A few thoughts coming up on the Hawks’ 89-81 loss to the Celtics Saturday night at Philips Arena: – A tale of two halves. The Hawks shot the ball well, played terrific defense, and cruised to a 15-point lead at the end of the first half. In the second half, the Celtics turned the... »
Archive for January, 2013
Scouting the Opposition: Boston Celtics
Saturday, January 5th, 2013
For every home game this season, we’ll be gathering some intel on the opposing team from someone who knows them best — a team employee, a rival blogger, beat writer or broadcaster. For the Hawks’ home game Saturday night against the Celtics, we reached out to Celtics.com’s Marc D’Amico for his take on their... »
Postgame Thoughts: Hawks Just Short vs. Pistons
Saturday, January 5th, 2013
A few thoughts on the Hawks near-miss 85-84 loss to the Pistons in Detroit: – Good gracious, did we almost steal that one. Trailing 83-66 with 7:00 to play after a Will Bynum layup, the Hawks allowed the Pistons to score just 2 – TWO! – points the rest of the way home. And... »
Larry Drew Named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for December
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
The Hawks are off to a tremendous start to the season, with Tuesday night’s win in New Orleans moving the team to 20-10 on the year, just a half-game out of the #2 spot in the East playoff standings. A lot of people deserve a lot of credit for the team’s performance, but today... »
Postgame Thoughts: Hawks Sting Hornets in New Orleans
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
A few thoughts coming up after the Hawks’ 95-86 road win over the Hornets in New Orleans: – So many interesting things about this team’s performance this season, but one that stands out in particular has been the Hawks’ dominance in the second night of back-to-backs. With the win over the Hornets on Tuesday... »