That might be a slight exaggeration. By most measures, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets are the two best teams in the league. The rest of the West’s top six — the Rockets, Lakers, Spurs and Timberwolves — clock in as potential spoilers, most of whom have long runways for success.

The Atlanta Hawks returned home after a four-game West Coast trip in which they went undefeated, but today they faced another tall test: the number one seed in

In a post on X by Evan Sidery, he provided the numbers of how well the Atlanta Hawks is performing without Trae Young.

First-place Pistons (12-2) face the fourth-place Hawks (9-5) at 7:30 p.m. ET on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit with streaming options available.

The Atlanta Hawks faced a Phoenix Suns team that had won its last five straight games and was tasked with trying to slow down Devin Booker and Dillon Brooks. Wh

The Atlanta Hawks lost their star PG Trae Young to an early season injury. And still, the team has rallied. Five wins in a row for them now.

De’Aaron Fox scored 26 points, Keldon Johnson had 25 and the San Antonio Spurs won their third straight without Victor Wembanyama, toppling the Atlanta Hawks 135-126 on Thursday night

Kristaps Porzingis made history on Thursday night even though the Hawks lost to the Spurs, 135-126, on the road.