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More Evidence…
The Hawks are slowly turning doubters into believers. More and more analysts are labelling Atlanta as “contenders” these days and the evidence supporting the label continues to grow. Last night’s win over Golden State Warriors showcased the Hawks scoring depth and versatility. Atlanta scored 127 points and Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford only had 24... »
Friday Night Fever
The Hawks take on another dangerous foe tonight at the Highlight Factory. A few weeks ago there was a countdown to Vinny Del Negro’s last supper with the Bulls, now he has one of the most improved teams of this season. Jamal Crawford gets to see one of his old teams again. He won’t... »
Breaking Records
With so much else going on around the league (All-Star events, LeBron v. D-Wade, Phil Jackson’s win total) there has been suprising little attention given to the fact that the Hawks have done a little bit of record book editing this week. On Tuesday night Josh Smith became the youngest player in NBA history (by... »
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... »
More Success = More Press(ure)
The Hawks continued success keeps turning heads among those who cover the NBA: HoopsWorld: The ‘Big Three’ has become the ‘Big Four’ NBA TV: Will use Fan Night crew to call Hawks game on Dec. 29 Dime Magazine: Top 5 Coaches this Season (Woodson #1) Dime’s praise of Woody leads to the next point. Team success should lead... »
Crawford’s ‘Giving Tree’ Blooms in Atlanta this Thursday
Many of the Hawks players have been busy giving back to the community this holiday season, with more events and festivities scheduled in the coming weeks. Check out recaps of some of the recent events in the Community News section of Hawks.com. Jamal Crawford, Atlanta’s newest star, is taking a different approach to giving back by... »
So Far, So Good – 20 Games In
The Hawks are 20 games into the 2009-10 regular season . . . roughly a quarter of the way through. Their 14-6 record has them on pace for about 57 wins, which would be 10 more than in 2008-09. A closer look at how Atlanta has gotten to this point of the season makes... »
A New Week, Time for a New Streak
The Hawks started off last week in first place. This week, the Hawks begin the week with the best record in the league. Not bad. While no one was happy about the loss in New Orleans over the weekend or the seven game winning streak ending, no one was in panic mode either. Jamal... »
Rest well but play hard
After nearly two weeks away from Philips Arena, the Hawks can now drive their own cars, sleep in their own beds, and play their own video games. With a four game home stand underway the Hawks have an opportunity to really pad the wins in the standings if they remain focused. Tonight Brandon Roy and... »
Big Win in a BIG Way
The Hawks have officially gotten the Celtic monkey off their back. For the first time since the 2006-07 season the Hawks have beaten Boston in the regular season. Winning was impressive (the C’s only lost to Eastern Conference opponents three times at home last season), but the way the Hawks won should turn some... »
