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Rooting Interests: Can Raptors Do It Again?
The Raptors beat the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Tuesday. Can they pull off the upset twice in one week? Doing so would help the Hawks’ cause for the five seed. Chicago currently sits a half game ahead of Atlanta but also owns the tiebreaker, so you could look at that lead... »
Scoreboard Watching: Nets’ Stars Help Give Hawks Cushion
The Hawks are in prime position to finish no worse than sixth in the East after the Brooklyn Nets took care of the Boston Celtics 101-93 at TD Garden last night. The Brooklyn win means the Hawks cannot host a first round playoff series. However, it appears unlikely that Atlanta will have to deal... »
Rooting Interests: Nets-Celtics Could Have Big Impact on Hawks
The Boston Celtics host the Brooklyn Nets tonight. The Hawks will have a watchful eye on it. Brooklyn is almost assured of the four seed, barring a monumental collapse in the season’s final week. Tonight’s win would cement that for them. Boston, however, is playing for much more. The Celtics would like to move... »
Scoreboard Watching: Bulls Loss Keeps Hawks Alive For 5
The Chicago Bulls dropped a home game to Toronto last night, giving the Hawks a little bit of life. Toronto controlled the game the whole way and fought off a late Bulls rally to leave Chicago with a 101-98 victory. DeMar DeRozan led the way for Toronto with 20. The loss drops Chicago to... »
The Race For Sixth – How Boston and Atlanta Compare
The Boston Celtics, who trail the Hawks by 1.5 games in the standings, are at this point the only team Atlanta has a realistic chance of flipping spots with in the Eastern Conference standings, especially since the Celtics win the tiebreaker. The Celtics have five games left, and the Hawks have four. Here’s a... »
Rooting Interests: Magic and Cavs Must Shine
The Hawks have a winnable home game tonight against a team that won’t make the playoffs. Unfortunately the Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics are in the same boat. All three teams should be in the exact same positions come tomorrow morning, provided the Hawks handle the Sixers, the Celtics dispose of the Cavs and... »
Scoreboard Watching: Bulls Tighten Already Jumbled East
The Atlanta Hawks dropped a spot in the Eastern Conference standings last night…and that’s a good thing. Despite dropping to sixth, Atlanta actually gained a half game on the Brooklyn Nets, who fell 92-90 to the Chicago Bulls despite a 26-13 first quarter. Atlanta is now just 1.5 out of fourth place in the... »
Scoreboard Watching: Nets Create Separation From Hawks
The Hawks lost a game on the Brooklyn Nets last night in the race for the fourth spot in the East. Atlanta fell to the New York Knicks thanks in large part to another monster effort from Carmelo Anthony. Melo backed up his 50-point effort against Miami with 40 against the Hawks. Meanwhile, Brooklyn... »
Rooting Interests: Help From Cleveland Would Be Nice
The Brooklyn Nets conclude an eight-game road trip tonight in Cleveland. If all goes the Hawks’ way, Atlanta could be in a fourth place tie by the end of the night. The Nets are currently 4-3 through the first seven games of their Circus Trip. The road success has been critical in them holding... »
Scoreboard Watching: Celtics Keep Falling
The Hawks created some more distance between themselves and the seventh place Boston Celtics on Monday night. Atlanta’s 102-94 win over Cleveland put the Hawks nine games over .500. The Celtics lost by double digits to Minnesota, their sixth loss in eight games, which means the Hawks are now 3.5 ahead of them with... »