The Atlanta Hawks play host to the Portland Trail Blazers at the State Farm Arena on Friday night.
The Portland Trail Blazers have been struggling lately as they’ve lost four of their last five games overall and they will be eager to avoid a third straight defeat after getting beaten by the Pelicans in a 121-110 loss on Wednesday. Damian Lillard led the team with 41 points on 12 of 22 shooting, Jerami Grant added 28 points while Cameron Reddish chipped in with 13 points off the bench. As a team, the Trail Blazers shot 44 percent from the field and 11 of 38 from the 3-point line which was enough to lead the Pelicans for a majority of the contest, before they went cold and scored just 19 points in the fourth quarter to allow the Pelicans to slip away in the end.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Hawks have been in decent form as they’ve won four of their last seven games overall and they will be looking to bounce back after falling just short to the Wizards in a 119-116 loss on Tuesday. Trae Young led the team with 31 points and seven assists, Bogdan Bogdanovic added 16 points off the bench while Dejounte Murray chipped in with 15 points and five assists. As a team, the Hawks shot 46 percent from the field and 13 of 35 from the 3-point line as they looked to be in control when they built a eight-point lead in the fourth quarter, only to allow the Wizards to close the final 7:59 on a 23-12 run to fall short in the end.
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