The Hawks bounced back from their loss the night before with a 126-110 win over the Warriors on Saturday.
Despite the absence of Jalen Johnson, who missed the game with left shoulder inflammation, the Hawks got plenty of scoring from several players who stepped up.
Quick stats: Dyson Daniels tied his career high with 28 points and had six rebounds and seven assists on 12-of-17 shooting. Daniels made six of his first eight shots. CJ McCollum had 23 points and five assists. Mouhamed Gueye, who started in the place of Johnson, had 16 points on perfect 6-of-6 shooting. He also had 10 rebounds. Zaccharie Risacher had 17 points off the bench.
Key moment
The Hawks had a terrible third quarter of Friday night’s game against the Rockets. The complete opposite could be said 24 hours later.
They held the Warriors to just two field goals in the first five minutes after halftime Saturday, allowing them to get out to an 86-66 lead with 7:08 left in the third quarter.
The Hawks’ dominant showing in the third also included McCollum going off with a perfect shooting quarter. He went 4-of-4 from the floor, with one of them coming from 3.
Highlight play
Much has been made about Daniels’ lack of 3-point shooting this season. But Daniels found his range Saturday night.
The Hawks guard knocked down a pair of 3s, a season high for the 23-year-old. Daniels knocked down a couple of jumpers from the wing, as well as one from 3.
What they said
“Better than CJ tonight from 3. That’s what I told him after the game. You guys can check the box.” — Hawks coach Quin Snyder on Daniels seeing the ball go through the net from 3.
“It was pretty good, but I try to do that every night. Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don’t, but I tried to bring the energy in the same way I play every night. So I was glad tonight I made some 3s. Hopefully, we keep going.” — Gueye on his perfect shooting night.
“I think just part of me is I do a little bit of everything, and I try to push the pace. Obviously, defense is where I’ve earned my spot in this league. So that’s always going to be my No. 1. Then being able to push the pace, find two feet in the paint, find my teammates. They were able to knock some shots down tonight. So just trying to do a little bit of everything to help us win. This was one of the ones we needed. It’s a crucial time for us. We need wins. So, I’m glad we got this one.” — Daniels on stepping up in Johnson’s absence.
Up next
The Hawks host the Grizzlies on Monday before another two-game road trip.
Standings watch
The Hawks beating the Warriors on Saturday proved big. Both the Heat and Magic lost their games at the buzzer to the Rockets and Lakers, respectively.
Now, the Hawks have returned to the sixth seed, while the Magic fell to the eighth seed and the Heat fell to the ninth.
The Hawks’ win also pulled them within one game of the Raptors for the fifth seed.
The 76ers, who sit a half-game behind the Hawks in the seventh seed, played the Jazz on Saturday night.
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