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- 6 straight wins
- season sweep of 76ers
- big jalen game
- overcoming a double-digit deficit
- tale of two halves on defense
- etc. etc.
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08.03.2026 05:07 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The Hawks didn’t have a turnover in the first 6 minutes of the game.
The Hawks had 13 turnovers in the first half.
Somehow, both of these statements are true.
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There will be a Locked On Hawks Podcast late tonight once I catch up.
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Hawks roster breakdown tonight against Philadelphia::
STARTERS — McCollum, NAW, Daniels, Johnson, Okongwu
Bench — Risacher, Landale, Kispert, Gueye, Vincent, Hield, Wallace, Houstan, Koloko
OUT — Kuminga
G League — Newell, Dennis, Gilbert
Update: Jonathan Kuminga is OUT tonight for the Hawks.
2nd straight absence.
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Early tip-off for the Hawks tonight.
6:10 pm ET
The Hawks are 6.5-point home favorites tonight against the Sixers… if you enjoy that sort of thing.
Jonathan Kuminga is questionable for Atlanta.
Joel Embiid and Paul George are out for Philadelphia, with VJ Edgecombe listed as doubtful.
Hawks injury report for Saturday against 76ers:
Jonathan Kuminga (left knee inflammation) is questionable.
fun locked on hawks pod today...
- 5th straight win
- shaky start and dominant after
- lights-out offense
- dyson's defense
- big impact in the standings
- etc. etc.
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Dyson Daniels is playing very, very well this season, even amid 3PT ugliness.
- Remains an elite defender
- Best on-off splits on the Hawks
- 1 of 6 NBA players averaging at least 6.6 rebounds and 6.1 assists
- 56.6% on twos, only trailing Shai, Steph, Mitchell, Luka among qualified guards
good morning
05.03.2026 11:23 — 👍 14 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The Hawks overcame an early 16-point deficit and beat the Bucks by a 131-113 margin in Milwaukee tonight.
Atlanta has won 5 straight games, tying their longest winning streak of the season.
The Hawks are also above .500 for the first time since mid-December.
Locked On Hawks Podcast to come.
lol i should know better with this staff
starters still on the floor!
NAW hits a 3 to put the Hawks up 21 with 2:27 to go.
That should be enough to clear the benches and secure a 5th straight win for Atlanta.
Personal 6-0 run for Dyson Daniels to put the Hawks up 18 with 4:20 to go.
And Giannis got a T going into the timeout.
6 straight points for the Hawks and they have their largest lead of the evening.
112-98 with 6:32 remaining.
Jalen, Dyson, NAW back in after the timeout with 9:23 to go and I'd expect them to go the rest of the way.
05.03.2026 04:33 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Looks like the Hawks may be skipping Gabe Vincent in the second half rotation.
05.03.2026 04:23 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
The Hawks will take a 9-point lead to the fourth quarter in Milwaukee.
Atlanta won the period by 14 points, making 8 threes and clamping down on defense.
The Hawks have dominated the second half so far despite 0-6 from the field and no assists from Jalen Johnson.
05.03.2026 04:16 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Corey Kispert coming in a lot earlier in the 2nd half than he did in the 1st half.
05.03.2026 04:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
10-0 run for the Hawks to open the 2nd half.
The Bucks have missed their first 6 shots and Atlanta leads.
Hawks down 5 at the half in Milwaukee.
Defense was VERY rough for the first quarter and a half or so, and the Bucks hit 11 threes.
Atlanta's offense has done its job, at the very least. 60% shooting and 9-21 from three.
After the Hawks trailed by as many as 16 points, a Dyson Daniels putback has tied the game before halftime.
05.03.2026 03:32 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
9-0 run by the Hawks bench unit, capped by a 3 from Risacher.
Cut the margin to 7 pretty quickly and actually got a few stops along the way.
Pretty disastrous Q1 for the Hawks in giving up 38 points on 73% shooting to the Bucks.
Atlanta trails by 13 points.
Mo Gueye back in the Hawks rotation with Kuminga out.
05.03.2026 03:07 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Don't think the Hawks have been as bad defensively as the numbers indicate, but the Bucks are scoring more than 1.5 points per possession through 9 minutes.
05.03.2026 03:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0