Keaton Wallace’s triple-double helped propel the Atlanta Hawks previous the Orlando Magic 117-105 at State Farm Area Sunday afternoon. Although the end result of the sport had no impact on playoff positioning, Hawks head coach Quin Snyder emphasised Wallace was not trying to find stats in any respect tonight. He was taking part in throughout the move of the offense.
“Once you see a bunch come out and assault collectively, good issues occur,” Snyder stated. “And that’s what I felt. And it didn’t really feel like he was looking something or doing something extraordinary. He simply fell into it.”
Wallace has been the back-up level guard for a lot of the season. Tonight, with Trae Younger, Dyson Daniels, and Caris LeVert not within the line-up, Wallace was going to be the first ball handler. He acknowledged loads of issues went his approach, however he saved the primary factor, the primary factor.Â
“I knew it was going to be our final sport of the season, my final sport this season,” Wallace admitted. “I simply wished to exit, play arduous, make certain we have been taking part in the proper approach, and get a dub.”
The one different Hawk to notch a triple-double this season was Jalen Johnson (11/12/2024 at Boston).Â
Taking part in by way of adversity
Snyder praises the group’s willpower regardless of the modifications to the roster. The group traded away DeAndre Hunter and Bogdan Bodganovic. Additionally, middle Clint Capela was relegated to the bench. Add the insertions of George Niang, Caris LeVert, and Terence Mann, the Hawks managed to win 40 video games.Â
“You guys know what number of video games we’re speculated to win this 12 months. You issue Jalen Johnson out of that, and 7 guys earlier this 12 months, what this group has completed is fairly spectacular. To complete the season with 40 wins, given the change and the adversity that they’ve gone by way of, and it goes to their growth. And it goes to their willpower and their potential to take adversity and switch it into alternative.”
“So I believe simply from the place we began, and with the event we had, guys obtained loads higher,” stated Hawks ahead VĂt KrejÄŤĂ. “You possibly can see that on the paper, and you’ll see it on the courtroom.”
Trying Forward

Atlanta (40-42) has received 4 of its final 5 video games because the group makes an look within the play-in match for the fourth straight 12 months. The Hawks superior out of the play-in in 2022 and 2023. In 2024, they have been eradicated after dropping to the Chicago Bulls. For the Hawks to have any likelihood of moving into the playoffs, one among their greatest keys is limiting unhealthy photographs.
“I believe in a playoff scenario, the sport can decelerate, and the secret is to generate good photographs,” Snyder stated. “There’s photographs for us which can be good photographs, and there are photographs for one more group which can be good photographs. And you realize, that’s the place the effectivity lies.”
If the Hawks beat Orlando Tuesday, they’ll advance to the primary spherical of the NBA Playoffs towards the Boston Celtics. If the Hawks lose to Orlando, they’ll host one other play-in sport towards the winner of the matchup between the Miami Warmth and the Chicago Bulls. In that state of affairs, if the Hawks have been to win that matchup, they’d face the Cleveland Cavaliers within the first spherical of the NBA Playoffs.
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