The only thing less likely than a 10th-place team making it out of the play-in tournament was Davion Mitchell being the player whose offensive outburst got them there.
After the Atlanta Hawks cut a 22-point lead to just six points after three quarters, Cole Anthony and the Orlando Magic's bench stepped up to right the ship.
The Cleveland Cavaliers swung one major deal at the NBA trade deadline, acquiring De'Andre Hunter from the Atlanta Hawks. As part of the package, the Cavaliers sent Georges Niang back to the Hawks, and recently, the forward opened up about being moved.
How many of the NBA players with at least 30 games with 30 points in the postseason can you name in five minutes?
Just before the NBA trade deadline in February, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Georges Niang, Caris LeVert, three second-round picks and two pick swaps to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for De’Andre Hunter.
Patrick Beverley disagreed with what Georges Niang said to rising Philadelphia 76ers’ star in a recent viral trash-talk video. Trash-talking in the NBA is one of the most common things as players keep jawing at each other for 48 minutes to gain a psychological edge on the court.
Georges Niang was traded away at the deadline to the Atlanta Hawks, and is beginning to settle into his new team. At 31-years-old, Georges Niang was traded for the first time in his career.
Over the weekend, the Philadelphia 76ers traveled to Atlanta to take on Trae Young and the Hawks. Among the biggest things to come away from this matchup was a trash-talking exchange that went viral on social media.
Georges Niang had some words for Quentin Grimes during the Atlanta Hawks' game against the Philadelphia 76ers. As Grimes went to the free-throw line during the third quarter, Niang chimed in with some trash-talk, telling Grimes that things would be different for him if the 76ers had Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey available to play.
The Philadelphia 76ers lost the penultimate game of their six-game road trip to the Atlanta Hawks, 132-119, as Quentin Grimes stuffed the stat sheet once again.
The Atlanta Hawks held down the fort at home against the Golden State Warriors, winning 124-115. The Hawks had the lead for over 46 minutes in the game, and every time it felt the Warriors were going on a run, they had an answer for every opportunity.
Let me start by saying this — the Cavaliers would trade Georges Niang and Caris LeVert to the Hawks for De’Andre Hunter every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
Georges Niang has made a nice impact on the Atlanta Hawks since being traded from the Cleveland Cavaliers, and he’s giving the team another reliable three-pointer shooter.
A big night for the bench, led by Georges Niang, guides the Hawks to victory The Atlanta Hawks won the first game of their double-header against the Indiana Pacers behind a strong fourth quarter to take a 124-118 victory at State Farm Arena on Thursday night.
The Atlanta Hawks found themselves in another tight game after losing against the Milwaukee Bucks two nights ago. This time, the Hawks were up against the Indiana Pacers, and in the final minutes, they were able to walk away with the win, 124-118.
The Atlanta Hawks are on the road tomorrow to face the Memphis Grizzlies and they have just released their injury report for the game. Georges Niang (illness) is out while Trae Young (right Achilles tendinitis) is probable.
The Atlanta Hawks are still implementing their new players to the team that they acquired during the trade deadline. Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, and Terance Mann are the new players in town, and after five games, there have been some good things to take away, but they can still get better.
Defense was optional Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden as the Knicks held on in overtime and knocked off the Hawks, 149-148 in an absolute thriller.
Since the trade deadline, the Hawks have gone 3-0 and looked like a much more complete team after floundering through a 1-9 stretch prior to the deadline.
According to NBA insider Ian Begley of SNY, the Cleveland Cavaliers are not interested in trading Georges Niang. However, the Cavaliers may trade someone to get under the luxury tax. “The Cavs may move a player at the deadline to get under a luxury tax,” Begley wrote.
It's safe to say that former 76ers teammates Georges Niang and Ben Simmons won't be exchanging Christmas presents this year.
For just the first time since the calendar flipped to 2024, the Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a three-game losing skid when they failed to arrest a skid on Sunday in a 121-84 loss at the hands of the Miami Heat on the road.
The Cleveland Cavaliers identified massive weakness on their roster following their early playoff exit last season. They needed more frontcourt depth and three-point shooting which led them to signing Georges Niang.
On Wednesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers extended their season-long winning streak to six games with a dominant 135-95 triumph over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Coming into his first season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, it was assumed Georges Niang would fill a specific need — knocking down threes. That didn't quite happen in the early going, but in November, the 30-year-old forward found his mark from distance.
Georges Niang said Tuesday that he had "never seen" anything like what transpired on Monday night near the end of the Philadelphia 76ers' Game 1 win over the Boston Celtics.
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