Kerr as the Warriors coach spoke of Milojević’s profound impact on every person he encountered. Atlanta guard Bogdan Bogdanovic is a native of Belgrade who played for Milojević’s former Partizan team. Hawks assistant coach Igor Kokoskov was the Serbian national team coach and hired Milojević onto his staff.
“There’s such a strong Serbian connection in this league,” Kerr said.
Bogdanovic scored 17 points with four 3-pointers, while Dejounte Murray led the way with 23 points in the Hawks' third straight loss.
“This game had significance beyond the game,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said.
Dario Saric is the one who became the support person for Milojević’s family this past week and he imagines he will be thinking of Deki every day for the foreseeable future — the coach played a key role in Saric coming to the Warriors.
“He had such a great impact on me in a short period of time,” Saric said. “He was like my older brother.”
Curry and Thompson shot a combined 10 for 18 from deep as the Warriors finished 48.5% with 16 made 3-pointers. Curry, Thompson and Draymond Green notched their 400th regular-season victory together.
“That's very special,” Thompson said. "Any time I am on the court with those two I'm very grateful."
The Warriors went eight days in between games, the first team to go eight or more days without playing in the regular season not including the All-Star break or the stoppage for the pandemic in March 2020 was the 2020-21 Spurs with nine days from Feb. 14-24, 2021, according to Elias.
It also marked the longest stretch without playing during the season in Warriors franchise history.
UP NEXT
Hawks: Host the Mavericks on Friday night.
Warriors: Host the Kings on Thursday night to complete a home-home back-to-back.