The Hawks were outscored 25-13 in the 4th quarter last night and that did them in.  Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks last night with 27 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.  Josh Smith also had a solid game with 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals last night.  Jamal Crawford (11 points) and Al Horford (10 points) also pitched in for the Hawks last night.  The Hawks are now 30-18 on the year.

The Hawks shot 51.2% from the floor and they outrebounded the Knicks 46-34 last night on their way to a nice home win.  Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks last night with 34 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.  Josh Smith (24 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots) and Al Horford (19 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) also had very solid games for the Hawks last night.  Marvin Williams (12 points) and Jamal Crawford (11 points) also pitched in.  The Hawks are now 30-17 on the year.

The Bucks outscored the Hawks 34-15 in the 4th quarter and it did the Hawks in last night.  Jamal Crawford led the way for the Hawks last night with 20 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal on 4 of 11 shooting from the floor.  Al Horford also had a solid game with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.  Joe Johnson (15 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists) and Josh Smith (14 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocked shots) also had solid games for the Hawks.  The Hawks are now 29-17 on the season.

With Al Horford & Marvin Williams dinged up right now, the Hawks need 26-year old center Zaza Pachulia to pick up the pace.  In his last three games, Pachulia is averaging 25.0 minutes, 5.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  The Hawks need more production out of him than he is giving them right now.  He has played in 44 games (1 start) for the Hawks so far this year and he is averaging 14.4 minutes, 4.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.  Pachulia needs to find some heart and get back to the player he was just a couple of years ago.

The Hawks shot 50.7% from the floor and they pounded the Bobcats 59-38 in the second half to surge to a nice road win last night.  Joe Johnson shot 12 of 18 from the floor as he led the way for the Hawks with 32 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists  and 1 steal.  Josh Smith was also solid last night for the Hawks with 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots.  Mike Bibby & Jamal Crawford pitched in with 14 points apiece.  The Hawks are now 29-16 on the year.

The Hawks really laid an egg tonight in Atlanta.  The Hawks only shot 29.1% from the floor and they were outrebounded 55-32 which explains the beating they took tonight.  Jamal Crawford led the way for the Hawks last night with 14 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 24 minutes off the bench.  Josh Smith played solid basketball tonight finishing with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 1 blocked shot.  Joe Johnson only shot 4 of 12 from the floor tonight but he still finished up with 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.  The Hawks are now 28-16 on the year.

The Hawks outscored the Heat 16-12 in O.T. and they turned up the D last night holding the Heat to 36.4% shooting from the floor which were the biggest two reasons for the huge win in Miami last night.  Joe Johnson only shot 8 of 24 from the floor but he still led the way for the Hawks last night with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists.  Jamal Crawford had a solid game off the bench, as usual, last night with 19 points, 5 rebounds,  3 assists and 1 steal in 32 minutes on the floor.  Josh Smith was tough around the basket last night as he finished up with 15 points, 12 rebouds, 2 assists and 3 steals.  Mike Bibby (15 points) and Maurice Evans (11 points) also helped out the Hawks’ cause last night.  The Hawks are now 28-15 on the year.

The Hawks really stepped up in the 4th quarter earlier today as they outscored the Kings 27-16 to surge to victory.  Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks in this game with 36 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.  Al Horford was very solid for the Hawks today with 23 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 blocked shots.  Josh Smith filled up the stat sheet with 19 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots.  Mike Bibby pitched in with 11 points.  The Hawks are now 27-15 on the year.

The Hawks were outrebounded 45-32 and they didn’t play any D last night as the Rockets shot 54% from the floor, so it’s no surprise that the Hawks lost last night.  Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks in this game with 30 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal.  Al Horford (24 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal) and Josh Smith (21 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot) also had very solid games for the Hawks last night.  It’s too bad that Johnson, Horford and Smith didn’t get much help from the other 9 Hawks last night.  The Hawks are now  26-15 on the year.

30-year old shooting guard Jamal Crawford has really stepped up so far in January for the Hawks.  Crawford has played in 5 games so far this January and he is averaging 33.4 minutes, 27.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.  He is shooting 51.2% from the floor, 47.1% from three point range and 91.7% from the free throw line so far this month as he is really excelling offensively.  He has now played in 34 games (0 starts) for the Hawks so far this year and he is averaging 31.0 minutes, 16.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.  When Crawford gets into one of the grooves he’s in right now the whole Hawks’ offense benefits.