Through 3 Quarters
Fans are certainly getting their money’s worth as the San Antonio Spurs and the Atlanta Hawks have combined for 196 points three quarters in. Three quarters in and San Antonio’s offense has really been able to impose its will, dominating Atlanta 106-90.
The Spurs have been riding high on the performance of point guard Dejounte Murray, who has almost posted a triple-double on 28 points, 14 dimes, and nine rebounds. The Hawks have enjoyed the tag-team combination of power forward Danilo Gallinari and shooting guard Bogdan Bogdanovic. The former has 16 points in addition to eight boards, while the latter has 18 points along with five boards. Those points put Bogdanovic near his season high of 20.
Atlanta has lost 88% of the time when they were down heading into the fourth quarter this season, so this one seems just about wrapped up
Who’s Playing
San Antonio @ Atlanta
Current Records: San Antonio 20-35; Atlanta 26-28
What to Know
The Atlanta Hawks will take on the San Antonio Spurs at 7:30 p.m. ET Friday at State Farm Arena after having had a few days off. The Hawks will be strutting in after a win while San Antonio will be stumbling in from a loss.
Atlanta made easy work of the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday and carried off a 133-112 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 76-50. Atlanta’s point guard Trae Young did his thing and shot 6-for-9 from downtown and finished with a double-double on 34 points and 11 assists. That’s the third consecutive matchup in which Young has had at least 11 assists.
Meanwhile, San Antonio lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road by a decisive 105-92 margin. Small forward Doug McDermott had a rough night: he played for 27 minutes but put up just four points on 2-for-10 shooting.
Atlanta is expected to win this handily, but they should have beaten the Houston Rockets Dec. 13 easily too and instead slipped up with a 132-126. In other words, don’t count the Spurs out just yet.
How To Watch
- When: Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET
- Where: State Farm Arena — Atlanta, Georgia
- TV: Bally Sports – Southeast
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $37.84
Odds
The Hawks are a big 9.5-point favorite against the Spurs, according to the latest NBA odds.
The line has drifted a bit towards the Hawks, as the game opened with the Hawks as an 8-point favorite.
Over/Under: -117
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Series History
San Antonio have won seven out of their last 13 games against Atlanta.
- Nov 24, 2021 – Atlanta 124 vs. San Antonio 106
- Apr 01, 2021 – Atlanta 134 vs. San Antonio 129
- Feb 12, 2021 – San Antonio 125 vs. Atlanta 114
- Jan 17, 2020 – Atlanta 121 vs. San Antonio 120
- Nov 05, 2019 – Atlanta 108 vs. San Antonio 100
- Apr 02, 2019 – San Antonio 117 vs. Atlanta 111
- Mar 06, 2019 – San Antonio 111 vs. Atlanta 104
- Jan 15, 2018 – Atlanta 102 vs. San Antonio 99
- Nov 20, 2017 – San Antonio 96 vs. Atlanta 85
- Mar 13, 2017 – San Antonio 107 vs. Atlanta 99
- Jan 01, 2017 – Atlanta 114 vs. San Antonio 112
- Dec 12, 2015 – San Antonio 103 vs. Atlanta 78
- Nov 28, 2015 – San Antonio 108 vs. Atlanta 88
Injury Report for Atlanta
No Injury Information
Injury Report for San Antonio
- Tomas Satoransky: Out (Not Injury Related)
- Josh Richardson: Out (Not Injury Related)
- Romeo Langford: Out (Not Injury Related)
- Goran Dragic: Out (Personal)
