Forrest talks about the Hawks 124 -121 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. The Hawks squander a 13 point lead over halfway through the 4th quarter but are able to pull the win out in overtime. COME JOIN THE KETTLE!By Forrest Willoughby

Forrest talks about Dejounte Murray's performance as he helped the Hawks beat the Knicks 112 - 99. The Hawks were down 23 points early in the 2nd quarter but were able to make a furious comeback. Murray sparked the comeback with back to back three pointers. The rest of the Hawks followed Dejounte and put the Knicks away in the 4th quarter. COME JOI…

The Hawks fall to the Raptors 109-139. Forrest talks about the Hawks inability to get over the hump in the first half and Pascal Siakam's big game. COME JOIN THE KETTLE!By Forrest Willoughby

Forrest talks about the Hawks 115 - 123 loss to the Bucks. Trae has 42 points but it isn't enough as both Jrue Holiday and Giannis Antetokounmpo both have 34 points. Giannis gets to the free throw line 19 times and Jrue dishes 12 assists and the Bucks are able to hold on. COME JOIN THE KETTLEBy Forrest Willoughby

Forrest talks about the Hawks 136-112 win over the Pistons. Dejounte has a huge 1st quarter, A.J. Griffin gets some first half run(!), and Trae has another 30+ point, 10+ assist game as the Hawks are able to rest their starters in the 4th quarter. COME JOIN THE KETTLE!By Forrest Willoughby

The Hawks score a 118-113 win over the Detroit Pistons. Forrest talks about how the Hawks were able to get the dub and the big performances from Trae and (not statistically) Clint Capela. No intro or outro music this episode - I am not at my usual setup.By Forrest Willoughby

The Hawks opened their 2022-2023 season with a home win against the Houston Rockets. Forrest talks about the Hawks best performers and looks ahead to the Hawks next game against the Orlando Magic. COME JOIN THE KETTLE!By Forrest Willoughby

The Hawks fall 96-98 to the Philadelphia 76ers in Atlanta. The Hawks take a 9 point lead into the fourth quarter but are only able to muster 9 points in the final period. Joel Embiid carries the 76ers with 28 points, including the final 2 over Clint Capela, and 12 rebounds. Trae Young has ANOTHER double double, 25 points and 10 assists. The Hawks h…

The Hawks go into Indiana on the second night of a back-to-back and get a tough 114-111 win over the Pacers. Trae continues his strong play with 33 points and 10 assists. Kevin Huerter has 19 points, the Hawks are a game high +22 with JC on the court, and the Hawks are able to survive a furious comeback from the Pacers. Malcolm Brogdan leads the Pa…

The Hawks fall 90-99 to the New York Knicks. Trae Young carries the Hawks, scoring 33 points and dropping 7 assists, but the Hawks cannot hit the broadside of a barn. The Atlanta basketball team shoots just 35.5% from the field, 24.3% from three, and are not able to muster the offense to knock off the Knicks. The Knicks get great contributions from…

The Hawks score 105 points through 3 quarters and beat the Grizzlies 132 - 100. A monster 3rd quarter - 43 points on 17/24 shooting from the Hawks compared to 18 points on 4/20 shooting from the Grizzlies - built the lead to over 40 points. The Grizzlies third team would cut the lead down to under 25 points in the 4th quarter before the Hawk would …

The Hawks make it 6 straight wins by going into San Antonio and beating the Spurs 124 - 106. Trae Young is spectacular with 31 points and 11 assists as eight Hawks players score double digits. Bogdan looks more like his old self with 18 points, John Collins has another explosive alley oop finish (this time from Lou Williams), and Cam Reddish contin…

The Hawks use an awesome 3rd quarter to get a 113-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Trae goes for 30 points and 6 assists and JC has 11 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, AND 5 blocks. The Hawks hold the Thunder to just 11 3rd quarter points after giving up 60 in the first half. The Hawks face the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. COME JOIN THE…

The Hawks get a big performance, and a big block, from their man in the middle Clint Capela. Capela piles up 20 points, on 10-11 shooting, and 15 rebounds in just under 24 minutes of actions. Six Hawks score double digits and Cam and Kevin hit big three pointers at the end as the Hawks get a big 115-105 win over the Hornets. Miles Bridges has 35 po…

The Hawks get their third win in a row with a 110-99 victory over the Celtics. Kevin Huerter has four first quarter three pointers on the way to a 19 point performance. Cam Reddish does a little bit of everything with 19 points of his own and three steals off the bench. Trae has a double double, 18 points and 11 assists, and JC has 20 points and 11…

The Hawks move to 6-9 on the season behind 23 points, 6 boards, and 3 assists from John Collins and get the 129-111 win over the Orlando Magic. Cole Anthony poured in 29 points and had 11 assists on his father's, Greg Anthony, birthday, but a balanced scoring effort from the Hawks put the Magic away. Four Hawks starters scored 20 plus points and Da…

After a tough road trip, the Hawks played the reigning NBA Champion Bucks at home. Trae Young put on a wonderful show for So So Def night - 42 points, 10, assists, and 8 rebounds. The Hawks were without De'Andre Hunter and Kevin Huerter started in his place. Red Velvet would score 11 points, including 6 in the third quarter that helped the Hawks ho…

The Hawks play their best basketball of the season in the third quarter by building a 12 point lead over the Suns. The Atlanta Basketball team follows that up with one of their worst quarters so far and the Suns are able to get a 121-117 win over the Hawks. Trae Young has 31 points and 13 assists and John Collins has a double double as well (26 poi…

Jordan Clarkson explodes for 30 points and the Jazz use a 41 point fourth quarter to beat the Hawks 116 -98. Trae score 21 points and slings 7 assists and Dre Hunter has 14 points on 9 shots but Rudy Gobert, also known as the Stifle Tower, helps the Jazz own the boards - 46 rebounds to 32 from the Hawks. The Hawks face the Suns in Phoenix next. COM…

The Hawks fall 108-117 to the Brooklyn Nets in Brooklyn. De'Andre Hunter explodes for 26 points and hits all six of his three pointers but it is not enough as Kevin Durant goes for 32 points. KD gets a lift from Joe Harris, 18 points on six three pointers, and James Harden, 16 points and 11 assists. The Hawks are able to keep the game respectable b…

The Hawks get back to the style of basketball that made them so much fun last season and avenge an earlier loss against the Wizards. Trae had 26 points and 6 assists, JC ties a career high with 6 assists, and Bogie joins in on the dimes tossing 6 of them himself. The Hawks use a massive first quarter to build a lead and go on to win 118-111. The Ha…

The Hawks fall to the Wizards 111-122 as the Hawks are unable to build off their win over the Pelicans. Four of the five Wizards starters go for 20+ points and the Hawks have multiple technical fouls called against them. The Hawks fall to 3-2 on the season despite outscoring the Wizards in the paint, in fastbreak points, and shooting a better perce…

Trae Young scores 31 points and has 7 assists and Delon Wright helps lead the bench mob as the Hawks escape an early deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans. John Collins gets in early foul trouble again but is able to control the boards (12 rebounds, 7 offensive) and have a massive putback dunk late to help the Hawks get the 102-99 win. Brandon I…

John Collins reintroduces himself as the Baptist with two MASSIVE alley oops and the Hawks use some great rebounding to get a 122 - 104 win over the Detroit Pistons. Trae Young has 32 points and 9 assists, JC adds 22 points and 7 rebounds, and Cam Reddish continues his strong play with 17 points off the bench and a dunk of his own. The Hawks face t…

The Hawks go up to Cleveland and let a 25-2 run that spans the 2nd and 3rd quarters doom them to a 95-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ricky Rubio scores 23 points to go with 8 assists as 6 Cavaliers score double digits. Trae Young finished with 24 points but just 7 assists. The Hawks were outscored 31-17 in the 3rd quarter. The Hawks are back …

The Hawks are BACK! The Hawks get a 113-87 win to start the 2021-2022 season! Cam Reddish has 20 points off the bench, the defense combines for 9 blocks, and Trae Young has 14 assists (as part of an 19 point double double) as the Hawks open their season with a dominating performance on national television. On night where Dominique Wilkens is honore…

In Part 1 of 2 Ben Ladner, from the Read and React Podcast, comes onto the KettleCast to talk the Hawks surprise playoff run, the Hawks 2021-2022 offseason, and can the Hawks have too much depth.By Forrest Willoughby

In Part 2 Ben talks about his contributions to the Stepbacks "Top 25 Under 25", his expectations for the Hawks this season, and thoughts on the NBA as it heads into the 2021-2022 season. COME JOIN THE KETTLEBy Forrest Willoughby

Cam Reddish is magnificent off the bench, with 21 points and tough defense, but it is not enough to lift the Hawks past the Bucks. Jrue Holiday and Khris Middleton combine for 49 points, and Jeff Teague scores 11 off the bench for the Bucks. The Bucks get a 118-107 win and a 4-2 series win.By Forrest Willoughby

The Bucks take a 3-2 series lead with a 123-112 win over the Hawks. Both teams were missing their stars and Brook Lopez shined with 33 points. Four Bucks starters go for 20+ and the Hawks are never able to get a lead as the series shifts back to Atlanta on Saturday night. COME JOIN THE KETTLE!By Forrest Willoughby

The Hawks are without Trae Young for game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Lou Williams steps in and delivers an absolutely wonderful game with 21 points and 8 assists. Bogdan Bogdanovic breaks out of his slump for 20 points and the Hawks are able to run the Bucks out of State Farm Arena and tie the series at 2. The Bucks suffer a brutal injury …

The Bucks take a 2-1 series lead behind 20 fourth quarter points from Khris Middleton. The Hawks start the game with a 15-2 run and build a 15 point lead before the Bucks are able to close the gap to 5 after the first. The Bucks would get the 113-102 win on a massive 25-7 run in the final quarter. Trae Young had an awesome game with 35 points and 4…

The Bucks blow out the Hawks 125-91 to even the Eastern Conference Finals at 1-1. Game 3 is in Atlanta on Sunday night. COME JOIN THE KETTLE!By Forrest Willoughby

Trae Young drops 48 points as the Hawks once again start a series with a Game 1 win. The Hawks are able to take a 1 point lead with 30 seconds left in the game and hold on. John Collins punishes the Bucks for 23 points and 15 rebounds and Clint Capela has a double double as well with 12 points and 19!!! rebounds. The Bucks get 34 points from their …

Ronald Threesly, K'Von, or Red Velvet - whatever you want to call Kevin Huerter just know that he is going to score. The 3rd year players scored 27 points and carried the Hawks on a night where Trae could not find his shot. The Hawks went into the number one seed's house for a winner take all game and won. The Hawks had a balanced attack as five pl…

The Hawks finally get off to a good start and have a four point lead at halftime. It falls apart as Seth Curry again torches the Hawks with 11 of his 24 points in the third. The Sixers use a 14-0 run start of the second half to build a lead they would never relinquish. Trae Young and Danilo Gallinari hit big shots to keep the Hawks close, and a Tra…

The Hawks seize a 3-2 series lead with a dramatic 109-106 win over the 76ers. Stop me if this sounds familiar - the Hawks get down big early, 26 points in the first half, but are able to get enough stops and get shots to fall to get the win over the Sixers. Lou Williams has 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter to pace the Hawks to a 40 point q…

The Hawks get a big 103-100 win over the 76ers to even the second round series at two games apiece. The Hawks use a balanced attack as all five starters score double digits. John Collins lights up State Farm Arena with three massive putback slams in the third quarter as the Hawks get back into the game after being down by as many as 18 points in th…

The Sixers take a 2-1 series lead in game 3 behind a balanced scoring attack of Embiid, Simmons, Curry, Harris, and Korkmaz. The 76er bench also beat the Hawks bench 48 -32, matching the 16 point win 127-111. Trae scored 28 points and dished 8 dimes, the Baptist had his best game of the series with 23 points and 7 boards, but the Hawks' slow start …

The Hawks fall in Game 2 102 -118 to the 76ers. The Sixers get a huge lift off the bench from Shake Milton and Joel Embiid has 40 points as well. The Hawks get their own lift off the bench, Danilo Gallinari and Kevin Huerter combine for 41 points, but the Sixers run to start the fourth quarter is enough to even this series at 1 game a piece. COME J…

It got tight at the end of the game, but the Hawks are able to get a 128 - 124 win in Philadelphia to take a 1-0 series lead. The Hawks stun the 76ers and their crowd with a 42 point first quarter. The Sixers are able to get within 2 points with 10 seconds to go, but a couple of clutch free-throws from Bogdan put the game out of reach. Trae Young c…

The Hawks claim a 4 -1 series win over the Knicks with a 103 - 89 win in New York. Trae Young is fantastic with 36 points and 9 assists, Clint Capela backs up his trash talk with 14 points and 15 boards, and DeAndre Hunter has his best performance in the playoffs with 15 points, an assist, a steal, and a block. The Knicks have their best shooting p…

Danilo Gallinari has a monster game, 21 points (on 6 of 9 shooting) and 4 rebounds, off the bench for the Hawks. The Hawks use that performance and a strong second half to knock off the Knicks in Game 4 of the first round. The Knicks got solid games from their top three players, Randle had 23 points and 10 boards, Rose had 18 points and 6 assists, …

The Hawks - Knicks series shifts to Atlanta and the Hawks get a huge 105 - 94 win in State Farm Arena. The Hawks get a balanced scoring effort with 7 players scoring in double digits and limit the Knicks to 36% shooting to claim a 2 - 1 series lead. Derrick Rose continues to be a thorn in the side of the Hawks as he scored 30 points and almost sing…

The Knicks make a big change at halftime by starting Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson. The Knicks turn a 13 point deficit into a 9 point win behind some hot shooting and solid defense. The Hawks get another sterling performance from Trae, 30 points and 7 assists, but foul trouble for John Collins and cold shooting from deep doom the Birds. The teams mee…

Let's have some fun and look at the nickname matchup in this first round series. Nickname Matchup: Hawk-Names vs Knick-Names The 4-5 matchup in the East should be one of the most compelling series in the first round of the playoffs. Playoff basketball is always decided by the individual matchups. Everyone knows the statistics – points, rebounds, as…

The Hawks win game one of their match up with the Knicks in dramatic fashion as Trae Young hits a floater with .9 seconds left. The 107-105 score is indicative of just how close this game was. Both teams hit 42 shots, 11 free throws, and scored 50 points in the paint. The difference would come from behind the arc as the Hawks hit 12 of 34 attempts …

Despite the postseason standings being set, the Hawks power past the Rockets 124-95 to get their 41st win on the season. Onyeka Okongwu has his best performance of the season, 21 points and 15 boards, and DeAndre Hunter gets his first extended run since coming off of injury, 14 points, 2 rebounds, and a block in 24 minutes of play. The Rockets got …

The Hawks double their win total, from 20 to 40, with a resounding 116-93 win over the Orlando Magic. The Hawks starters help build a 30 point lead in the third quarter and Coach McMillan is able to clear his bench in the fourth as the Hawks move one step closer to clenching home court in the first round of the playoffs. Bogdan Bogdanovic continues…

The Hawks clinch a top six seed in the Eastern Conference, ensuring they do not have to play in the Play-In Tournament. The Wizards did not make it easy, building a 13 point lead in the fourth quarter. The Hawks finally are able to get some three point shots to fall, and a triple from John Collins with under a minute to go in the game gives the Haw…