The Atlanta Hawks will be without 24-year old starting small forward Marvin Williams for at least the next four games due to a back problem.  Williams has played in 30 games (28 starts) for the Hawks so far this year and he is averaging 30.0 minutes, 11.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.  Look for Jamal Crawford and Maurice Evans to see bumps in playing time until Williams is ready to return to action.

The Hawks shot 51.2% from the floor and that was the biggest reason for the win last night.  Josh Smith was outstanding for the Hawks in this game as he had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots.  Al Horford also stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots last night.  Joe Johnson (16 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists) and Mike Bibby (15 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in 27 minutes) also pitched in for the Hawks’ cause last night.  The Hawks are now 21-13 on the year.

The Hawks shot 50.7% from the floor and they outrebounded the Bucks 47-33 as they dominated this game.  Al Horford led the way for the Hawks in this game with 18 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.  Joe Johnson had another off night shooting (6 of 17 from the floor) but he still finished up with 15 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals.  Marvin Williams (14 points), Jamal Crawford (14 points) and Josh Smith (13 points) also pitched in offensively for the Hawks last night.  The Hawks are now 20-13 on the year.

32-year old SG/SF Maurice Evans has really been awful in December for the Hawks.  Evans has played in 14 games in December so far and he is averaging 15.1 minutes, 3.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.  Evans is only shooting 30.5% from the floor and 20.8% from the three point line so far this year.  Evans has now played in 24 games (5 starts) overall this year for the Hawks and he is averaging 16.6 minutes, 3.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.  Evans is only shooting 34.6% from the floor and 25% from three point range so far this year.  Unless Evans starts to pick up the pace soon, he’s going to be sitting at the far end of the Hawks’ bench.

The Hawks only shot 39.7% from the floor last night and they were outrebounded 47-38 which helps explain the loss in the Big Easy last night.  Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks last night with 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.  Marvin Williams also had a solid game with 18 points and 5 rebounds.  Josh Smith filled up the stat sheet with 10 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot in this game.  Jamal Crawford pitched in with 10 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal off the bench.  The Hawks are now 19-13 on the season.

The Hawks shot 50.6% from the floor as they pushed the Cavs around tonight.  Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks in this game with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in 29 minutes on the floor.  Al Horford (18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal), Marvin Williams (17 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist) and Josh Smith (16 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal) were all solid as the Hawks did whatever they wanted on the inside.  The Hawks are now 19-12 on the year.

The Hawks outrebounded the Magic 51-38 last night and they held them to 35.2% shooting from the floor which explains the nice home win last night.  Al Horford led the way for the Hawks last night with 24 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 blocked shot.  Joe Johnson only shot 7 of 18 from the floor but he still finished up with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.  Mike Bibby pitched in with 15 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.  The Hawks are now 18-12 on the year.

The Hawks only shot 39.2% from the floor last night and they were outrebounded 46-39 which were two big reasons for the loss.  Mike Bibby led the way for the Hawks in this game with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.  Josh Smith (15 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists), Al Horford (15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists) and Joe Johnson (14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists) also pitched in offensively for the Hawks last night.  The Hawks are now 17-12 on the year.

The Atlanta Hawks are in a “win now’ mode and they have a lot of veterans ahead of Jordan Crawford on the depth chart.  Crawford has played in 10 games (0 starts) so far this year for the Hawks and he is averaging 10.9 minutes, 4.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.  He is only shooting 38% from the floor and 36.8% from three point range so far this year but I think those numbers would improve with an increase in P.T.  He will be just watching and learning from the bench unless the Hawks suffer a few injuries to the guards.

22-year old point guard Jeff Teague has been playing pretty well as of late for the Hawks.  In his last four games, Teague is averaging 16.0 minutes, 8.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game as he is shooting a red hot 63.6% from the floor.  He has now played in 25 games (0 starts) for the Hawks so far this year and he is averaging 13.6 minutes, 4.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.  Teague’s shooting is up from everywhere on the floor in his second season in the NBA.  He is shooting 47.3% from the floor, 36.4% from the three point line and 85.7% from the free throw line this year.  At some point this year, Teague is going to start getting more P.T. for the Hawks if he keeps playing well.