Trae Young's Status Revealed For Tonight's Game vs Toronto

After being listed as questionable for tonight's game vs the Raptors, Young's official playing status was just revealed for tonight's game. Young is good to go for tonight's game, as are Larry Nance and Clint Capela. However, De'Andre Hunter is out for the Hawks tonight due to an illness.

An @emoryhealthcare injury report for tonight’s game vs. Toronto:

Clint Capela (right knee soreness): Available
Larry Nance Jr. (right hand surgery): Available
Trae Young (right hamstring tightness): Available

Kobe Bufkin (right shoulder surgery): Out
De’Andre Hunter (illness):… pic.twitter.com/6WEpxamHE7
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) January 25, 2025

Atlanta trailed for most of the game, as much as 17 points, but did claw their way back into the game to take a late lead. However, they could not hit a shot late and Toronto came away with a 122-199 win over the Hawks to extend their losing streak to three.

This is a game that Atlanta needs to find a way to win, even without one of their best players. They are at risk of falling too far behind in the Eastern Conference and unable to get a top-six seed and avoid the play-in tournament. Every game matters right now for every team 4th-9th in the East.

Coming into tonight's game, the Hawks are 7th in the NBA in PPG, 16th in FG%, 14th in 3PA, 22nd in 3P%, 3rd in FTA, 23rd in turnovers, and 9th in rebounding. Per Cleaning the Glass, Atlanta is 16th in points per 100 possessions, 21st in effective field goal percentage, 19th in turnover percentage, 9th in offensive rebounding percentage, and 8th in free throw rate.

Currently, the Hawks rank 28th in PPG allowed, 27th in field goal percentage allowed, 27th in three-point attempts allowed, and 29th in three-point percentage allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, Atlanta is 16th in points allowed per 100 possessions and 27th in effective field goal percentage allowed.

The Raptors currently rank 20th in PPG, 14th in FG%, 29th in 3PA, 20th in 3P%, 15th in FTA, 18th in rebounding, and 26th in turnovers. Per Cleaning the Glass, the Raptors are 22nd in points per 100 possessions, 17th in effective field goal percentage, 23rd in turnover percentage, 6th in offensive rebounding percentage, and 25th in free throw rate.

Defensively, the Raptors are 26th in PPG allowed, 21st in FG% allowed, 20th in 3PA allowed, and 22nd in 3P% allowed. Per Cleaning the Glass, Toronto is 26th in points allowed per 100 possessions and 25th in effective field goal percentage.

Dyson Daniels had a solid performance vs Toronto on Thursday, scoring 22 points, pulling in eight rebounds, and handing out five assists. Daniels has strung together some solid offensive performances lately and against a poor Toronto defense, that might continue.

Hawks forward Vit Krejc — Jan 20, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Vit Krejci (27) goes to the basket during the second half against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

With Zaccharie Risacher's continued absence, VIt Krejci is going to keep starting. His minutes are likely to increase as well given that the Hawks don't have Johnson. Krejci had 13 points and was 3-7 from three-point range on Thursday.

The Hawks are going to get a boost at center tonight. Clint Capela missed Thursday's game but is probable for tonight. For the first time in 12 games, Larry Nance has been upgraded to probable. While the Hawks have not done this much this season, Nance could get time at power forward with Johnson out given the Hawks's lack of options at the position. Daeqwon Plowden was also called up from the G-League and he could get minutes tonight.

The best thing to come from the loss on Thursday was that Bogdan Bogdanovic snapped out of his shooting slump and had his best game of the season. He scored 23 points on 8-12 shooting (3-5 from three) and looked the best that he has all season. Hopefully for Atlanta, that is a sign of things to come.

Getting Capela back will be big for the Hawks in this game. Toronto had success at the rim on Thursday and they outrebounded the Hawks.

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