"ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks were down three starters as they faced the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder without Jalen Johnson, Kristaps Porzingis and Zaccharie Risacher. Porzingis (flu-like symptoms) and Risacher (right ankle sprain) did not play during Atlanta's 111-107 win in Orlando on Friday night. Porzingis was listed as questionable earlier on Saturday before being downgraded to out for his second straight game."
""We're hopeful," Hawks coach Quin Snyder said of his three starters making the road trip. "... We haven't had a chance to find much continuity, even the way our preseason schedule worked out... So in many respects, [the opener against] Toronto was the first game that we played a full game, so to speak. So I'm anxious to get them back.""
The Atlanta Hawks will be without three starters—Jalen Johnson, Kristaps Porzingis and Zaccharie Risacher—against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Porzingis missed the previous game due to flu-like symptoms and Risacher sat out with a right ankle sprain as Atlanta beat Orlando 111-107. Johnson scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds in that win but was later added to the injury report with an ankle issue and downgraded to out. Saturday's game is the Hawks' third in four nights, and Atlanta begins a four-game road trip in Chicago on Monday. Coach Quin Snyder expressed hope for the starters returning and cited a lack of continuity.
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