The Atlanta Hawks are tied for the longest winning streak in the NBA at five games and they have a chance to extend it to six tomorrow night when they face the
Los Angeles Lakers at home. The Lakers have not been playing well recently and are coming off a 41-point loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Ahead of the game tomorrow night, the Lakers have released their injury report and there is one notable player on there that is questionable and that would be LeBron James. James is questionable to play tomorrow vs the Hawks due to left foot soreness. Austin Reaves is out due to a left pelvic contusion.These are obvioulsy big injuries.
The main reason for optimism if you are a Hawks fan is the way the team is playing together and how much they have improved on defense. During the winning streak, no player has scored more than 26 points in a game, but they don't seem to mind. They are playing team basketball that is reminiscent of the 2014-2015 Hawks team that won a franchise record 60 games and made it to the conference finals for the first time.
The defense for the Hawks has been awesome over this stretch of games. In three of the last five games, Atlanta has held their opponent to 104 points or less and they currently rank 14th in points allowed per 100 possessions per. Dyson Daniels leads the league in steals and has set the tone for the Hawks on that end of the court. Jalen Johnson is playing at an All-Star caliber level, and Zaccharie Risacher is making a huge impact on the defensive end.
They have to avoid letting the Lakers get right though. While they have not been playing well, Atlanta has to take care of business.The Atlanta Hawks Are The Hottest Team In Basketball And The NBA World Is Starting To Take NoticeJackson Caudell has been covering Georgia Tech Athletics For On SI since March 2022 and the Atlanta Hawks for On SI since October 2023.
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