The rivalry may have just been renewed on Wednesday evening when the Atlanta Hawks show some southern hospitality and welcome the New York Knicks to the deep south. The build-up did not disappoint in this physical, down-to-the-wire, playoff atmosphere where ATL prevail at home against one of the best teams in the league/Eastern Conference, 121-116.

Zaccarie Risacher explodes for a breakout game, goes on a scoring frenzy to become the first Hawks rookie since Trae Young to score 30+ points. New York is leading the NBA in 3-point percentage.

How did the Hawks execute defensively versus the league's best perimeter scoring frontcourt player?

What should be ATL's approach to yet another back-to-back scenario starting on the road with the steadily improving Detroit Pistons?

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After snapping a 4-game losing streak on Sunday versus New Orleans, the Atlanta Hawks entered Monday with plenty of confidence but would only last so long. Meanwhile, the defending world champion Boston Celtics would await, as would Jayson Tatum and his explosive 26-point first half.

Atlanta appeared to be working much harder than Boston for conversion baskets in the contest but that wouldn't stop rising star Jalen Johnson from ascending on his way to yet another double-double performance this season.

DeShaun Tate and Tenitra Batiste dive into how Trae Young's injury will impact the team ahead of Wednesday's meeting with New York, a rating on the team's performance & why tonight shouldn't be used as a measuring stick to determine where ATL is at as a team including the Hawks' unfavorable back-to-back scheduling.

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