Three Things to Know: What boos? New York brings out Hawks’ swagger they’ve missed

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The Atlanta Hawks have played this season like they expected to roll the balls out and just pick up where they left off after last season — playing with swagger, flair, draining deep 3s and beating everyone in their path.

That’s not how sports work — every season is different. Every team is different. Even with the same core, a team has to put in the work to get back to where they were a year before. There is no skipping steps.

There is something about Madison Square Garden — and the boos from New York fans — that sparks Trae Young and the Hawks to play their best.

Spike is NOT happy