The Hawks outrebounded the 76ers 47-37 last night, but they forgot to play D as the 76ers shot 50% from the floor and it did them in.  Jeff Teague led the way for the Hawks last night with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.  Joe Johnson also had a decent game with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.  Ivan Johnson was a beast off the bench with 14 points and 13 rebounds in only 25 minutes off the bench.  The Hawks are now 16-8 on the year.

The Hawks were down 79-55 after the first three quarters last night as they were ambushed by a hungry Grizzlies’ squad.  Josh Smith led the way for the Hawks in this game with 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in only 19 minutes on the floor.  Joe Johnson (10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) and Ivan Johnson (10 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in 29 minutes) also pitched in for the Hawks last night.  The Hawks are now 16-7 on the year.

The Hawks shot 51.3% from the floor and they held the Raptors to 37% shooting from the floor, which led to an impressive road win last night.  Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks last night with 30 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.  Tracy McGrady filled up the stat sheet with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in only 21 minutes on the floor.  Marvin Williams, Zaza Pachulia and Jeff Teague pitched in with 10 points apiece in this game.  The Hawks are now 16-6 on the year.

26-year old power forward Josh Smith is one of the most underrated players in the NBA.  He consistently fills up the stat sheet from night to night by playing hard at both ends of the basketball court.  Smith has played in 21 games (all starts) for the Hawks so far this year and he is averaging 34.3 minutes, 15.8 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.0 blocked shots per game.  Smith has now played in 555 games (533 starts) in his first 8 years with the Hawks and he is averaging 33.9 minutes, 14.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.2 blocked shots per game.

The Hawks held the Hornets to 37.5% shooting from the floor and it was the biggest reason for the easy win last night.  Jeff Teague led the way for the Hawks in this game with 24 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 1 steal.  Willie Green pitched in with 16 points and 1 rebound in 18 minutes off the bench.  Marvin Williams had 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals before letting some other guys play last night.  The Hawks are now 15-6 on the year.

The Hawks outscored the pesky Pistons 20-14 in overtime last night to put them away in Detroit.  Joe Johnson (30 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal) and Marvin Williams (22 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist) led the way for the Hawks last night.  Josh Smith was very active in this game as he finished up with 19 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocked shots last night.  Zaza Pachulia pitched in with 16 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blocked shot last night.  The Hawks are now 14-6 on the year.

23-year old point guard Jeff Teague has taken over as the starter this year and he is doing a great job so far this year.  He has played in 19 games (all starts) for the Hawks so far this year and he is averaging 34.8 minutes, 13.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game.  Teague is not the traditional pass first kind of point guard, but that’s o.k. on the Hawks as they also got other players who can handle the ball.  Kirk Hinrich has just come back from shoulder surgery, but he will be the #3 guard going forward as Jeff Teague has played too well to be replaced in the starting lineup.  The Hawks hope he can keep up the good work.

The Atlanta Hawks have released 24-year old rookie guard Donald Sloan.  Sloan played in 5 games (0 starts) for the Hawks this year and he averaged 4.0 minutes, 1.2 points, 1.0 rebound and 1.0 assist per game.  He only shot 37.5% from the floor but he didn’t really have much of a chance to get into a groove shooting the ball.  The Hawks weren’t going to use Sloan much this season anyway as they are pretty loaded at the guard spots.  They won’t miss him.

The Hawks were outrebounded 44-34 and the Spurs shot 51.2% from the floor last night and it did them in big time.  Jeff Teague led the way for the Hawks last night with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Josh Smith only shot 6 of 17 from the floor in this game but he still finished up with 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot.  Joe Johnson pitched in with 10 points, 7 assists and 1 blocked shot in this game.  The Hawks are now 13-6 on the year.

The Hawks grinded out a nice road win on Monday Night against the Bucks.  Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks with 28 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals.  Josh Smith also had a huge game with 19 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocked shots.  Jeff Teague pitched in with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in this game.  The Hawks are now 13-5 on the year.