Atlanta, GA
Comeback ends with late mistakes
With rather less than a minute to play, the Indiana Fever regarded near pulling off a late-game comeback in Atlanta. Kelsey Mitchell hit a pull-up jumper to deliver her workforce inside six factors of the Dream.
However after a turnover on the subsequent offensive possession, a foul which led to 2 free throws for Atlanta then the Fever’s twenty first turnover of the day, Indiana’s possibilities of a win crumbled. The Dream held on to a 75-66 win, handing the Fever a third-straight loss.
The ultimate minutes in Atlanta summed up the complete sport for Indiana: one step ahead, just a few steps backward.
After Mitchell began the sport with a bounce shot, the Fever went scoreless for the subsequent 5 minutes. Indiana struggled to search out any constant motion on offense, main to simply 9 factors within the first quarter.
Extra:Fever fall to Liberty, 87-74, after a tricky turnaround
The Fever fought again, scoring six straight factors to start out the second quarter, shrinking the Dream’s result in two factors. Indiana’s defensive depth picked up, permitting simply 12 factors from Atlanta within the second quarter. At halftime, the Fever trailed by solely three factors.
Nonetheless, the pattern of third-quarter slumps hit the Fever as soon as once more. It took over three minutes for the Fever to make their first basket, however midway by the third quarter they solely trailed by 5 factors. Then, Indiana’s protection fell aside and Atlanta went on an 11-0 run in simply two minutes to open the sport up.
Mitchell and NaLyssa Smith ended the run with back-to-back layups, however the Dream’s offensive saved flowing. They racked up 32 factors within the third quarter and headed into the ultimate 10 minutes with a 17-point lead of the Fever.
Whereas the Fever stepped up the depth within the ultimate quarter, outscoring Atlanta 22-14, the deficit was too giant to beat, inflicting Indiana to drop to 3-10.
Mitchell and Smith had been the one Fever gamers to attain in double digits, with 20 and 10 factors, respectively. The workforce shot slightly below 35% and made simply six 3-pointers on Sunday. The Dream had 4 gamers rating over 10 factors as Rhyna Howard and Nia Coffey every put up 16.
Indiana has a pair days off earlier than heading to Connecticut to face the Japanese Convention’s prime workforce.
Atlanta, GA
4 injured after Delta Air Lines flight aborted during takeoff in Atlanta
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4 passengers injured as hundreds evacuate Delta flight by emergency slide in Atlanta
Hundreds of passengers were forced to evacuate a Delta airlines flight by emergency slides in snowy conditions Friday after an aborted takeoff in Atlanta — leading to at least four injuries and one hospitalization, authorities said.
Roughly 200 people hurriedly deplaned Minneapolis-bound flight 2668 on the tarmac at Atlanta International Airport at 9:10 a.m. due to an engine problem, airline officials said.
Footage posted on social media shows frazzled travelers, including children, running with their luggage from a Boeing 757-300 plane in several inches of snow, according to atlantanewsfirst.com.
Four passengers reported minor injuries and one was taken to the hospital, while the others were treated at the scene, the airport said.
Details about the engine problems were not immediately clear.
Delta apologized to passengers for the nerve-wracking experience.
“Delta’s flight crew followed established procedures to suspend the takeoff of flight…after an indication of an engine issue,” Delta said in a statement.
“Nothing is more important than the safety of our people and customers, and we apologize to our customers for their experience.”
Atlanta, GA
Houston faces Atlanta on 3-game win streak
Houston Rockets (25-12, second in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (19-19, ninth in the Eastern Conference)
Atlanta; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Houston seeks to continue its three-game win streak with a victory over Atlanta.
The Hawks have gone 10-7 at home. Atlanta ranks third in the Eastern Conference with 17.5 fast break points per game led by Jalen Johnson averaging 3.6.
The Rockets have gone 12-6 away from home. Houston averages 113.1 points and has outscored opponents by 6.0 points per game.
The Hawks’ 13.1 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.7 more made shots on average than the 12.4 per game the Rockets give up. The Hawks average 113.1 points per game, 6.7 fewer points than the 119.8 the Hawks give up to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Johnson is averaging 19.8 points, 10.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.5 steals for the Hawks.
Alperen Sengun is averaging 19.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and five assists for the Rockets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hawks: 5-5, averaging 119.2 points, 41.2 rebounds, 30.5 assists, 11.2 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.5 points per game.
Rockets: 7-3, averaging 113.7 points, 48.0 rebounds, 19.9 assists, 8.9 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.9 points.
INJURIES: Hawks: Kobe Bufkin: out for season (shoulder), Larry Nance Jr.: out (hand), Jalen Johnson: day to day (shoulder), Cody Zeller: day to day (personal).
Rockets: Tari Eason: day to day (injury management), Jabari Smith Jr.: out (hand).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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