Dejounte Murray and Key Hawks Players to Watch vs. the Hornets - April 10

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Hawks vs. Hornets: Players to Watch

Hawks Key Players

Murray averages 22.5 points, 5.4 boards and 6.4 assists.

Trae Young's numbers on the season are 26.4 points, 2.7 boards and 10.8 assists per game, shooting 42.6% from the field and 37.1% from beyond the arc, with an average of 3.3 made 3-pointers.

Clint Capela's numbers on the season are 11.4 points, 10.6 boards and 1.2 assists per contest, shooting 56.8% from the field.

Bogdan Bogdanovic's numbers on the season are 16.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest, shooting 42.7% from the field and 37.5% from beyond the arc, with an average of 3.1 made treys (seventh in NBA).

Saddiq Bey's numbers on the season are 13.7 points, 6.5 boards and 1.5 assists per game, shooting 41.6% from the floor and 31.6% from downtown, with an average of 1.8 made treys.

Hornets Key Players

Bridges' numbers on the season are 21.3 points, 7.4 boards and 3.4 assists per contest. He is also sinking 46.1% of his shots from the floor and 34.9% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.3 triples.

Brandon Miller averages 17.1 points, 4.3 boards and 2.4 assists. He is also making 43.3% of his shots from the floor and 36.7% from 3-point range, with 2.4 triples per contest.

Per game, Nick Richards gives the Hornets 9.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists, plus 0.4 steals and 1.1 blocks.

Grant Williams averages 10.2 points, 4.2 boards and 2.3 assists. He is making 45.2% of his shots from the field and 37.2% from beyond the arc, with 1.7 treys per contest.

The Hornets are getting 23.9 points, 5.1 boards and 8.0 assists per game from LaMelo Ball.

Hawks vs. Hornets Stat Insights

Atlanta Key Stats

The Hawks are being outscored by 1.7 points per game with a -133 scoring differential overall. They put up 118.6 points per game (sixth in the NBA) and give up 120.3 per outing (28th in the league).

The 45.0 rebounds per game Atlanta averages rank sixth in the NBA. Its opponents pull down 44.3 per outing.

The Hawks connect on 13.7 three-pointers per game (sixth-most in the league) at a 36.4% rate (17th in the NBA), compared to the 14.0 their opponents make while shooting 38.4% from deep.

Atlanta ranks 12th in the league by averaging 114.3 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 27th in the NBA, allowing 116.4 points per 100 possessions.

Charlotte Key Stats

The Hornets have been outscored by 10.4 points per game (posting 106.4 points per game, 29th in league, while conceding 116.8 per outing, 22nd in NBA) and have a -818 scoring differential.

Charlotte comes up short in the rebound battle by an average of 5.0 boards. It pulls down 40.4 rebounds per game (30th in league) compared to its opponents' 45.4.

The Hornets knock down 11.9 three-pointers per game (23rd in the league), 1.6 fewer than their opponents.

Charlotte puts up 106.9 points per 100 possessions (28th in league), while conceding 116.9 points per 100 possessions (29th in NBA).

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