The Hawks had to really fight to hold off the Magic in Atlanta last night.  Josh Smith led the way for the Hawks last night with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.  Joe Johnson also had a solid game for the Hawks last night with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.  Al Horford (11 points) and Marvin Williams (10 points) also pitched in for the Hawks last night.  The Hawks are now 43-32 on the year.

The Hawks held the Cavs to 36.8% shooting from the floor which was the big reason for the win last night.  Marvin Williams (31 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) and Al Horford (20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) led the way for the Hawks last night.  Josh Smith also filled up the stat sheet with 13 points, 18 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots last night.  Kirk Hinrich pitched in with 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal last night.  The Hawks are now 42-32 on the year.

The Hawks took a 82-61 lead after three quarters before calling off the dogs last night.  The Hawks shot 50% from the floor and they outrebounded the Nets 40-32 last night which aided them in this win.  Al Horford (23 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots) and Josh Smith (22 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals) led the way for the Hawks in this game.  Jamal Crawford also had a solid game as he pitched in with 18 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.  Joe Johnson (12 points) and Kirk Hinrich (11 points) also pitched in for the Hawks in this game.  The Hawks are now 41-32 on the season.

The Hawks were outscored 31-20 in the 4th quarter last night and it did them in.  Josh Smith led the way for the Hawks with 33 points, 12 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Marvin Williams (16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists) and Kirk Hinrich (16 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal) also had good games.  Joe Johnson (13 points) and Jamal Crawford (10 points) also pitched in for the Hawks last night.  The Hawks are now 40-32 on the year.

The Hawks didn’t show up last night at home against the Bulls as they were down 98-60 after the first three quarters.  The Hawks were outrebounded 40-26 last night and they allowed the Bulls to shoot 54.4% from the floor which somewhat explains the beating they took.  Jeff Teague led the way for the Hawks last night with 20 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots in only 19 minutes on the floor.  Josh Smith (14 points), Al Horford (13 points) and Joe Johnson (13 points) also pitched in for the Hawks last night.  The Hawks are now 40-31 on the year.

The Hawks shot 52.9% from the floor which was the big reason for the win yesterday.  Al Horford (18 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots), Josh Smith (17 points, 9 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Joe Johnson (17 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal) led the way for the Hawks in this game.  Kirk Hinrich (15 points) and Marvin Williams (13 points) also pitched in for the Hawks yesterday.  The Hawks are now 40-30 on the year.

The Hawks were outrebounded 50-27 last night and they didn’t play any D either as the Heat shot 53.5% from the floor, which explains the beating they took.  Marvin Williams (15 points, 3 rebounds and 1 blocked shot in 26 minutes), Damien Wilkins (14 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 3 steals in 22 minutes) and Jeff Teague (13 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists and 1 steal in 17 minutes) led the way for the Hawks last night.  Al Horford (11 points) and Josh Smith (10 points) also pitched in for the Hawks last night.  The Hawks are now 39-30 on the year.

The Hawks were outrebounded 43-35 last night and they didn’t play any D as the Nuggets shot 53.4% from the floor.  Zaza Pachulia led the way for the Hawks last night with 19 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot in 33 minutes off the floor.  Josh Smith (13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocked shots) and Jamal Crawford (13 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 steal) also had decent games for the Hawks last night.  Joe Johnson (12 points) and Marvin Williams (10 points) also pitched in for the Hawks last night.  The Hawks are now 39-29 on the year.

The Hawks shot 63% from the floor and they also outrebounded the Bucks 41-31 which explains the blowout last night.  Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks last night with 36 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.  Josh Smith also had a huge game with 17 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocked shots.  Marvin Williams (16 points) and Al Horford (15 points) also pitched in with solid games last night.  The Hawks are now 39-28 on the year.

The Hawks decided to shake things up last Saturday against the Trailblazers by inserting 22-year old Jeff Teague in the starting lineup at point guard.  Teague responded with 24 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocked shots in 44 minutes on the court.  The Hawks won the game 91-82 over the Blazers.  He has now played in 56 games (5 starts) so far this year and he is averaging 12.7 minutes, 4.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists.  By inserting Teague into the starting lineup it will set off a few other lineup changes as Kirk Hinrich will slide over to shooting guard with Joe Johnson replacing Marvin Williams as the starting small forward.  This is worth a try.