The Show With Jarvis and Tenitra returned Saturday after a month-long hiatus. At the top of the show, the hosts started out with the "T&J Topic of the Day" with a recap of the Hawks-Heat Friday night matchup.
Though they have been an injury-depleted squad, the Hawks were able to pull off a 118-103 victory over the Heat Friday night. Bogdan Bogdanovich scored 21 points, while John Collins added 20 points, and Danilo Gallinari contributed 17 points and 5 rebounds.
There were a lot of things to take away from Friday's win, but Jarvis and Tenitra gave their three big takeaways from the Hawks victory over the Heat:
1. Nate McMillian is very spot-on with calling timeouts at the right time. He found the right combinations in the rotation at critical points to stop a big Heat comeback. "When he [Nate McMillian] became the interim head coach he made sure to call those timely timeouts. Within that you start to see the players play better," Jarvis said.
2. Bench players continue to step up while key players like Trae Young and Clint Capela get healthy. Brandon Goodwin stepped up tremendously Friday finishing with 17 points and four assists, Lou Williams finished with 13 points, and Hawks rookie Onyeka Okongwu finished with six points and 7 rebounds.
3. The offseason trade deadline moves of Travis Schlenk continue to pay off. He built the Hawks roster for moments like this when your biggest contributors like Young and Capela go down and you need other players to step up. "I don't know if overall everybody talks about the offseason moves of a Gallo [Danilo Gallinari], of a Bogie [Bogdan Bogdanovich, and the trade deadline move of Lou Williams and how critical that move has been," Tenitra said.
The Hawks secure the tiebreaker with the win, having won the season series 2-1 with the first win coming in Nate McMillian's debut as interim head coach. Atlanta takes on The Milwaukee Bucks at State Farm Arena, Sunday at 7:30 p.m. EST.