http://www.hawkslocker.com Daily Blog for Atlanta Hawks Wed, 21 May 2008 14:24:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With all due respect to Kevin Durant in Seattle, Al Horford is the best rookie in the NBA. He has a huge upside and he will be one of the cornerstones of the Hawks future which appears to be a bright one. Horford played in 81 games (77 ... http://www.hawkslocker.com/2008/05/21/the-atlanta-hawks-are-pleased-with-their-rookie-crop/ The Hawks season ended with a thud yesterday afternoon in Boston as they only shot 29.3% from the floor and were never really in the game. Joe Johnson only shot 5 of 17 from the floor but he still led the way for the Hawks with 16 points and ... http://www.hawkslocker.com/2008/05/05/boston-celtics-99-atlanta-hawks-65/ The Hawks outplayed the Celtics tonight and they have forced a Game 7 winner take all game on Sunday Afternoon in Boston. Marvin Williams led the way for the Hawks with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Mike Bibby only shot 6 of 17 from the floor ... http://www.hawkslocker.com/2008/05/03/atlanta-hawks-103-boston-celtics-100/ The Hawks didn't have much of a chance last night in Boston. The Celtics shot 53.6% from the floor and they outrebounded the Hawks 39-28 which explains the final score. Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Josh ... http://www.hawkslocker.com/2008/05/01/boston-celtics-110-atlanta-hawks-85/ The Hawks outscored the Celtics 32-17 in the 4th quarter to pull away with a big win on Monday. Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks with 35 points and 6 assists. Josh Smith stuffed the stat sheet with 28 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals ... http://www.hawkslocker.com/2008/04/30/atlanta-hawks-97-boston-celtics-92/ The Atlanta Hawks outscored the Celtics 28-18 in the third quarter yesterday and they never looked back. They also outrebounded the Celtics 43-35 as they played inspired ball yesterday. Josh Smith led the way for the Hawks with 27 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. ... http://www.hawkslocker.com/2008/04/27/atlanta-hawks-102-boston-celtics-93/ The Atlanta Hawks got pasted again on Wednesday Night against the Celtics. The Hawks only shot 38.3% from the floor and they were outrebounded 45-35 which explains the final score. Marvin Williams led the way for the Hawks with 13 points and 4 rebounds. Josh Smith only ... http://www.hawkslocker.com/2008/04/25/boston-celtics-96-atlanta-hawks-77/ The Hawks had a rough time last night with the Celtics as they only shot 38.2% from the floor. Al Horford led the way for the Hawks with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists. Joe Johnson was only 7 of 22 shooting from the floor last night ... http://www.hawkslocker.com/2008/04/21/boston-celtics-104-atlanta-hawks-81/ This appears to be a huge mis-match when you look at regular season records but the matchups are much closer than it might appear. Here is a closer look at those matchups: POINT GUARD: The Hawks traded for Mike Bibby at the trade deadline and that was the reason they ... http://www.hawkslocker.com/2008/04/20/atlanta-hawks-37-45-vs-boston-celtics-66-16/ The Hawks dominated the game last night as they shot 54% from the floor and they outrebounded the Clippers 46-35. Joe Johnson led the way for the Hawks with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Josh Smith also had a good game with 25 points and 8 ... http://www.hawkslocker.com/2008/03/15/atlanta-hawks-117-los-angeles-clippers-93/