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Fitting End to a Season of What-If’s
What if Al Horford never gets injured? What if Josh Smith isn’t slowed with a knee injury, forcing him to miss Game 3? What if one basket or stop goes differently down the stretch in Game 2, 3 OR 6? All of these questions can eat at Hawks fans (not to mention players and... »
Back to What We Know Works
The Hawks will start a familiar lineup tonight for Game 5 at the Highlight Factory… at least it is familiar if you followed Atlanta for the first 12 days of the season. Coach Drew revealed at shootaround that he plans on using his opening night starting lineup of Jeff Teague, Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams,... »
Hawks Focus on ‘Step One’: Winning Game 5
A lot is made during a playoff series about making adjustments game-by-game. The honest truth about this current series between the Hawks and Celtics are that there are no more secrets. Any adjustment will be minor unless that adjustment is an increased sense of urgency. Boston was much more effective in Game 4, but... »
Hawks Hold On for Game 1 Win
The Hawks raced out to a 20-6 lead and never trailed as they posted an 83-74 in Game 1 of their opening round match-up with the Boston Celtics on Sunday night at the Highlight Factory. Josh Smith was huge for the Hawks from start to finish, turning in a big double-double with 22 points... »
Did the C’s Undervalue Home Court?
Last week, when asked about sitting his top players even with home court advantage hanging in the balance, Celtics coach Doc Rivers was very clear in his response. “If I thought our guys were banged up, I’d sit them. That’s not even a question for me,” Rivers said. “I’m taking rest and rhythm over... »
Locked in at Five
The Hawks came out of the weekend locked in at the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, with a first round match-up set with the fourth seeded Boston Celtics. Despite the fact that Boston will have the better seed, the Hawks will earn home court advantage if they finish the regular season with... »
Report: Add KG and Pierce to C’s Inactives
Already without the services of Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo (both are back in Boston dealing with injuries), the Celtics will probably sit both Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce tonight as well, according to Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe. Both players (Pierce and Garnett) were at the team’s shootaround at Georgia Tech University,... »
Houston Had a Problem
The Hawks have broken through another barrier on first stop of their Texas two-step. Winning in a building for the first time in a decade is just another obstacle knocked down by this impressive Hawks squad. The last time the Hawks won in Houston, the Rockets were playing in the Summit and Hakeem Olajuwon... »
Hawks not Surprised by First Half Start
First place halfway through, three potential all stars, a great home record and still half a season to go. What did you expect from the Hawks? Did you expect them to be in first place, be one of the highest scoring teams in the league or having one of the best home records? Did you expect... »
The Best of Joe
Playing the Celtics has a way of bringing out the best in Joe Johnson. Maybe it is because the Celtics gave up on him less than a year into his NBA career and sent him to Phoenix as part of a package deal that got them Tony Delk and Rodney Rogers. Maybe it is... »