Game ID: 22500873
Portland Trail Blazers @ Atlanta Hawks
Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 44 31 28 32 135POR 25 33 27 16 101
ATL vs POR ScoutingATL vs POR 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 2/20 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 2 since 2/11, out tonight
OUT Dennis missed 13 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 5 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 2/07 after 4, 30 min since (96% of 31)
NEW Kispert 17 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 3 since 2/11, returns tonight: 11 min (80% of 14)
OUT Dennis missed 14 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 6 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Okongwu back 2/07 after 4, 30 min since (95% of 31)
NEW Kispert 17 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 15 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 7 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 3 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 2/22 after 3, 11 min since (80% of 14)
ATL availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 16 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 8 since 2/05, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 11)
OUT Newell missed 4 since 2/19, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 11)
BACK Vincent back 2/22 after 3, 16 min since (119% of 14)
ATL availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Dennis missed 17 since 1/19, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 2/22 after 3, 16 min since (118% of 14)
BACK Koloko back 2/26 after 8, 3 min since (27% of 11)
BACK Newell back 2/26 after 4, 3 min since (27% of 11)
ATL availability going into 3/04 · 2 days' restOUT Dennis missed 18 since 1/19, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 2/22 after 3, 15 min since (108% of 14)
BACK Koloko back 2/26 after 8, 3 min since (27% of 11)
BACK Newell back 2/26 after 4, 3 min since (27% of 11)
ATL availability going into 3/07 · 2 days' restOUT Dennis missed 19 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 2/22 after 3, 13 min since (94% of 14)
BACK Koloko back 2/26 after 8, 2 min since (21% of 11)
ATL availability going into 3/10 · 2 days' restOUT Kuminga missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Dennis missed 20 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 3 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Koloko back 2/26 after 8, 2 min since (21% of 11)
ATL availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 3 since 3/04, returns tonight: 19 min (83% of 23)
OUT Dennis missed 21 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 3/07, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 4 since 3/01, out tonight
POR availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 5 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 2/09 after 4, 28 min since (84% of 33)
BACK Murray back 2/20 after 19, 9 min since (42% of 22)
BACK Love back 2/12 after 2, 15 min since (71% of 21)
BACK Thybulle back 2/20 after 51, 13 min since (81% of 16)
NEW Cissoko 18 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Krejčí 16 to 22 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 6 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 2/09 after 4, 21 min since (64% of 33)
BACK Murray back 2/20 after 19, 16 min since (72% of 22)
BACK Thybulle back 2/20 after 51, 12 min since (78% of 16)
POR availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 7 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 3 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Murray back 2/20 after 19, 20 min since (91% of 22)
BACK Thybulle back 2/20 after 51, 11 min since (73% of 16)
POR availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Avdija missed 2 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 8 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 4 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Murray back 2/20 after 19, 22 min since (101% of 22)
BACK Thybulle back 2/20 after 51, 12 min since (73% of 16)
POR availability going into 3/01 · back-to-backOUT Avdija missed 3 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 9 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 5 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Murray back 2/20 after 19, 21 min since (96% of 22)
BACK Thybulle back 2/20 after 51, 12 min since (74% of 16)
POR availability going into 3/04 · 2 days' restOUT Avdija missed 4 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 10 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 6 since 2/20, out tonight
NEW Krejčí 16 to 22 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT Avdija missed 5 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 11 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 7 since 2/20, out tonight
NEW Krejčí 16 to 22 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Avdija missed 6 since 2/24, returns tonight: 25 min (74% of 33)
OUT Sharpe missed 12 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 2 since 3/04, returns tonight: 16 min (75% of 22)
OUT Love missed 8 since 2/20, out tonight
NEW Krejčí 16 to 23 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Sharpe missed 13 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Love missed 9 since 2/20, out tonight
BACK Avdija back 3/08 after 6, 25 min since (74% of 33)
BACK Murray back 3/08 after 2, 16 min since (75% of 22)
NEW Krejčí 16 to 24 min over the last 5
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 115 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and McCollum at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. 2 days' rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 28 from three, 24 free throws a game; Grant at 20 and Holiday at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Avdija (3 straight), Sharpe (9 straight), Love (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-9 a night and Portland minus-5 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 107 a night to Portland's 116. Call it Atlanta 118, Portland 110.
2/20 vs MIA 97-128 — ATL notes
ATL lost 97-128. ATL shot 38% (36 of 95) to MIA's 52%, 16 of 38 from three. ATL turned it over 13 times to MIA's 8, and MIA turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 46-58 against them. Okongwu led with 22 (8 of 12, 4 of 5 from three); Alexander-Walker added 20, McCollum 20. Q2 was theirs, 35-28, the deficit cut from 13 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 100-62 against them. Alexander-Walker's -25 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/22 vs BKN 115-104 — ATL notes
ATL won 115-104. ATL shot 48% (42 of 87) to BKN's 45%, 13 of 33 from three. The glass went 52-34 for them. Johnson led with 26 (11 of 22, 0 of 3 from three); Alexander-Walker added 17, Landale 17. The hinge was Q4, 26-17: a lead of 2 became 11. Alexander-Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/24 vs WAS 119-98 — ATL notes
ATL won 119-98. ATL shot 39% (42 of 107) to WAS's 44%, 12 of 50 from three, and went to the line 26 times to WAS's 17 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. ATL turned it over 10 times to WAS's 20. The glass went 61-41 for them. Kuminga led with 27 (9 of 12, 3 of 4 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 16, Kispert 12. The hinge was Q3, 40-21: a lead of 17 became 36. Daniels was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
2/26 vs WAS 126-96 — ATL notes
ATL won 126-96. ATL shot 46% (42 of 91) to WAS's 38%, 13 of 39 from three, and went to the line 37 times to WAS's 16 — 29 points from the stripe to their 15. The glass went 56-44 for them. Kispert led with 33 (11 of 19, 6 of 11 from three); McCollum added 25, Kuminga 17. The hinge was Q4, 28-16: a lead of 18 became 30. Daniels was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
3/01 vs POR 135-101 — ATL notes
ATL won 135-101. ATL shot 55% (51 of 92) to POR's 40%, 15 of 40 from three. The glass went 54-38 for them. Okongwu led with 25 (9 of 15, 7 of 12 from three); Kuminga added 20, McCollum 19. The hinge was Q1, 44-25: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 34. Risacher was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
3/04 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 16 and Kuzma at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Prince (52 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Kuminga at 21 and McCollum at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-11 a night and Milwaukee minus-8 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 105 a night to Milwaukee's 118. Call it Atlanta 116, Milwaukee 111.
3/07 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Kuminga at 21 and Alexander-Walker at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 28 and Edgecombe at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without George (15 straight), Embiid (3 straight), Oubre Jr. (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-13 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 102 a night to Philadelphia's 116. Call it Atlanta 120, Philadelphia 110, Atlanta by 10.
3/10 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Kuminga at 21 and Alexander-Walker at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Kuminga (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 115, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Flagg at 17 and Williams at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Poulakidas (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-10 a night and Dallas minus-3 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 105 a night to Dallas's 115. Call it Atlanta 121, Dallas 106, Atlanta by 15.
3/12 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 108, shooting 53 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 23 and Johnson at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Kuminga (3 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 21 and Williams at 16 a game. Without Mann (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 108 a night to Brooklyn's 122 and the turnovers, Brooklyn giving it away 19 times a game to Atlanta's 13. Call it Atlanta 122, Brooklyn 109, Atlanta by 13.
2/22 @ PHX 92-77 — POR notes
POR won 92-77. POR shot 47% (38 of 81) to PHX's 36%, 10 of 37 from three. Clingan led with 23 (9 of 13, 3 of 6 from three); Grant added 23, Camara 12. The hinge was Q3, 24-16: a lead of 7 became 15, and the lead reached 20. Grant was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
2/24 vs MIN 121-124 — POR notes
POR lost 121-124. POR shot 47% (42 of 89) to MIN's 53%, 14 of 35 from three, and went to the line 30 times to MIN's 19 — 23 points from the stripe to their 13. Holiday led with 22 (9 of 16, 2 of 4 from three); Grant added 21, Henderson 19. Q2 was theirs, 32-29, the deficit cut from 6 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 95-89 against them. Camara's -12 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/26 @ CHI 121-112 — POR notes
POR won 121-112. POR shot 44% (42 of 95) to CHI's 50%, 10 of 46 from three. POR turned it over 12 times to CHI's 20. Grant led with 27 (6 of 10, 3 of 4 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); Camara added 16, Williams III 14. The hinge was Q2, 37-29: POR came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 6, and the lead reached 15. Williams III was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
2/28 @ CHA 93-109 — POR notes
POR lost 93-109. POR shot 41% (35 of 86) to CHA's 42%, 11 of 47 from three, and got to the line 19 times to CHA's 25. The glass went 39-55 against them. Holiday led with 25 (9 of 16, 3 of 8 from three); Grant added 21, Camara 12. Q2 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 12 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 87-67 against them. Camara's -21 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 @ ATL 101-135 — POR notes
POR lost 101-135. POR shot 40% (35 of 87) to ATL's 55%, 13 of 37 from three. The glass went 38-54 against them. Holiday led with 23 (9 of 16, 3 of 6 from three); Clingan added 15, Krejčí 14. Q2 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 19 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 104-68 against them. Krejčí's -34 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/04 @ 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 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jackson at 15 and Wells at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Aldama (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Grant at 19 and Holiday at 17 a game. Without Avdija (4 straight), Sharpe (10 straight), Love (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the arc, Memphis at 39 percent from three to Portland's 29. Call it Memphis 116, Portland 113, Portland keeping it close.
3/06 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Sheppard at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 25 free throws a game; Holiday at 23 and Grant at 21 a game. Without Avdija (5 straight), Sharpe (11 straight), Love (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-7 a night and Portland minus-2 and the arc, Houston at 37 percent from three to Portland's 30. Call it Houston 118, Portland 111.
3/08 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 26 free throws a game; Holiday at 23 and Grant at 21 a game. Without Avdija (6 straight), Sharpe (12 straight), Murray (2 straight). One day's rest. Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 130, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Nembhard at 16 and Potter at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Thompson (7 straight), Jones (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 115 a night to Indiana's 130. Call it Portland 119, Indiana 113.
3/10 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Holiday at 25 and Grant at 19 a game. Without Sharpe (13 straight), Love (9 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 102, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Miller at 19 and Ball at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Salaün (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 102 a night to Portland's 115 and the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-5 a night and Portland minus-1. Call it Charlotte 114, Portland 111, Portland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLCH C. Houstan
CK C. Kispert
CM C. McCollum
DD D. Daniels
GV G. Vincent
JJ J. Johnson
JK J. Kuminga
JL J. Landale
KW K. Wallace
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
ZR Z. Risacher
PORBW B. Wesley
DC D. Clingan
HY H. Yang
HA Hansen
JC J. Cooke
JG J. Grant
JH J. Holiday
KM K. Murray
KR Krejci
MT M. Thybulle
SC S. Cissoko
SH S. Henderson
TC T. Camara
VK V. Krejčí
ATL/POR 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
Hawks score 44 points in the 1st quarter and rout the Trail Blazers 135-101
ATLANTA -- — Onyeka Okongwu scored 25 points, CJ McCollum added 19 and the Atlanta Hawks rode a huge first quarter to an easy 135-101 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.
Jonathan Kuminga had 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench for the Hawks (31-31), who reached .500 for the first time since Dec. 23. They have won four straight games by an average of 26.5 points and moved into ninth place in the Eastern Conference.
Kuminga played his third game for the Hawks since being traded by Golden State. He is averaging 21.3 points and 7.7 rebounds with Atlanta after barely playing for the Warriors. He soared for a windmill dunk on a breakaway late in the fourth quarter that ignited the home crowd.
Atlanta shot 55% from the field, outrebounded Portland 54-38 and had 36 assists to 23 for the Blazers.
Jrue Holiday scored 23 points for Portland, which has lost its last two games. Donovan Clingan had 15 points, 15 rebounds and a team-high five assists.
The Hawks set their season high for points in a first quarter with 44. They shot 65% from the field and hit 13 of 15 free throws. Atlanta was ahead 44-25 after one and never let the lead fall below 15 the rest of the night.
The Blazers were without leading scorer and first-time All-Star Deni Avdija , who missed his fourth straight game to manage a lower back injury.
Up next Trail Blazers: Visit Memphis on Wednesday.