Kevin recaps the Hawks' 136-135 overtime win on a Trae Young buzzer-beater over Mike Budenholzer and the Giannis-less Milwaukee Bucks. GAME-WINNERS. Trae Young talked about what it was like to play against a defense that primarily featured zone. Vince Carter and Lloyd Pierce reacted to seeing 116 three-point attempts (an NBA record). Plus, Omari Spellman is probably out for the season. 

Did I mention game winners?

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Kevin recaps the Hawks' 118-98 loss to Portland with a look at the pick-and-roll coverages both teams used, a couple of absences and how they impacted the game, and some milestone thresholds that Trae Young crossed over the course of the evening. Plus, Kevin talked to Kent Bazemore, who was presented the Jason Collier Memorial Trophy before the game for his work in the community. 

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Kevin brings an update from the week including the lottery standings and odds, what Trae has dealt with physically to play in all 75 games, and a couple of veteran Hawks talking about Lloyd Pierce in comparison to their previous head coaches. Also included: John Collins talking about whether Trae's misdirection plays ever deceive him.

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Tyler joins Kevin to talk about Trae Young's Player of the Week award, the Hawks' transactions and non-transactions of the past couple of weeks, and the team's ideal objectives for the last 8 games. We also digress into a discussion of the short list of NBA players who are better passers than Trae. 

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Kevin recaps the Hawks' 129-127 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Topics include: the three starts, John Collins amping up his defense, picking a Rookie of the Year, Trae Young hitting (and timing) his game-winner, Trae's floater game and more. Did we mention the Rookie of the Year race? Or the Rookie of the Year race? Lol. Lloyd Pierce weighs in on his choice. 

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Kevin recaps the Hawks' 117-114 win over the Utah Jazz. Includes the three stars, Trae Young talking about when he uses misdirection plays, the play of the game that didn't get talked about enough and Quin Snyder discussing the rookie season of Trae Young and how it compares to Donovan Mitchell's rookie year. 

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Kevin talks with Jameelah J. (@JameelahJNBA) of atlhawksfans.com with a look at Kent Bazemore's shifting role in Atlanta over the years, including the viral moments of the past week. Also included: an update from practice and a few stats and facts, including an updated look at the upside-down standings at bottom of the league (i.e., lottery odds).

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Kevin recaps the Hawks' 121-105 loss to the Rockets. Topics include the three stars from the game, Trae Young talking about Chris Paul and James Harden, the Hawks trying to stop an offense that has both pick-and-roll weapons *and* outside shooting and Lloyd Pierce discussing the impact of slipping a pick versus setting it through the contact. 

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Kevin recaps the Hawks' 129-120 loss the the Celtics. Afterward, Kevin asked Kyrie Irving for his thoughts on Trae Young at the end of the season. Also: Lloyd Pierce professes his love for Marcus Smart and Kent Bazemore breaks down the Eastern Conference playoff picture. If you like construction equipment beeping as it moves around to set up a hockey game, this episode is for you.

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Will Trae break out a dunk in the game? We asked him. 

Kevin breaks down some season-long and post-All-Star break stats for the Hawks. How is the bench lineup doing and how is it functioning with the ball in a lot of different hands?

Plus, Alex Len is averaging a career-high in points and shooting threes for the first time in his career. We asked him about his motivation for signing with Atlanta ... and he mentioned a pickup game with a future Hall-of-Famer. 

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