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BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta aims to end its seven-game slide when the Hawks take on Minnesota. The Hawks are 5-11 in home games. Atlanta is fourth in the Eastern Conference scoring 119.1 points while shooting 48.2% from the field.
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Johnson scores 34 points as Hawks roll past Timberwolves 126-102 to end 7-game losing streak
Jalen Johnson scored 34 points and the Atlanta Hawks overcame Anthony Edwards’ 30 points for Minnesota to beat the Timberwolves 126-102 and end a seven-game losing streak.
Sources tell The Stein Line that the Wizards have been actively exploring their trade options with McCollum, who is playing out the final year of his current contract at $30.7 million after Washington acquired the veteran guard in the offseason in a deal that sent Jordan Poole to the Pelicans.
BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta is looking to end its six-game losing streak with a win over Oklahoma City. The Thunder are 15-2 on their home court. Oklahoma City is seventh in the Western Conference with 25.8 assists per game led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaging 6.4.