After dropping an ugly loss to the Sacramento Kings, the Golden State Warriors couldn’t stop their losing slide on the backend of a back-to-back against the Atlanta Hawks.
Without Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins led the Warriors in scoring with 29 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field. However, it wasn’t enough to slow down John Collins.
The Atlanta forward notched a new-career scoring high performance with 38 point son 14-of-19 shooting from the field with 12 rebounds, two assists and a steal. Behind Collins, the Hawks coasted past the Warriors at Chase Center, 124-108.
Following Friday’s loss to the Hawks, the Warriors are riding a four-game losing streak. The Warriors will get two days off before meeting the Chicago Bulls at Chase Center on Monday night.
Draymond Green’s doesn’t let it fly
While Draymond Green is only averaging 6.0 points on 5.6 field goal attempts per contest, the Golden State forward was especially quiet on offense against the Hawks.
Green finished the contest scoreless on zero attempts from the field and from the free-throw line in 27 minutes. Green’s scoreless night against the Hawks was the second time this season he recorded zero points. Green went 0-for-3 from the field in 17 minutes against the Trail Blazers on Jan. 1.
Although Green didn’t register a shot attempt, the former Defensive Player of the Year added nine assists and two rebounds.
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James Wiseman bounces back
On Thursday night in Sacramento, James Wiseman struggled with some rookie hiccups. The 2020 second overall pick tallied only six points on 3-of-8 shooting from the field with five turnovers and four personal fouls in 29 minutes against the Kings.
In the second leg of Golden State’s back-to-back, Wiseman showed some improvement. Wiseman was involved on offense, scoring 18 points — his highest-scoring since Jan. 27. The Memphis product also protected the ball better, recording only one turnover in 27 minutes against the Hawks.
Defensive struggles
While Collins scored a game-high 38 points, the Hawks’ offensive attack got whatever they wanted against the Warriors on Friday night. Three different members of the Hawks recorded double-double performances, with five different players scoring in double figures.
Along with Collins’ 38 points and 12 rebounds, Trae Young notched a double-double with 21 points and 15 assists while Clint Capela dominated the glass, registering 18 points and 15 boards in 36 minutes.
The Hawks opened the game up in the first half, exploding past the Warriors with 70 points in the opening two quarters.
As a team, the Hawks shot 54.8% from the field at Chase Center during Friday night’s matchup.
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