The Hawks played great defense last night holding the Mavericks to 37.3% shooting from the floor and it was the big key to victory. Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks last night with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Josh Smith was only 4 of 11 shooting from the floor as he finished up with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Al Horford pitched in with 11 points and 6 rebounds. It wasn’t pretty last night but the Hawks will take it as they improve to 14-6 on the year.

The Hawks didn’t play any defense last night as the Knicks shot 57.7% from the floor and it did them in. Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Marvin Williams pitched in with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Al Horford was solid around the rim last night with 17 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists. The Hawks are now 13-6 on the year.

The Atlanta Hawks (13-5) put on a show last night against the Toronto Raptors (7-13).  Everyone contributed for the Hawks last night, as they had 9 different players score in double figures.  That is one short of the NBA record.  The Hawks didn’t play great defense, giving up 115 points, but they did do a good job against the Raptors’ best player Chris Bosh.  Bosh was held to 2 points and they got the star forward into foul trouble.  Not only did the Hawks shoot lights out (59%) but they also hit the boards hard, out-rebounding the Raptors 51-29.  The Hawks are not always going to shoot the ball that well, so it is good to see them still attacking the glass.  This was a very impressive game for the Hawks, but they still need to improve defensively.