The Hawks came out a little flat tonight and the Rockets whacked them pretty good.  Al Horford (15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Joe Johnson (15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots) led the way for the Hawks tonight.  Tracy McGrady was very effective off the bench tonight with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist in 25 minutes on the court.  Josh Smith only shot 4 of 12 from the floor as he finished up with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot tonight.  The Hawks are now 3-1 on the season.

The Hawks didn’t dominate the Nets like expected, but they still played more than well enough to win and that’s all that counts.  Jeff Teague (22 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals) and Joe Johnson (21 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist) led the way for the Hawks in this game.  Al Horford (12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocked shots), Marvin Williams (11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal) and Zaza Pachulia (11 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 23 minutes) also pitched in for the Hawks.  The Hawks are now 3-0 on the year.

The Hawks outrebounded the Wizards 45-32 and they held them to 39% shooting from the floor and it showed on the scoreboard.  Joe Johnson (18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists) and Marvin Williams (17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) led the way for a very balanced offensive attack by the Hawks.  Josh Smith (15 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots) and Al Horford (11 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots) added the muscle for the Hawks in this game.  Jeff Teague (11 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals) and Tracy McGrady (11 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 19 minutes on the floor) also pitched in for the Hawks last night.  The Hawks are now 2-0 on the year.

The Hawks look awesome against the Nets tonight.  They outrebounded the Nets 51-36 and they held them to 31% shooting from the floor, which helps explain the scoreboard.  Vladimir Radmanovic led the way for the Hawks with 17 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals in 27 minutes off the bench.  Marvin Williams (14 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals) and Zaza Pachulia (13 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist in 21 minutes off the bench) provided the muscle for the Hawks tonight.  Jeff Teague (13 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists), Joe Johnson (11 points) and Tracy McGrady (12 points) also pitched in for the Hawks.  The Hawks are now 1-0 on the year.

The Hawks laid an egg at the wrong time last night.  The Hawks only shot 36.5% from the floor while the Bulls shot 53.2% from the floor and that did them in big time.  Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks last night with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.  Josh Smith filled up the stat sheet with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots last night.  Jamal Crawford only shot 2 for 10 from the floor last night as he finished up with 8 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal in 24 minutes on the floor.  The Hawks lost this series 4-2 to the Bulls.

The Hawks were only down one point heading into the 4th quarter, but that’s when the roof caved in as the Bulls outscored them 26-15 in the final stanza.  Jeff Teague led the way for the Hawks in this game with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.  Josh Smith (16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) and Joe Johnson (15 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal) also had solid games for the Hawks last night.  Zaza Pachulia (13 points) and Al Horford (12 points) also pitched in for the Hawks last night.  The Hawks are now down 3-2 to the Bulls.

The Hawks outscored the Bulls 33-19 in the 4th quarter last night as they surged to a very impressive home  win.  Joe Johnson (24 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 1 steal) and Josh Smith (23 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots) led the way for the Hawks in this game.  Al Horford also had a solid game with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot last night.  Jeff Teague (12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot) and Jamal Crawford (12 points, 1 rebound and 2 steals in 29 minutes on the floor) also pitched in for the Hawks last night.  The Hawks have tied up the Bulls now at 2 games apiece.

The Hawks didn’t show up last night and they paid for it.  They were outrebounded 47-34 by the Bulls and they were down 80-63 after three quarters before the Bulls called off the dogs.  Jeff Teague led the way for the Hawks offensively with 21 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in 41 minutes on the floor.  Josh Smith filled up the stat sheet last night with 17 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocked shots.  Marvin Williams, Al Horford and Joe Johnson each pitched in with 10 points apiece.  The Hawks are now down 2-1 in this series.

The Hawks had a rough time last night against the Bulls.  The Hawks only shot 33.8% from the floor and they were outrebounded 58-39, as the Bulls pushed them around.  Jeff Teague led the way for the Hawks last night with 21 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots in 40 minutes on the floor.  Joe Johnson (16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 5 steals) and Josh Smith (13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocked shots) also had decent games for the Hawks last night.  Jamal Crawford had a rough night off the bench as he only shot 2 for 10 from the floor to finish with 11 points and 1 assist.  As bad as last night was for the Hawks, they are tied in this series at 1 game apiece as the series shifts to Atlanta.

The Atlanta Hawks shot 51.3% from the floor and they outscored the Bulls 31-24 in the 4th quarter to surge to a very impressive road win.  Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks last night with 34 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.  Jamal Crawford had another solid game as he filled up the stat sheet with 22 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot last night.  Jeff Teague got the start at point guard for the Hawks last night and he responded with 10 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.  The Hawks are up 1-0 on the Bulls in this series.