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Atlanta Hawks v Phoenix Suns
2021-22 NBA Regular Season
Friday 4 February 2022
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Tip-off at 02:30
The Atlanta Hawks will look to outshine the Phoenix Suns when the teams meet in an NBA Regular Season game at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on the morning of Friday 4 February 2022. Tip-off is at 02:30.
The Hawks are hovering in the lower mid-table in the Eastern Conference, with their hopes of reaching the Playoffs depending on a strong late-season push. Atlanta, however, have shown good form of late even though they have eased some of the burden off their regular starters.
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"I thought they really gave us a lift," Hawks coach Nate McMillan said of his backups. "I thought our first unit started off slow and the second unit came in and really established the defence."
The Suns, meanwhile, are competing strongly to finish top of the Western Conference. After being runners-up in the Championship last season, Phoenix are very much looking contenders once again – especially with Chris Paul and Devin Booker establishing a partnership which has become stronger as the campaign has progressed.
"It's a good feeling now, but it came with a learning curve," Booker said. "There was a lot of trial and error, but now we've been in enough situations where we know what to expect."
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"You only build that trust by playing together in games, close games like that," Paul said after a 105-97 win over the Utah Jazz last week.
"They're good at closing games... Believers have wills, not wishes. Those guys have wills," Bismack Biyombo said.
In head-to-head stats, the Hawks and the Suns have met in 133 Regular Season games since 1968-69, with Phoenix claiming 75 wins compared to 58 for Atlanta. The teams’ last Regular Season meeting was in November 2021, with the Suns winning 121-117 at home thanks to 38 points from Devin Booker.
Atlanta Hawks v Phoenix Suns – Head-to-head, Regular Season
Games played: 133
Hawks wins: 58
Suns wins: 75
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