Overview
- Zaccharie Risacher scored a season-high 25 points on seven 3-pointers to pace Atlanta in a wire-to-wire win.
- The Hawks snapped a two-game skid and completed a two-game season sweep of New Orleans with a dominant third quarter.
- Mouhamed Gueye started at center with Onyeka Okongwu ill and Kristaps Porziņģis on restricted minutes, delivering 10 points and 10–11 rebounds plus solid rim protection.
- Trae Young sat out with a right quad contusion as an in-game report linked him to Washington for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert, which remained unconfirmed after the game.
- New Orleans was short-handed without Jose Alvarado, Saddiq Bey, Herb Jones and Trey Murphy III, with Zion Williamson posting 22 points and eight rebounds as outlets reported differing final scores (117–100 or 117–110).