<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hawks-news-aj-griffin-enters-trae-young-territory-with-latest-rookie-feat');   ga('set', 'title', 'AJ Griffin enters Trae Young territory with latest rookie feat');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AJ-Griffin-Trae-Young-Hawks.jpg"></figure><h1>AJ Griffin enters Trae Young territory with latest rookie feat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-12T18:12:47-08:00">December 12th, 6:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-12T18:13:39-08:00">December 12th, 6:13pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Atlanta Hawks rookie AJ Griffin continues to impress on the floor. Just a day after hitting a game-winning basket that gave the Hawks the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-the-epic-7-year-old-origin-behind-wild-aj-griffin-game-winner-with-0-5-left" rel="noopener">win </a>over the Chicago Bulls at home, Griffin tied Trae Young for the <a href="https://twitter.com/HawksPR/status/1602474892339064833" rel="noopener">third-longest</a> 3-pointer makes streak by an Atlanta rookie early in Monday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies on the road, according to the team’s PR department.</p><p><i>AJ Griffin has tied Trae Young for the third-longest 3FGM streak by a Hawks rookie (13 straight) with his first triple tonight … It’s also the longest active rookie three-point streak in the league.</i></p><p>The rookie out of Duke has been playing well of late. He entered the game averaging 10.0 points per game in the 2022-23 NBA season, but over the last five games, Griffin has stepped up and averaged 14.2 points. He did not shoot well from deep in that stretch, as he sank just 23.7 percent of his attempts from behind the arc, but overall this season, he is a 33 percent 3-point shooter. The Hawks will continue to trust him taking threes, but Griffin surely can still improve on his 3-point touch. That goes out to the rest of the team as well, as the Hawks are only making 32.1 percent of their 3-point attempts going into the meeting with the Grizzlies.</p><p>Griffin can break his tie with Young on Wednesday when the Hawks continue their road trip with a matchup against the Orlando Magic.</p><p>The Hawks selected Griffin, whose father Adrian also played in the NBA,  in the first round (16th overall) of the 2022 NBA Draft.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

AJ Griffin enters Trae Young territory with latest rookie feat

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hawks-news-aj-griffin-hits-absurd-180-game-winner-with-0-5-left-to-down-bulls');   ga('set', 'title', 'VIDEO: Hawks’ AJ Griffin hits absurd 180 game-winner with 0.5 left to down Bulls');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Hawks-news-AJ-Griffin-hits-absurd-180-game-winner-with-0.5-left-to-down-Bulls.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Hawks’ AJ Griffin hits absurd 180 game-winner with 0.5 left to down Bulls</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-11T18:34:46-08:00">December 11th, 6:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-11T18:46:40-08:00">December 11th, 6:46pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Did that just happen? The Atlanta Hawks lost their lead with 0.5 left on the clock – but that was all the time AJ Griffin needed to steal a win against the Chicago Bulls.</p><p>Check out the Hawks rookie’s epic <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1602126537343516676">spinning game-winner off the sideline inbound:</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">AJ GRIFFIN FOR THE WIN 🚨<a href="https://t.co/MuRMW9PwPy">pic.twitter.com/MuRMW9PwPy</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1602126537343516676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The game is never over until the final buzzer sounds, folks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Hawks’ AJ Griffin hits absurd 180 game-winner with 0.5 left to down Bulls

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hawks-news-aj-griffins-heartfelt-moment-with-dad-after-slaying-his-raptors-with-game-winning-oop');   ga('set', 'title', 'AJ Griffin’s heartfelt moment with dad after slaying his Raptors with game-winning oop for Hawks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Hawks-AJ-Griffin-Adrian-Griffin.jpeg"></figure><h1>AJ Griffin’s heartfelt moment with dad after slaying his Raptors with game-winning oop for Hawks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-20T05:42:26-08:00">November 20th, 5:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-20T05:42:26-08:00">November 20th, 5:42am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>ClutchPoints' Sixers beat reporter | Marist College '22 | earned my stripes at TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks stunned the Toronto Raptors thanks to a lob from Trae Young to rookie AJ Griffin. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-aj-griffin-saves-day-game-winning-alley-oop-raptors">frantic final play</a> earned the Hawks an overtime win by a final score of 124-122.</p><p>What made the moment more special for Griffin was that his father is an assistant coach for the Raptors. Adrian Griffin, who played in the NBA for seasons and has been an assistant coach for five teams across the last 15 seasons, greeted him after the win. “That moment right there just speaks for itself,” the Hawks rookie said. “Looking back, I could’ve looked back on my dad after I hit it. But that was just an amazing moment.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">AJ Griffin not only hit the game-winner for the <a href="https://twitter.com/ATLHawks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ATLHawks</a>… he did it with his dad, Raptors assistant coach Adrian Griffin, on the opposite sideline. <a href="https://t.co/K9fC7pzhEQ">pic.twitter.com/K9fC7pzhEQ</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1594180780472811522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The buzzer-beater punctuated a 17-point outing for Griffin, who is starting to get more playing time on a playoff-hopeful Hawks team. Over his last seven games, he has played 19.4 minutes per contest while averaging 9.9 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 48.3 percent from the field. After being drafted 16th overall out of Duke, Griffin is starting to become a key player for the Hawks. His scoring abilities make him a dangerous player when accompanied by Trae Young’s terrific playmaking.</p><p>The Hawks improved to a record of 10-6 thanks to AJ Griffin and his game-winner, as well as a <a href="https://twitter.com/Ballislife/status/1594316667647320065?s=20&amp;t=DXfXluF0lOSniZ9j4M8cUg">strong performance</a> from Young. Griffin may not end up in the starting lineup alongside Young and Dejounte Murray but he will still be a key player as Atlanta looks to make a playoff run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

AJ Griffin’s heartfelt moment with dad after slaying his Raptors with game-winning oop for Hawks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hawks-news-aj-griffin-saves-day-game-winning-alley-oop-raptors');   ga('set', 'title', 'AJ Griffin saves the day for Hawks with game-winning alley-oop in wild finish vs. Raptors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AJ-Griffin-Hawks-Raptors.jpg"></figure><h1>AJ Griffin saves the day for Hawks with game-winning alley-oop in wild finish vs. Raptors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-19T18:18:27-08:00">November 19th, 6:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-19T18:19:00-08:00">November 19th, 6:19pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks had just one of the best escapes of the 2022-23 NFL season, thus far. With the game tied in overtime and less than five seconds remaining on the game clock, the Hawks inbounded the ball from the other side of the floor and executed a smooth no-dribble pass plays that ended with an AJ Griffin alley-oop conversion that gave Atlanta the 124-122 come-from-behind victory.</p><p>You just have to see it to believe it.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">AJ GRIFFIN AT THE BUZZER!!!!!! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PLAY BY THE HAWKS <a href="https://t.co/rRcDgeSwqc">pic.twitter.com/rRcDgeSwqc</a></p><p>— Itamar (@Itamar_17_10) <a href="https://twitter.com/Itamar_17_10/status/1594146567883481088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Marcus Mariota and the Atlanta Hawks could have picked up a lesson or two from that amazing sequence engineered by Trae Young and the Hawks. Young was the one who was smart enough to break away from his defender, get the ball, sprint down the court and detect the breakdown in Toronto’s defense before finding Griffin for that memorable game-winner. Speaking of which, according to Sportsnet Stats, that was the <a href="https://twitter.com/SNstats/status/1594147244567334912" rel="noopener">20th time</a> that the Raptors were left floored by a buzzer-beater in a regular season.</p><p>Young finished the game with 33 points to go with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-inches-closer-to-magic-johnson-territory-with-monster-performance-vs-raptors" rel="noopener">12 dimes</a>, none bigger than the one he lobbed to Griffin, who also had a solid game going on even before he put that cherry on top. Griffin concluded the night with 17 points and five rebounds along with an assist, a steal, and a block in 30 minutes of action off the bench.</p><p>The Hawks’ win also avenged their loss late last month to the Raptors in Toronto.</p><p>Atlanta, which improves to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-odds-raptors-vs-hawks-prediction-odds-and-pick-11-19-2022" rel="noopener">10-6</a>, will travel next to Ohio for a showdown with Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

AJ Griffin saves the day for Hawks with game-winning alley-oop in wild finish vs. Raptors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', '3 bold predictions for AJ Griffin in his rookie season with Hawks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/X-bold-predictions-for-AJ-Griffin-in-his-rookie-season-with-Hawks.jpeg"></figure><h1>3 bold predictions for AJ Griffin in his rookie season with Hawks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-10T09:12:16-07:00">July 10th, 9:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-15T15:02:43-07:00">July 15th, 3:02pm</time><address><a>Enzo Flojo</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Is AJ Griffin a game-changing steal for the Atlanta Hawks?</p><p>With the 16th overall choice in the 2022 NBA Draft, the Atlanta Hawks selected AJ Griffin. The former Duke forward may prove to be a true steal in this draft class.</p><p>Griffin was once viewed as a potential top-five pick this year. That changed, however, due to concerns about his foot speed, defensive capabilities, and injury scares</p><p>To wit, Griffin was unfortunately absent from the Hawks’ summer league debut. It was mainly because he experienced right foot soreness.</p><p>Still, the Hawks may feel they lucked out with this pick. For the second straight year, the Hawks were able to profit from a predicted lottery pick going their way. In the 2021 NBA Draft, they selected Jalen Johnson, another Duke forward, with the 20th overall pick. Now Griffin lands on their laps. In both cases, the Hawks chose to sign the top player available over more urgent requirements.</p><p>Notably, Griffin is the son of former player and coach Adrian Griffin, who is now part of the Toronto Raptors coaching staff.</p><p>To be clear, AJ Griffin has NBA-level talent. All he may need is an opportunity, and the Hawks can give him that. In fact, if everything falls into place, Griffin may <a href="https://soaringdownsouth.com/2022/07/10/atlanta-hawks-rookie-aj-griffin-big-role-season/">play a significant role</a> for the Atlanta Hawks this coming season. He does possess several qualities that the Hawks seem to have found appealing.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">AJ Griffin plays basketball tonight <a href="https://t.co/Ny3ENiFA4g">pic.twitter.com/Ny3ENiFA4g</a></p><p>— Zion O. (@DukeNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DukeNBA/status/1545788755637932032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>One good thing about Griffin is he can work within a system. This may have worked against him in the NBA Draft, but it will work in his favor as an NBA player. Keep in mind that he fell so far in the draft order because other rookies just had better numbers. Duke’s inherent system and style of play may have resulted in Griffin’s numbers being deflated. Still, at this high level, it’s better to have the acumen to play within a system. That’s one reason so many Duke products make it and last in the NBA.</p><p>To illustrate, Griffin’s shooting is one aspect that can help the Hawks, but that will only happen if he is on the floor. Griffin can space the floor, but he will get playing time only if he earns the trust of head coach Nate McMillan. Coach Nate does not usually start rookies or play them a ton, but Griffin could be an interesting exception.</p><h2><i>Watch NBA Games LIVE with <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/stream/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408">fuboTV (click for free trial)</a></i></h2><h2>AJ Griffin Bold Hawks Predictions</h2><h2>3. Griffin will be the Hawks’ third-best shooter</h2><p>Griffin has good size and can play both wing positions. He can also shoot the lights out of any arena. That shooting has been his calling card since high school. It should enable the Hawks to spread the floor better, especially with Kevin Huerter now on another team and Bogdan Bogdanovic having recurring knee problems.</p><p>Griffin also has a 6’11 wingspan, which should enhance his shooting skills even more. He should be able to shoot over most players closing out on him.</p><p>In college, Griffin made 44.7 percent of his three-point attempts, which is quite a high rate. For coach McMillan, Griffin can play a ton of minutes if he can approximate that shooting percentage in the NBA.</p><p>The Hawks’ new star backcourt of Trae Young and Dejounte Murray will certainly benefit from having a bevy of shooters on the wings. Both Young and Murray need catch-and-shoot guys to complement their attacking tendencies. Griffin could be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-aj-griffin-surreal-reaction-to-becoming-trae-young-teammate/">one of them</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pen to paper ✍️</p><p>We've officially signed <a href="https://twitter.com/whoisAG21?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@whoisAG21</a>: <a href="https://t.co/n3abIap0VB">https://t.co/n3abIap0VB</a> <a href="https://t.co/TvBIbQx0eb">pic.twitter.com/TvBIbQx0eb</a></p><p>— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) <a href="https://twitter.com/ATLHawks/status/1543634469663514626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2>2. Griffin will be a defensive liability</h2><p>As good as Griffin is with his outside touch, though, his defense <a href="https://dknation.draftkings.com/2022/6/18/23072785/aj-griffin-nba-draft-scouting-report-strengths-weaknesses-player-comparison-stock-grade">leaves much to be desired</a>. In college, he was rendered vulnerable in switches on the perimeter.</p><p>Griffin has trouble defending quick and athletic players. He is usually a step slow, which is a liability in the current NBA landscape. In an era where shooters about alongside dribble-drive attackers, being a step too slow is one step too much already. Griffin should expect and prepare for opponents targeting him on defense.</p><p>Even more than his shooting, this area may prove to be a stronger barometer for Griffin’s playing time this coming season.</p><h2>1. Griffin will be sidelined by injury</h2><p>Griffin’s balance has also been put in question in the past. This is mainly due to persistent leg problems. In the past, he experienced a non-contact knee injury during his junior year of high school. Back then, it was labeled as a dislocated knee. The next year, he again had ailments. This time, they were to his back and ankles. To compound things, yet another knee injury occurred before his rookie season at Duke.</p><p>As one can see, Griffin has been quite unlucky with injuries. That appears to have also hampered his explosiveness and athleticism. At this level, both those things are important, especially for rookies.</p><p>The bottom line for Griffin is his shooting will be valuable for the Hawks. On the flip side, his shooting will only matter if he is healthy enough to be on the floor or if his defense can keep up.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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