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When the Atlanta Hawks get moving


The Hawks are 6-2 in their last eight, and their offense -- moribund much of the season
-- is humming. Some of that is unsustainable shooting; the Hawks in that stretch have
hit 42% on 3s, 52% from floater range, and 59% on long 2s. It feels like Dejounte
Murray hasn't missed a runner in weeks.
Nothing else about Atlanta's fundamentals has changed. They are still Team Mid-Range.
They are last in passes per game overall, and in the bottom five even in this stretch.

But the Hawks and Trae Young have shown glimpses of the snappier style that drove
their conference finals run two seasons ago. There has been a little less your turn/my
turn between Young and Murray, and a little more of this:

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