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Rick Sund's first two weeks as general manager of the Atlanta Hawks convinced him the team is moving in the right direction and should keep Mike Woodson as coach.
The Atlanta Hawks, looking for new experienced front-office leadership after ending their playoff drought this season, hired Rick Sund as general manager on Wednesday.
Billy Knight says he's leaving the Atlanta Hawks "in much better shape than it was in when I took over."
Kevin Garnett took a behind-the-back pass from Paul Pierce, slammed in the dunk to make the lead three dozen points and then slashed his hand across his throat to signal what the Atlanta Hawks already knew. "It's over," he told the crowd. The game. The series. The surprising little scare Atlanta put into the NBA's best.
The Atlanta Hawks just won't let go of their first trip to the postseason in nine years. The playoff team with the worst record did it again to the team with the best mark, forcing an improbable Game 7 with the Boston Celtics, as Joe Johnson hit a crucial 3-pointer with 1:07 remaining and the Hawks held on for a 103-100 victory Friday night.
Forget about a Boston sweep. The Hawks are headed back to Beantown all tied up with the mighty Celtics. Joe Johnson scored 35 points — 20 in the fourth quarter — and Josh Smith added 28 points and seven blocks for Atlanta, which surprised the Celtics again 97-92 on Monday night to even the best-of-seven series at two games apiece.
Led by high-flying Josh Smith, the Atlanta Hawks finally showed they can beat the Boston Celtics. Good timing. Smith scored 27 points — and give him a perfect 10 in his own personal dunking contest — to lead the Hawks to a 102-93 victory Saturday night that breathed life into their long-shot playoff hopes, cutting Boston's lead in the opening-round series to 2-1.
This was supposed to be the biggest mismatch of the playoffs, the series that would surely be four and done. Well, look who's still alive in the opening round — the Atlanta Hawks.
Ray Allen scored 18 points and Kevin Garnett had 16 as the two newcomers who led the Boston Celtics to the NBA's best record sparked them to a 104-81 win Sunday night in their playoff opener against the Atlanta Hawks.
If this was Pat Riley's final game, it was a victorious one. Jason Williams scored 17 points, Mark Blount and Daequan Cook each added 16 and the Heat ended their disappointing season with a 113-99 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.
Maurice Evans scored a career-high 27 points and six of his Orlando teammates also scored in double figures, leading the Magic to a 121-105 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.
For the first time since 1999, the Atlanta Hawks are headed to the NBA playoffs. The Hawks clinched the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference when the Indiana Pacers, the only other team with a mathematical chance, lost at Washington 117-110 Monday night.
Joe Johnson kept the Atlanta Hawks in control of the race for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, scoring 34 points Friday night in a 116-104 victory over the New York Knicks.
Mike Dunleavy scored 28 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Atlanta Hawks 112-98 Tuesday night to avoid elimination from the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Joe Johnson scored 22 points, Josh Smith added 18 points and 10 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks built a big lead and held off the surging Philadelphia 76ers 92-85 on Saturday night.
Andre Iguodala scored 30 points and Andre Miller had 23 to help the Philadelphia 76ers wrap up their first playoff spot in three years with a 109-104 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.
Mike Bibby hit a tying 3-pointer in regulation, Josh Smith made two in overtime, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Toronto Raptors 127-120 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.
Josh Smith had 26 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Atlanta Hawks built an early lead before and beat the Memphis Grizzlies 116-99 on Monday night.
Marvin Williams scored 27 points and Joe Johnson had 23 to help the Atlanta Hawks win their third straight, 114-109 over the New York Knicks on Sunday.
Mike Bibby scored 30 points and the Atlanta Hawks held on after nearly blowing a 22-point lead, giving themselves some breathing room in the Eastern Conference playoff race with a 106-103 victory over the slumping Chicago Bulls on Friday night.
Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol were back on the court, testing their tender ankles in the tightly contested Western Conference playoff chase. Elton Brand made his return, too, long after the Clippers had been relegated to the role of spoiler.
Joe Johnson scored 28 points, Josh Childress added 20 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-96 on Wednesday night to maintain the eighth and final playoff position in the Eastern Conference.
Drew Gooden scored a season-high 31 points and matched a season best with 16 rebounds Tuesday night as the Chicago Bulls held on in the fourth quarter for a 103-94 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Joe Johnson scored 34 points, Mike Bibby had 20 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 98-90 on Saturday night.
I'm completely stealing this excerpt from one of my favorite books, Uncle John's Legendary Lost Bathroom Reader (6th Edition). I was reading it while, well, I found an interesting little tidbit (no pun intended) that I would like to share with you all.
So the silly season is done, and now it's time for the players and coaches to make it count. The playoffs start today, and we're giving you our own 2 cents on what is going to happen. We take a snapshot of the Eastern 1st round match ups. Eastern Conference
The Heat will visit the Atlanta Hawks to replay the final moments of their game that began Dec.
The Atlanta Hawks acquired point guard Mike Bibby from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for four players and a high draft pick, the National Basketball Association club announced Saturday.
....The NBA today granted a game protest filed by the Miami Heat after its 117-111 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on December 19 at Philips Arena, which will result in the replay of the final 51.9 seconds of the game's overtime period with the Hawks leading 114-111.
"This is something you have to think through before doing anything one way or the other," Claxton told the paper about the possibility of surgery.
I had to watch this on Tivo because we were out to dinner with some friends. As it turns out, I missed all the good stuff before I got home and found out the final score. It's okay, though.
Hawks also after Garnett The Atlanta Hawks are also making a concerted pitch for Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Garnett.
Fantasy Bull Sports with the scoop (not Jackson). Confirmation by way of Slam Magazine. Atlanta Hawk sophomore Marvin Williams has broken a metacarpal bone and is now out for the first two months of the year.
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