When facing the No. 1 team in the Western Conference, the Hawks understood they needed to be as close to perfect as possible. But they fell 135-119 to the Thunder on Friday night at State Farm Arena.

After two days off, the Atlanta Hawks are back on the court. Atlanta is on the road tonight to face one of the best teams in the Western Conference, the Memphis

Then, the Hawks found themselves trailing by 13 points early in the fourth quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday evening. In fact, Atlanta faced a 10-point deficit with less than six minutes remaining in a road game against a high-level team from the Western Conference, but the Hawks finished the game on an immaculate 16-4 run.

The NBA season continues, and we have a tilt between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Hawks prediction and pick Friday’s clash between the Oklahoma City Thunder (47-12) and Atlanta Hawks (27-32) at State Farm Arena promises an intriguing cross-conference battle.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and Oklahoma City continued its overwhelming dominance of the Eastern Conference by beating the Atlanta Hawks 135-119

Blowing a kiss to the onlooking NBA, Collier arrived on the national stage, and his terrific month received official recognition from the league itself, as he was named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month. The secret is out -- Collier can't stay hidden in Utah anymore.

Trae Young is probable against the Grizzlies due to right achilles tendanitis. The Hawks will be without Georges Niang (illness), Larry Nance Jr., (right medial femoral condyle fracture) and Vit Krejci (lumbar fracture).

The Hawks still played well despite losing to OKC, and Trae Young has one hope for the team as the season continues.

The Atlanta Hawks will be back at home tomorrow night and they will be facing the top team in the Western Conference. The Oklahoma City Thunder will be at State Farm Arena to face Atlanta and ...

The Atlanta Hawks are back in action tonight against the Memphis Grizzlies after falling to the Thunder in a 135-119 beatdown. The Thunder shot 51% from the fie

The Oklahoma City Thunder will continue their three-game road trip when they face the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night. Oklahoma City opened the

Oklahoma City looks to prolong its three-game road win streak with a victory over Atlanta. The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.