The Atlanta Hawks didn’t have much go their way last night. They couldn’t stop Chris Bosh who dropped 35 points and 9 rebounds on them. Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Josh Smith stuffed the stat sheet with 24 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots. Marvin Williams also was solid around the basket with 13 points and 9 rebounds. The Hawks fell to 18-19 on the season with this loss.

The Hawks have lost point guard Speedy Claxton for the season before he even played in a game. Claxton might need microfracture surgery on his left knee which could cause him to retire. Look for Anthony Johnson, Acie Law and Tyronn Lue to continue to split minutes at the point this season. Johnson has played in 26 games so far this season and he’s averaging 6.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.0 steal per game. He will continue to get the bulk of the minutes until Law starts to pick up his play. Law has played in 23 games this season and he’s averaging 4.7 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. But, Law is only shooting 37.2% from the floor so the Hawks can’t give him big minutes until he improves from the floor. Tyronn Lue has been banged up this season as he’s only played in 18 games this season. Lue is the best shooter of this motley crew but he’s not much of a passer as he’s averaged 6.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

Marvin Williams has been pretty good this season for the Hawks. He has played in 29 games this season and he is averaging 36.2 minutes, 16.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Williams is also shooting well as he is hitting 49.4% from the floor and 80.5% from the free throw line. Williams has been giving the Hawks a solid third option in the offense behind Joe Johnson and Josh Smith and the Hawks will need him to keep up the good work if they want to make the playoffs.