Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Atlanta Hawks: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

The Oklahoma City Thunder (6-10) play against the Atlanta Hawks (9-9) at State Farm Arena Game Time: 7:30 PM EST on Monday November 22, 2021 Oklahoma City Thunder 9, Atlanta Hawks 11 (Q1 08:05) What’s the buzz on Twitter? Rylan Stiles @ Rylan_Stiles …

The Oklahoma City Thunder (6-10) play against the Atlanta Hawks (9-9) at State Farm Arena

Game Time: 7:30 PM EST on Monday November 22, 2021

Oklahoma City Thunder 9, Atlanta Hawks 11 (Q1 08:05)

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
That’s the exact look Atlanta will hunt all game. Favors in a deep drop get Young going down hill for a floater. – 7:42 PM
Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
OKC has a big lineup. Trae is guarding 6-8 Josh Giddey. – 7:41 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
BIG start in the A.
Presented by @EnableMidstream pic.twitter.com/zkVLkoZ6DL7:40 PM

Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Point guard Trae Young guarding point guard Josh Giddey tonight: pic.twitter.com/Xxwzerj6D77:39 PM

Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
forecast from Atlanta: ☔️☔️☔️ pic.twitter.com/3BAN719h2f7:26 PM

Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Regular starters for the Hawks tonight vs. the Thunder:
Trae Young
Bogdan Bogdanovic
Kevin Huerter
John Collins
Clint Capela – 7:15 PM
Sean Grande @SeanGrandePBP
Rockets at Celtics – TD Garden – November 22, 2021 – Starting Lineups
Boston – Smart, Brown, Tatum, Horford, R. Williams
Houston – Jalen Green, Eric Gordon, Jae’Sean Tate, Christian Wood, Daniel Theis
OUT: Boston: Richardson OKC: Kevin Porter Jr. pic.twitter.com/czZrtMU0Jn7:06 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Me on todays Locked on #Thunder: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl should start over Derrick Favors every game no matter the match up
Dave Bliss tonight: pic.twitter.com/VVW0wEjr1E6:50 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Dave Bliss is getting a lot of questions from Atlanta media about his time in Athens.
As Bliss told us, his experience at UGA shaped his coaching career. oklahoman.com/story/sports/2…6:17 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Dave Bliss is hilarious. He reiterated Jeremiah Robinson-Earl is a position less player “who you calling a center?” He laughs as he says “I love bigs.” – 6:13 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Dave Bliss says a few of his UGA teammates are coming tonight as they Thunder take on the Hawks in Atlanta but Bliss tries to keep his ticket requests down. – 6:12 PM
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
SGA is out tonight.
Big bummer BUT…
…get ready for the Josh Giddey Show. 🍿 – 6:09 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
With SGA out, Dave Bliss will go big and start Jeremiah Robinson-Earl at the four and Derrick Favors at the five.
Giddey, Dort and Bazley will round out the starting lineup. – 6:09 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Darius Bazley will be the 3 tonight. The starters:
Josh Giddey
Lu Dort
Darius Bazley
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
Derrick Favors
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is out. – 6:08 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (right ankle sprain) is out tonight, per Dave Bliss. SGA is day-to-day moving forward. – 6:08 PM
Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Dave Bliss says Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is OUT tonight and is Day to Day with his Ankle. – 6:08 PM
Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
One thing that Nate McMillan said that he was looking for was for the Hawks to get Trae some of his outlet passes further up to the floor.
Coming back to the ball slows the fast-break game down a bit. – 6:06 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Thunder lifestyle services and engagement associate Anthony Morrow is here tonight. pic.twitter.com/rSok29OtSB5:55 PM

Sarah K. Spencer @sarah_k_spence
Bogdan Bogdanovic (right quad contusion) will be a game-time decision for tonight, per Nate McMillan. – 5:49 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is on the floor, but that doesn’t mean he’ll play.
Dave Bliss will have an update soon. pic.twitter.com/UdvJfNAcCw5:48 PM

Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
This past week (11/15-11/21), Clint Capela led the NBA in FG% (.815) and offensive rebounds per game (5.0), while finishing second in total rebounds per game (14.3).
Capela posted two 20+point/15+ rebound outings, one of only two players to do so twice in the last week. – 5:30 PM
Charlotte Hornets PR @HornetsPR
Ahead of tonight’s @Charlotte Hornets game at WAS, some notes on LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges and their performances at ATL:
Ball had 15 pts, 10 rebs, 11 ast for his 3rd career triple-double to become the 2nd youngest player to reach 3 triple-doubles only behind Luka Doncic #AllFly5:21 PM
Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Atlanta, 7-1 at home this season, ranks in the top-5 in multiple home statistical categories: .493 FG% (1st), .829 FT% (3rd), 17.5 FTM (t3rd), 115.6 PPG (4th) and .381 3FG% (5th).
Atlanta’s .875 home winning % is tied for the best in the East and tied for third in the NBA. – 3:51 PM
J. Kyle Mann @jkylemann
tre mann continues to make violently angled dribble moves pic.twitter.com/eBIE18aVlJ3:48 PM

Kevin Pelton @kpelton
Over the weekend, a new #peltonmailbag answered your questions on whether NBA sons plays like their NBA fathers (and sibling similarity), how common those duos are and why the records for OKC and Utah don’t match their point differentials: es.pn/2ZijicM (ESPN+) – 3:39 PM
Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
The other nominees for the NBA’s Player of the Week award were:
WEST: Deandre Ayton, Jordan Poole, Karl-Anthony Towns
EAST: LaMelo Ball, Jimmy Butler, Clint Capela, DeMar DeRozan, Darius Garland, James Harden, Tyrese Maxey, Jayson Tatum – 3:39 PM
Kevin Chouinard @KLChouinard
Clint Capela was a nominee for East Player of the Week. Giannis Antetokounmpo won the honor. – 3:38 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
After stops in Milwaukee and Boston, the Thunder concludes its three-game road trip in Atlanta to face the Hawks for the first time this season
@OUHealth Game Day Report
📝 | https://t.co/oFhtLI0SFK pic.twitter.com/m152VGDZFa2:30 PM

Houston Rockets @HoustonRockets
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🚀 Nov. 24 vs Bulls
🚀 Nov. 27 vs Hornets
🚀 Nov. 29 vs OKC
🎟 https://t.co/PNwBa2HRTp pic.twitter.com/Oz3uad4ZzF2:22 PM

Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Atlanta enters tonight’s game on a four-game winning streak (tied for the second-longest active winning streak in the NBA).
Over those four games, the Hawks are averaging 118.5 PPG, .516 FG%, 13.5 3FGM and 26.3 APG, winning by an average of +14.7 PPG. – 1:45 PM