Forward Marvin Williams has been the leading scorer for the Hawks over the last two weeks as his game is rising to a new level. He gives the Hawks a solid third option on offense behind Joe Johnson and Josh Smith. Williams has played in 7 games the last two weeks and he has averaged 34.3 minutes, 17.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. If Williams can stay healthy and keep playing like he is right now….the Hawks will be a playoff team for the first time in quite a while.

Marvin Williams has been pretty good this season for the Hawks. He has played in 29 games this season and he is averaging 36.2 minutes, 16.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Williams is also shooting well as he is hitting 49.4% from the floor and 80.5% from the free throw line. Williams has been giving the Hawks a solid third option in the offense behind Joe Johnson and Josh Smith and the Hawks will need him to keep up the good work if they want to make the playoffs.

Josh Smith is taking his game to a new level because of his vastly improved shooting of this month (50.6% from the floor). Smith has played in 5 games so far in December and he has averaged 37.2 minutes, 22.6 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.4 steals and 3.4 blocks per game. If Smith keeps playing like this he will be an All-Star without a doubt.

The Hawks are getting everything they have expected out of rookie center Al Horford. In his first 15 games of the season he has averaged 31.9 minutes, 8.7 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.3 rebounds per game. Horford has been outstanding at both ends of the court for the Hawks and he’s a huge reason for the improvement the Hawks have showed so far this season. Watch out if he gets a little more selfish on the offensive end of the court because he has the skills to dominate there.

Josh Smith is only shooting 36.3% from the floor this season but it’s all of the other stuff he does on a basketball court that makes him a star. Smith has played in 13 games this season for the Hawks and he has averaged 36.1 minutes, 16.9 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.0 steals and 3.8 blocked shots per game. If Smith starts to shoot better soon he will have a good chance to make the All-Star team this year.