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Scoreboard Watching: Bucks Keep Pressure on Hawks With Win
The race to avoid eighth got a bit tighter Tuesday night. In an otherwise quiet night of NBA action as it relates to the Eastern Conference playoff race, the Milwaukee Bucks protected their home court against the Portland Trail Blazers, winning 102-95 behind 45 points from Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis. Milwaukee is now... »
Rooting Interests: The Race To Avoid 8th
One of the biggest things the Hawks want to do seeding-wise is avoid that eighth spot. Doing so means avoiding a first round matchup with the Miami Heat. A big game in determining that eighth spot happens tonight when Portland visits Milwaukee to face the Bucks. Milwaukee is currently eighth in the East but... »
Postgame thoughts: Smith and Horford Dominate Magic
A few thoughts after tonight’s 108-76 win over the Magic: - You can’t talk about this game without first mentioning how awesome both Josh Smith and Al Horford were. The Hawks’ starting big men combined for 56 points on 24-36 shooting (66%), grabbed 22 rebounds between them and together dished out 10 assists. If... »
Big Road Machine Rolls On
ATLANTA 89 – ORLANDO 87 (OT) AP RECAP | BOX SCORE | PHOTO GALLERY | HIGHLIGHTS Playing without starting center Al Horford AND without “Mr. Kryptonite” himself, Jason Collins, the Hawks could have rolled over on Friday night and accepted defeat. Not this year’s team. Led by Josh Smith, Atlanta came out aggressive and... »
The Orlando Magic Spell
Here are the facts… The Orlando Magic have won 20 straight preseason games dating back to the first game of the 2008 preseason (a home loss to the HAWKS) Last season the Magic defeated the Hawks 8 out of 9 times (including preseason and postseason) by an average of over 22 points Last night... »