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Steph Curry’s status for tonight’s game has been revealed

Steph Curry’s status for tonight’s game has been revealed

The Atlanta Hawks (7-8) will face the Golden State Warriors (10-3), who are currently in first place in the Western Conference, on the road tonight. Before today’s game, Warriors star Steph Curry was listed as probable (left knee, bursitis), and Golden State just revealed that he is OK and available for tonight’s game.

Heading into today’s game, the Hawks rank 9th in the NBA in PPG, 12th in FG%, 19th in 3PA, 17th in 3P%, 5th in FTA, 26th in turnovers and 15th in rebounds . For Glass cleaningAtlanta ranks 14th in points per 100 possessions, 14th in effective field goal percentage, 2nd in turnover percentage, 8th in offensive rebounding percentage and 4th in free throw rate.

The Jastrzębie they have improved in some ways defensively, but they are allowing the most threes per game in the NBA and are also allowing the highest three point percentage in the NBA. The team hasn’t shown consistent play in this regard from game to game, and the Hawks are usually prone to having at least one terrible quarter per game (see last night’s third quarter). Golden State takes a lot of threes and is one of the best in the NBA at making them, so that will be a huge factor in this game today.

Atlanta currently ranks 28th in PPG field goal percentage allowed, 14th in field goal percentage allowed, 30th in three-point shooting percentage allowed, and 30th in three-point shooting percentage allowed. According to Cleaning the Glass, Atlanta ranks 21st in points allowed per 100 possessions and 26th in effective field goal percentage. This defense will be under a huge challenge again tonight against Curry, Buddy Hield (who is having a phenomenal season) and the rest of the Warriors.

Golden State has a very good profile heading into tonight’s game. The Warriors rank 3rd in PPG, 9th in FG%, 4th in three-point attempts, 2nd in three-point percentage, 10th in free throw attempts, 2nd in rebounds and 17th in turnovers. On a cleaning-the-glass basis, Golden State ranks 9th in points per 100 possessions, 9th in effective field goal percentage, 15th in turnover percentage, 9th in offensive rebound percentage and 26th in field goal percentage free.

Defensively, Golden State ranks 7th in PPG allowed, 3rd in field goal percentage allowed, 18th in three-point percentage allowed and 1st in three-point shooting percentage allowed. According to the Golden State rankings, Golden State ranks 4th in points per 100 possessions and 3rd in effective field goal percentage.

Trae Young is underperforming compared to other years, but is second in the NBA in assists per game and is coming off a game where he had 19 assists and only seven shot attempts. Young is more dedicated than ever to his teammates and facilitating the offense, and it has paid off.

Dyson Daniels has been phenomenal so far this season and will face perhaps his toughest test of the season tonight. Daniels will be tasked with protecting Curry and trying to limit his influence in tonight’s game. On offense, Daniels had 14 points against the Kings on Monday.

One thing to watch as the year progresses is whether De’Andre Hunter returns to the starting lineup or if Hawks head coach Quin Snyder decides to continue playing Zaccharie Risacher in the opening games. Both players played identical minutes on Monday, but Hunter has been phenomenal for the Hawks this season. Atlanta is 4-0 in games Hunter plays, and he has scored at least 22 points in three of four games. He scored 24 points in a win over Charlotte in the second game of the season, scored 22 points on 7-13 shooting (3-5 from three) in a win over the Wizards and just last night in a win over the Sacramento Kings Hunter scored 24 points on 9-15 shooting from penalties and 4-8 from three. Risacher was the starter in most of the Hawks’ games this year in Hunter’s absence, but Hunter was the better player. He’s shooting 48% from three out of six attempts per game (both career bests). He also sets career highs in PPG (20.5) and field goal percentage (50.0%).

However, Risacher did not perform poorly on Monday. He scored 18 points on 6-11 shooting and 3-5 from three. He still plays solid defense for a rookie, but his shots are inconsistent.

One thing the Hawks should watch every night is how Snyder handles the center rotation. Sometimes Clint Capela plays more minutes than Onyeka Okongwu (like on Monday night), and sometimes Okongwu plays more minutes. Larry Nance played alongside them this year, but not much. Will the Hawks try to equalize minutes with the Warriors’ pair of centers, Kevon Looney and Trayce Jackson-Davis? Keep an eye on it.

For Bogdan Bogdanovic, it was the first game in his career in which Kobe Bufkin played the entire season, as well as the first game since the first game against the Nets. Tonight was an uncertain evening for both teams. Bogdanovic had six points on 2-6 from three and Bufkin was 1-7 from the field. There is no need to panic, but both players had a difficult time getting back into the match.

Additional links:

Hawks vs Warriors: match preview, injury report, betting odds, expected starting lineups for today’s match

NBA last two minutes report explains the controversial Hawks vs Kings Endin match

2025 NBA Mock Draft: Latest mock has Hawks taking a pair of talented big men to help add depth