Dyson\u2019s call on Young trade as milestone is proof of what\u2019s coming<\/a><\/p>\nIn Denver, Daniels notched 17 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals, and Atlanta powered past the Nuggets 110-87 thanks to a dominant 36-12 fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
Daniels had gotten bitterly close to logging his first triple-double in recent games, including the rising Aussie recording five double-doubles so far this season. <\/p>\n
But on Saturday (all times AEDT), the 22-year-old ticked off the huge milestone with ease, getting a rebound and an assist in the early minutes of the fourth term to reach his triple-double.<\/p>\n
And he showed why he\u2019s going to be a key piece for this Hawks team moving forward sans Young with a brilliant display on both ends of the floor. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s pretty special, getting a triple-double\u2019s not an easy thing,\u201d Daniels said post-match.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just glad we got the win. But I\u2019ve been close to getting that triple-double for a few games now, so I\u2019m glad I got it done.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hawks coach Quin Snyder gave plaudits for the way Daniels is contributing in multiple areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s representative of how he\u2019s playing, he\u2019s just a complete player,\u201d Snyder said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis activity in so many different parts of the game, particularly on the boards. The way he\u2019s rebounding for a guard is really important to us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dyson Daniels defends Peyton Watson (AP Photo\/David Zalubowski)Source: AP<\/p>\n
Jalen Johnson added 29 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 22 as the Hawks recorded their second-straight win over an undermanned Nuggets team missing star duo Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray and improved to 19-21 overall.<\/p>\n
Atlanta was without Zaccharie Risacher and Kristaps Porzingis, in addition to the recently acquired CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert from the Young trade with Washington.<\/p>\n
But they had all the pieces they needed on Saturday to get a big road victory, with Daniels helping lead the way.<\/p>\n
He got busy down the stretch of the second term, scoring four-straight Hawks points before assisting on back-to-back Johnson threes to help the visitors lead 58-50 at half-time.<\/p>\n
However, Denver pushed ahead in the second half, winning the third quarter 25-16 after a fiery period following a tense moment between Mouhamed Gueye and Aaron Gordon that resulted in a double technical foul.<\/p>\n
It saw the Nuggets take a 75-74 edge going into the final stanza, with an Onyeka Okongwu triple on the buzzer getting some momentum back the Hawks\u2019 way.<\/p>\n
And it was all Atlanta from there.<\/p>\n
Daniels set the tone early in the fourth quarter, opening the period with an and-one that kickstarted a 24-3 Hawks run as Snyder\u2019s team ballooned its lead out to 16 points and never looked back.<\/p>\n
The Aussie had full faith in the group Atlanta had moving forward after acquiring McCollum and Kispert in the Young trade earlier this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know what it is; Trae was the engine room of this team for a long time. We wish him the best in Washington,\u201d Daniels said on the Hawks broadcast post-game.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut now we\u2019ve got to focus on our guys that we\u2019ve got now in the locker room. We\u2019ve got guys who can play, we\u2019ve got guys who can handle the ball and get downhill \u2014 CJ and Corey coming in, they\u2019re very good players as well, they\u2019re smart. <\/p>\n
\u201cLooking forward to the rest of the season and building on it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, with tall timber Isaiah Hartenstein, Chet Holmgren and Jaylin Williams all out of action for the Thunder in Memphis, Melbourne big man Landale took his opportunity with both hands on Saturday as Memphis collapsed late to lose 117-116. <\/p>\n
In 28 minutes of action, Landale scored 13 points on an efficient 5-7 shooting, added 10 rebounds and two assists and was a net +5 in his time on the floor. <\/p>\n
The 30-year-old, starting in the continued injury absence of centre Zach Edey, had nine points and four rebounds in the first six minutes of the game, taking full advantage of little-known Thunder reserve big Branden Carlson. <\/p>\n
The Boomers star was an absolute monster on the offensive glass in the first half, teaching Carlson a lesson in boxing out as the hosting Grizzlies jumped out to a considerable lead. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s worth noting the Thunder were also without reigning Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in addition to the decimated frontcourt, with standout forward Jalen Williams doing the majority of the heavy-lifting for the visitors. <\/p>\n
Landale entered double digits in the fourth quarter on a short-range make, before checking out of the game with just under five minutes left. <\/p>\n
He returned with three minutes left during clutch time and scored a crucial hook shot from 10 feet out with 37.3 seconds left to narrow the margin to one point. <\/p>\n
The Grizzlies had a chance to win the game in the final possession \u2014 with Landale open in the post with a mismatch on smaller Thunder guard Lu Dort \u2014 but guard Cedric Coward couldn\u2019t make something happen as OKC stole the ball away as time expired. <\/p>\n
Memphis, who led by as many as 20 points late in the first half, was outscored by 14 points by OKC in the fourth to fall to 16-22. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Landale\u2019s superstar teammate Ja Morant \u2014 the latest big NBA name embroiled in trade talk \u2014 sat for the fourth-straight game due to his right calf contusion. <\/p>\n
He could be seen on the Grizzlies\u2019 bench in grey sweats and with a hood over his head, looking less than pleased, according to observers at FedEx Forum. <\/p>\n
It had earlier on Saturday been reported by ESPN insider Shams Charania that the Grizzlies were taking trade calls on Morant \u201cfor the first time\u201d ahead of the February dealing deadline. <\/p>\n
The electric point guard, who in seven seasons in Memphis has gone to the All-Star game twice, reportedly told players and former coaches around the league he\u2019d no longer play for Memphis, per ESPN\u2019s Michael C. Wright. <\/p>\n
The 26-year-old was earlier this season suspended one game for conduct detrimental to the team, with an ESPN report detailing Morant felt \u201calienated by teammates, who were told to leave the star guard alone so he could work through the issues that led to the suspension\u201d. <\/p>\n
ALL RESULTS<\/p>\n
Raptors 117 Celtics 125<\/p>\n
76ers 103 Magic 91<\/p>\n
Pelicans 128 Wizards 107<\/p>\n
Clippers 121 Nets 105<\/p>\n
Thunder 117 Grizzlies 116<\/p>\n
Hawks 110 Nuggets 87<\/p>\n
Knicks 107 Suns 112<\/p>\n
Kings – Warriors<\/p>\n
Rockets – Trail Blazers<\/p>\n
Bucks – Lakers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dyson Daniels registered his first career triple-double in a \u201cspecial\u201d performance, and the Atlanta Hawks launched a new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":403633,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[2095,20453,4131,7218,64,63,214280,213461,175411,3894,214274,3912,214277,214273,214276,3897,1662,12840,214281,800,213441,3231,23658,733,5851,214275,590,2041,2067,3371,5673,5548,214279,214270,85,214278,42307,26891,973,214272,2535,214271,2614,3601,155476],"class_list":{"0":"post-403632","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-anthony-edwards","10":"tag-atlanta","11":"tag-atlanta-hawks","12":"tag-au","13":"tag-australia","14":"tag-brutal-ending","15":"tag-career-points","16":"tag-cedric-coward","17":"tag-chet-holmgren","18":"tag-clutch-time","19":"tag-colorado","20":"tag-continued-injury-absence","21":"tag-crucial-hook-shot","22":"tag-dealing-deadline","23":"tag-denver","24":"tag-denver-nuggets","25":"tag-dyson-daniels","26":"tag-electric-point-guard","27":"tag-espn-inc","28":"tag-final-possession","29":"tag-jack-jovanovski","30":"tag-lu-dort","31":"tag-memphis","32":"tag-memphis-grizzlies","33":"tag-michael-c-wright","34":"tag-nba","35":"tag-north-america","36":"tag-northern-america","37":"tag-oklahoma","38":"tag-oklahoma-city","39":"tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","40":"tag-report-detailing","41":"tag-right-calf-contusion","42":"tag-sports","43":"tag-standout-evening","44":"tag-state-of-georgia","45":"tag-superstar-teammate","46":"tag-tennessee","47":"tag-trade-calls","48":"tag-trade-rumours","49":"tag-undermanned-home-side","50":"tag-united-states-of-america","51":"tag-washington","52":"tag-zach-edey"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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