The Atlanta Hawks have now lost three games in a row and are facing their first real adversity of the season.

I would argue this performance from the Hawks is far worse than either game they played against the Houston Rockets over the past few days. Those games could be drummed down to Atlanta being the less talented team and poor shooting performances. This performance was just bad all around and there was only one real saving grace from it.

Let's get into the takeaways.

1. The Hawks have a center problem

Onyeka Okongwu is not as bad as he has looked through the first part of this season and finding a real upgrade has been challeging and is always easier said than done.

But both he and Jock Landale have been quite terrible this season and tonight exposed it in a way Hawks fans have become far too familiar with.

Okongwu battled foul trouble all night long and finished with 11 points, four rebounds, and four assists while shooting 1-for-3 from deep.…