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Hawks Report podcast: Big-picture look at struggling Hawks

Hawks coach Nate McMillan was not happy with his team's performance in the third quarter Sunday against the host Celtics. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)

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Hawks coach Nate McMillan was not happy with his team's performance in the third quarter Sunday against the host Celtics. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)
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Updated Feb 14, 2022

In Monday’s episode of the Hawks Report podcast, host and Hawks beat reporter for the AJC Sarah Spencer takes a big-picture look at the team and where it stands with 26 games left in the regular season.

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The Hawks fell to 26-30 with Sunday’s loss to the Celtics, have lost four of their past five games and are not where most anyone thought they’d be at this point.

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Sarah K. Spencer, a Georgia native and UGA alum, spearheads sports video at the AJC. She also serves as a general assignment writer and previously covered the Hawks from 2019-22.

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