The game between the Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns will take place at State Farm Arena on Thursday, February 9 at 7:30 PM ET.
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The Atlanta Hawks will welcome the Phoenix Suns to State Farm Arena for an NBA game on Thursday. The Hawks lost 116-107 in their last game over the Pelicans. Atlanta responded with seven straight points to cut the Pelicans’ lead to nine with 1:49 left. Ingram briefly broke up the run with a driving layup in traffic. But John Collins hit a turnaround and Trae Young hit a 3 from 29 feet to make it a two-possession game with 43 seconds left.
Atlanta then fouled Herb Jones, who hit two free throws and then blocked Bogdan Bogdanovic’s 3-pointer to help the Pelicans hold on. “I knew they wanted to get 3,” said Jones, who finished with 11 points, nine rebounds and three steals. “When I saw him going to his shot, I just did what I always do.”
“They won the hustle game,” Hawks coach Nate McMillan said. “Every loose ball, every long rebound, it seemed like they got and we just seemed to be a step slow throughout the night.”Bogdanovic scored 22 points for Atlanta. Dejounte Murray, who played despite being listed as questionable with a migraine earlier in the day, scored 19.
The Phoenix Suns on the other hand won 112-116 against the Nets in their last game. These aren’t the Phoenix Suns that fell apart after Devin Booker was hurt. The team he came back to is surging and doesn’t expect that to change. “We’re going to have this thing rolling now,” Deandre Ayton said. “Suns basketball on the way for sure.”
Ayton matched his career high with 35 points, Booker scored 19 in his first game since Christmas and the Suns held off Cam Thomas and the Brooklyn Nets 116-112 on Tuesday night. Booker missed 21 games with left groin strain. The Suns had a stretch of nine losses in 10 games early in his absence but hung in well at the end and have won nine of 11.
“Now we’re back and we have our guy back, so he knows we’re locked and loaded,” Ayton said. The 21-year-old Thomas led a late charge and finished with 43 points, becoming the youngest player in NBA history with three straight 40-point games. He had 44 and a career-high 47 points in his previous two games, but the Nets are 1-2 during Thomas’ run.
Atlanta Hawks: John Collins, De’Andre Hunter, Clint Capela, Dejounte Murray, Trae Young
Phoenix Suns: Mikal Bridges, Cameron Johnson, Deandre Ayton, Chris Paul, Devin Booker
Atlanta Hawks: None
Phoenix Suns: Mikal Bridges, Jae Crowder, Cameron Johnson, Devin Booker, Cameron Payne, Landry Shamet
The game between the Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns will take place at State Farm Arena on Thursday, February 9 at 7:30 PM ET.
The match between the Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns will be telecast live on Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast, Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast, Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona. | February 9 (7:30 PM ET) |
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