Game ID: 22400250
Atlanta Hawks @ Sacramento Kings
Monday, November 18, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 31 35 27 15 108ATL 32 32 25 20 109
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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.
SAC availability going into 11/11 · back-to-backBACK Huerter back 11/06 after 2, 26 min since (125% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restBACK Huerter back 11/06 after 2, 26 min since (122% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Monk missed 2 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK Huerter back 11/06 after 2, 28 min since (133% of 21)
SAC availability going into 11/16 · back-to-backOUT Monk missed 3 since 11/11, out tonight
NEW Huerter 21 to 29 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT DeRozan missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Monk missed 4 since 11/11, out tonight
NEW Huerter 21 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 29 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/22 · 3 days' restOUT DeRozan missed 3 since 11/15, returns tonight: 36 min (101% of 36)
OUT Sabonis missed 2 since 11/16, returns tonight: 40 min (116% of 35)
OUT Monk missed 5 since 11/11, out tonight
NEW Huerter 21 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Monk missed 6 since 11/11, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (101% of 36)
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 40 min since (116% of 35)
NEW Huerter 21 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/25 · back-to-backOUT Monk missed 7 since 11/11, returns tonight: 26 min (82% of 32)
BACK DeRozan back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 38 min since (109% of 35)
NEW Huerter 21 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 30 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restBACK DeRozan back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 37 min since (106% of 35)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 26 min since (82% of 32)
NEW Huerter 21 to 29 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/09 · back-to-backOUT Hunter missed 8 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 6 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 6 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 11/03 after 2, 31 min since (92% of 34)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/08 after 2, 12 min since (65% of 19)
NEW Mathews 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Roddy 13 to 22 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/12 · 2 days' restOUT Hunter missed 9 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Bogdanović missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 7 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 7 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 11/03 after 2, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/08 after 2, 13 min since (68% of 19)
NEW Risacher 25 to 30 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restOUT Hunter missed 10 since 10/27, returns tonight: 21 min (73% of 29)
OUT Bogdanović missed 11 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 8 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 8 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/08 after 2, 18 min since (93% of 19)
NEW Mathews 18 to 23 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Bogdanović missed 12 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Krejčí missed 9 since 10/30, returns tonight: 21 min (105% of 20)
OUT Gueye missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 9 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Hunter back 11/15 after 10, 21 min since (73% of 29)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/08 after 2, 17 min since (87% of 19)
ATL availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT Bogdanović missed 13 since 10/25, returns tonight: 18 min (74% of 25)
OUT Gueye missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 11/15, returns tonight: 7 min (58% of 13)
OUT Bufkin missed 10 since 10/30, returns tonight: 12 min (99% of 12)
OUT Barlow missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Hunter back 11/15 after 10, 21 min since (73% of 29)
BACK Krejčí back 11/17 after 9, 21 min since (105% of 20)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/08 after 2, 16 min since (81% of 19)
ATL availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Gueye missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Hunter back 11/15 after 10, 23 min since (79% of 29)
BACK Bogdanović back 11/18 after 13, 18 min since (74% of 25)
BACK Krejčí back 11/17 after 9, 21 min since (105% of 20)
BACK Roddy back 11/18 after 2, 7 min since (58% of 13)
BACK Bufkin back 11/18 after 10, 12 min since (99% of 12)
ATL availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Hunter back 11/15 after 10, 24 min since (82% of 29)
BACK Bogdanović back 11/18 after 13, 21 min since (84% of 25)
BACK Krejčí back 11/17 after 9, 13 min since (63% of 20)
BACK Roddy back 11/18 after 2, 6 min since (46% of 13)
BACK Bufkin back 11/18 after 10, 15 min since (121% of 12)
ATL availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Nance Jr. missed 3 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 3 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 9 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 9 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Hunter back 11/15 after 10, 25 min since (87% of 29)
BACK Bogdanović back 11/18 after 13, 23 min since (91% of 25)
BACK Krejčí back 11/17 after 9, 10 min since (47% of 20)
BACK Roddy back 11/18 after 2, 6 min since (46% of 13)
BACK Bufkin back 11/18 after 10, 14 min since (109% of 12)
ATL availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 4 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 10 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 10 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Bogdanović back 11/18 after 13, 24 min since (96% of 25)
BACK Krejčí back 11/17 after 9, 10 min since (47% of 20)
BACK Bufkin back 11/18 after 10, 13 min since (107% of 12)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 37 and Sabonis at 19 a game. Without DeRozan (2 straight), Monk (4 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Young at 24 and Johnson at 20 a game. Without Bogdanović (13 straight), Gueye (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the line, where Atlanta takes 24 free throws a game to Sacramento's 18 and the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 17 times a game to Sacramento's 14. Call it Sacramento 121, Atlanta 114.
11/11 @ SAS 96-116 — SAC notes
SAC lost 96-116. SAC shot 43% (39 of 91) to SAS's 51%, 10 of 38 from three. SAC turned it over 11 times to SAS's 16. Fox led with 24 (9 of 19, 2 of 5 from three); Sabonis added 23, DeRozan 21. Q1 was theirs, 26-22, but the other 3 periods went 94-70 against them. Fox's -21 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/13 vs PHX 127-104 — SAC notes
SAC won 127-104. SAC shot 64% (50 of 78) to PHX's 37%, 15 of 28 from three, and got to the line 17 times to PHX's 26. SAC turned it over 17 times to PHX's 10, and PHX turned those into 12 steals. Fox led with 29 (11 of 17, 6 of 8 at the line); Huerter added 22, Murray 17. The hinge was Q4, 34-24: a lead of 13 became 23, and the lead reached 26. Murray was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/15 vs MIN 126-130 — SAC notes
SAC lost 126-130 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 50% (48 of 96) to MIN's 48%, 12 of 37 from three. The glass went 51-41 for them. Fox led with 60 (22 of 35, 6 of 10 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Sabonis added 23, Murray 14. Q4 was theirs, 33-17, the deficit cut from 16 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 113-93 against them. Huerter's -21 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/16 vs UTA 121-117 — SAC notes
SAC won 121-117. SAC shot 51% (42 of 83) to UTA's 49%, 19 of 41 from three, and got to the line 25 times to UTA's 42. Fox led with 49 (16 of 30, 3 of 4 from three, 14 of 19 at the line); Huerter added 18, Lyles 17. The hinge was Q4, 31-23: SAC came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 4. McLaughlin was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/18 vs ATL 108-109 — SAC notes
SAC lost 108-109. SAC shot 44% (37 of 85) to ATL's 47%, 20 of 46 from three. Ellis led with 33 (9 of 17, 9 of 15 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Fox added 28, Lyles 12. Q2 was theirs, 35-32, turning a 1-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 77-73 against them. They led by as many as 11. Murray's -20 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Harden at 19 and Powell at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 38 and Sabonis at 19 a game. Without DeRozan (3 straight), Sabonis (2 straight), Monk (5 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 107 a night to Sacramento's 115 and the arc, Sacramento at 40 percent from three to the Clippers' 36. Call it the Clippers 112, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/24 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 39 and Sabonis at 19 a game. Without Monk (6 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 24 and Thomas at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Martin (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-4 a night and Brooklyn minus-9 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 113 a night to Brooklyn's 121. Call it Sacramento 117, Brooklyn 111.
11/25 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Fox at 39 and Sabonis at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Monk (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 100, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Holmgren (6 straight), Joe (2 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-5 a night and OKC minus-10 and the defense, OKC allowing 100 a night to Sacramento's 114. Call it OKC 112, Sacramento 107.
11/27 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 26 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Conley (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Fox at 30 and DeRozan at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Minnesota 114, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/09 vs CHI 113-125 — ATL notes
ATL lost 113-125. ATL shot 46% (41 of 89) to CHI's 50%, 9 of 29 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CHI's 23 — 22 points from the stripe to their 20. Johnson led with 20 (6 of 11, 3 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Capela added 20, Risacher 17. Q1 was theirs, 37-24, but the other 3 periods went 101-76 against them. They led by as many as 18. Risacher's -13 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/12 @ BOS 117-116 — ATL notes
ATL won 117-116. ATL shot 51% (50 of 99) to BOS's 51%, 10 of 32 from three, and got to the line 13 times to BOS's 27. The glass went 44-34 for them. Daniels led with 28 (12 of 21, 1 of 5 from three); Nance Jr. added 19, Johnson 18. The hinge was Q4, 33-25: ATL came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 1. ATL trailed 54-65 at the half and won the second half 63-51. Okongwu was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/15 vs WAS 129-117 — ATL notes
ATL won 129-117. ATL shot 47% (46 of 98) to WAS's 41%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 30 times to WAS's 21 — 25 points from the stripe to their 16. Daniels led with 25 (10 of 14, 2 of 5 from three); Hunter added 22, Johnson 18. The hinge was Q2, 30-11: ATL came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 28. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/17 @ POR 110-114 — ATL notes
ATL lost 110-114. ATL shot 46% (39 of 85) to POR's 46%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 25 times to POR's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 12. ATL turned it over 25 times to POR's 20, and POR turned those into 16 steals. Young led with 29 (8 of 16, 5 of 10 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Johnson added 25, Daniels 12. Q1 was theirs, 33-21, but the other 3 periods went 93-77 against them. They led by as many as 16.
11/18 @ SAC 109-108 — ATL notes
ATL won 109-108. ATL shot 47% (39 of 83) to SAC's 44%, 16 of 38 from three. Hunter led with 24 (9 of 15, 4 of 8 from three); Risacher added 18, Daniels 14. The hinge was Q4, 20-15: ATL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 1, and the lead reached 16. ATL trailed 64-66 at the half and won the second half 45-42. Mathews was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/20 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 15 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Daniels at 19 a game. Without Gueye (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 119, Atlanta 114.
11/22 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 129, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; LaVine at 21 and White at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Ball (12 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 19 and Hunter at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Nance Jr. (2 straight), Wallace (2 straight), Gueye (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-5 a night and Chicago minus-7 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 115 a night to Chicago's 129. Call it Chicago 119, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/25 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 113 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Johnson at 21 and Young at 18 a game. Without Nance Jr. (3 straight), Wallace (3 straight), Gueye (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Irving at 22 and Marshall at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Dončić (2 straight), Edwards (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-9 a night and Atlanta plus-3 and the defense, Dallas allowing 109 a night to Atlanta's 119. Call it Dallas 117, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/27 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 114, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Garland at 20 a game. Without LeVert (3 straight), Wade (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Johnson at 23 and Young at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Nance Jr. (4 straight), Wallace (4 straight), Gueye (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 42 percent from three to Atlanta's 32 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 114 a night to Atlanta's 121. Call it Cleveland 125, Atlanta 111, Cleveland by 14.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACAL A. Len
CJ C. Jones
DF D. Fox
DM D. McDermott
IJ I. Jones
JM J. McLaughlin
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
OR O. Robinson
TL T. Lyles
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
CC C. Capela
DD D. Daniels
DH D. Hunter
DR D. Roddy
GM G. Mathews
KB K. Bufkin
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
ZR Z. Risacher
SAC/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
Hunter scores 24 points, Daniels has game-winning block as Hawks beat Kings 109-108
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — De'Andre Hunter scored 24 points and Dyson Daniels had four blocks, including one in the final seconds, as the Atlanta Hawks beat the short-handed Sacramento Kings 109-108 on Monday night.
Daniels' clutch defensive play on Kings star De'Aaron Fox finished off a late back-and-forth affair. Trae Young had 19 assists for Atlanta. Clint Capela , who had 14 points and 14 rebounds, scored the final three points for the Hawks to put them up 109-106 with under two minutes to play.
Keon Ellis had a career high 33 points, including nine 3-pointers, to lead Sacramento. The Kings were without Domantas Sabonis (back), DeMar DeRozan (back) and Malik Monk (right ankle sprain).
Sacramento led 66-64 at halftime, after falling behind 22-6 to start the game.
Takeaways Hawks: The Hawks got some key rotational pieces back with Bogdan Bogdanovic and Kobe Bufkin both active. Bogdanovic (right hamstring) played in his first game since the season opener and Bufkin (right shoulder) had not been active this season. Bogdanovic, who averaged 16.9 points per game last season, scored six on Monday. Bufkin had five points.
Kings: Ellis, who entered the game averaging 5.3 points per game this season, made his first six 3s in the first half and became the fifth player in franchise history to make nine 3-pointers in a game.
Key moment Daniels stripped Fox of the ball as Fox went up for a shot on the left wing in the final seconds, ending the game. The 21-year-old, who entered the game with a steal in 12 consecutive games, also had 14 points and eight rebounds.
Key stat The Hawks won despite just seven points from Young. The point guard was in a passing mood on Monday, finishing one shy of a career high, while attempting just seven shots.
Up next Kings visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, and Hawks visit Golden State on Wednesday.