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	<title>New Orleans Hornets 96, Atlanta Hawks 88 or three pointers are worth a lot of points</title>
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 It only took three losses, but opponents now have a clear understanding of how to beat the Atlanta Hawks . Drill three pointers&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;drditzel posted 7 hours ago from peachtreehoops.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/new_orleans_hornets/"&gt;New Orleans Hornets&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Video of The Day: Josh Smith Tip In To Beat Rockets</title>
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 Atlanta&amp;#8217;s Josh Smith continued his impressive play as of late by tipping in a missed shot by Mike Bibby with 0.7 seconds remaining to give the Hawks their 7th straight win and maintain a hold on the league&amp;#8217;s best record at 11-2. Smith who sat most of the 4th quarter mired in foul&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;amoll34 posted 28 hours ago from thehoopshaven.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/josh_smith/"&gt;Josh Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/houston_rockets/"&gt;Houston Rockets&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/mike_bibby/"&gt;Mike Bibby&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>It Ain&#39;t Over Until Billy Ocean Sings</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/it-ain-t-over-until-billy-ocean-sings/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/11/21/it_ain_t_over_until_billy_ocean_sings.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="It Ain&#39;t Over Until Billy Ocean Sings" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; It could have been over when...  ...Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady was unavailable for the Houston Rockets. ...the Hawks won the opening tip and (6) seconds later was watching Josh Smith jam-in an alley-oop. ...Marvin Williams scored (13) first quarter points. ...Jamal Crawford hit a three and the&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;THHB posted 39 hours ago from humanhighlightblog.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/houston_rockets/"&gt;Houston Rockets&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/mlb/billy_wagner/"&gt;Billy Wagner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/josh_smith/"&gt;Josh Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/al_horford/"&gt;Al Horford&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>&quot;4. Josh Smith, Atlanta. Speaking of putting it altogether, a la Bosh. Smith abandoned the three...</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/4-josh-smith-atlanta-speaking-of-putting-it-altogether/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/11/20/4_josh_smith_atlanta_speaking_of_putting_it_altoge.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="&quot;4. Josh Smith, Atlanta. Speaking of putting it altogether, a la Bosh. Smith abandoned the three..." style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 
  &quot;4. Josh Smith, Atlanta. Speaking of putting it altogether, a la Bosh. Smith abandoned the three (for the most part) and took over the paint. His field goal percentage is outrageous (56 percent, compared with 45 percent career), his rebounding has been stellar and he has regained the&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;drditzel posted 2 days ago from peachtreehoops.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/josh_smith/"&gt;Josh Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/chris_bosh/"&gt;Chris Bosh&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Your Nightly Public Display of Filthiness - November 16, 2009</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/your-nightly-public-display-of-filthiness-november-16/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/11/17/your_nightly_public_display_of_filthiness_november.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Your Nightly Public Display of Filthiness - November 16, 2009" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Here is tonight&#39;s PDF thanks to a Joe Johnson to Josh Smith alley-oop:  
 
 
 
  
 
 I turned this game on right when this happened and I knew it would be a great game. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talkhoops.net posted 5 days ago from talkhoops.net &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/josh_smith/"&gt;Josh Smith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Hawks Would Be Foolish To Let Johnson Leave The Nest!</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/hawks-would-be-foolish-to-let-johnson-leave-the-nest/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/11/17/hawks_would_be_foolish_to_let_johnson_leave_the_ne.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Hawks Would Be Foolish To Let Johnson Leave The Nest!" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  
 There are a lot of names being bandied about by the &amp;#8220; So-Called NBA Experts &amp;#8221; who will make huge splashes in the NBA Free Agent Pool in the Summer of 2010. There will be many teams extremely disappointed when LeBron James re-signs with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Dwyane Wade&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cartman posted 5 days ago from lebasketbawl.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/boston_celtics/"&gt;Boston Celtics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/phoenix_suns/"&gt;Phoenix Suns&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Are The Atlanta Hawks Among The Elite In The East?</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/are-the-atlanta-hawks-among-the-elite-in-the-east/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/11/19/atlnoh111401.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Are The Atlanta Hawks Among The Elite In The East?" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Fact or Fiction: The Atlanta Hawks are among the elite in the East. Plus, was the Stephen Jackson trade well deserved? Are The Rockets good enough to make the playoffs? Lastly, should Knick fans have any hope? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;FWG_Wani posted 3 days ago from paspn.net &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/stephen_jackson/"&gt;Stephen Jackson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/houston_rockets/"&gt;Houston Rockets&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/fantasy_basketball/"&gt;Fantasy Basketball&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/kobe_bryant/"&gt;Kobe Bryant&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Mike Woodson’s Getting It Gleefully</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/r-e-s-p-e-c-t-mike-woodson-s-getting-it-gleefully/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/11/20/r_e_s_p_e_c_t_mike_woodson_s_getting_it_gleefully.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Mike Woodson’s Getting It Gleefully" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; I have not liked Mike Woodson the whole time he has been coach. Through five years, I have only begrudgingly given him props for not screwing up. Even now, he is the last main cog for me to give my trust to. Still, with that baggage of disdain still dragging behind me, I read quotes like this&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LOY&#39;s PLACE a celtics green blog found this 2 days ago on hardwoodparoxysm.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/mike_woodson/"&gt;Mike Woodson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/doc_rivers/"&gt;Doc Rivers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/mike_brown/"&gt;Mike Brown&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/jeff_teague/"&gt;Jeff Teague&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/josh_smith/"&gt;Josh Smith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Making A List, Checking it Ten Times (So Far)</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/making-a-list-checking-it-ten-times-so-far/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/11/18/making_a_list_checking_it_ten_times_so_far.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Making A List, Checking it Ten Times (So Far)" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Going into Wednesday night&#39;s divisional tilt against last year&#39;s first round nemesis, the Miami Heat, the Hawks showed the East&#39;s best record at 9-2. To post such a mark the Birds have been following a winning formula, one they wished to continue to use to add yet another win to the ledger. How&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;THHB posted 3 days ago from humanhighlightblog.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/josh_smith/"&gt;Josh Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/al_horford/"&gt;Al Horford&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/dwyane_wade/"&gt;Dwyane Wade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>11/18 - Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks: Quater by Quarter</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/11-18-miami-heat-vs-atlanta-hawks-quater-by-quarter/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/11/18/11_18_miami_heat_vs_atlanta_hawks_quater_by_quarte.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="11/18 - Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks: Quater by Quarter" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 1st Quarter - Miami Heat 23 vs Atlanta Hawks 26  Miami was finally able to get off to a better start then they did their past two games where they were only able to score 17 points in the 1st quarter. The Heat got most of their scoring from Michael Beasley who had 11 points off 5-7 shooting.&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;djv43half posted 3 days ago from miamisportsgeneration.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/miami_heat/"&gt;Miami Heat&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Johnson&#39;s 30 lead streaking Hawks past Heat</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/johnson-s-30-lead-streaking-hawks-past-heat/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/11/19/johnson_s_30_lead_streaking_hawks_past_heat.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Johnson&#39;s 30 lead streaking Hawks past Heat" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Joe Johnson scored 30 to lead the Hawks past the Heat and to their sixth win in a row.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hoopinion found this 3 days ago on sports.espn.go.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/miami_heat/"&gt;Miami Heat&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Another night, another comeback</title>
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 Joe Johnson won Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors for his performance last week. To open the Hawks telecast on SportSouth, James Verett asked him if he was surprised that he won the honor so early in the season. 
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 I don&amp;#8217;t think Joe or any player thinks about when&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;gearupforsports posted 10 days ago from hawks.gearupforsports.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/new_york_knicks/"&gt;New York Knicks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/al_horford/"&gt;Al Horford&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/marvin_williams/"&gt;Marvin Williams&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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Shelden Williams catching on with the Celtics 
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 I realize that the NBA season is a long one. 10 months, I believe, if you win a championship. I also realize that the Hawks and&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;gearupforsports posted 8 days ago from hawks.gearupforsports.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/boston_celtics/"&gt;Boston Celtics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/shelden_williams/"&gt;Shelden Williams&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/al_horford/"&gt;Al Horford&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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 The Atlanta Hawks have the luxury of being a team that is young and very talented with plenty of upside. When they&amp;#8217;re on, they&amp;#8217;re very close to being unbeatable. The Hawks brought a 5-game winning streak to Philips Arena as they hosted the Miami Heat Wednesday; and as expected,&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cartman posted 3 days ago from slamdunkcentral.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/miami_heat/"&gt;Miami Heat&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/ncaa_basketball/michael_beasley/"&gt;Michael Beasley&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/josh_smith/"&gt;Josh Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/al_horford/"&gt;Al Horford&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>NBA Nov. 16, 2009 Recap</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Taking an early look at the five stat benchmarks for the Hawks and the third seed.</title>
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 Back in September, we looked at five numbers the Hawks needed to meet to contend for the third seed . Eleven games in, consider the team&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;drditzel posted 4 days ago from peachtreehoops.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/josh_smith/"&gt;Josh Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/al_horford/"&gt;Al Horford&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Blazers 95, Hawks 99 Re-Thoughts</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/blazers-95-hawks-99-re-thoughts/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_story/2009/11/16/blazers_95_hawks_99_re_thoughts.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Blazers 95, Hawks 99 Re-Thoughts" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Looks like we need another disclaimer before entering the thick of things. What shall we go with? How about &amp;#8220;4-1 road trip&amp;#8221;? And How!
A lot of things went well, a lot of things didn&amp;#8217;t. Unfortunately, the former applied mostly to the first half, the latter to the second half and&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SJ posted 5 days ago from ripcityproject.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/portland_blazers/"&gt;Portland Blazers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/josh_smith/"&gt;Josh Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/brandon_roy/"&gt;Brandon Roy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/greg_oden/"&gt;Greg Oden&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<title>Glass-Cleaning Hawks Soar Past Celtics 97-86</title>
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 The Boston Celtics have lost only two games so far in this still young NBA campaign. Both have been at home in the friendly confines of the &amp;#8220; New Garden &amp;#8221; and both losses were to young athletic teams on consecutive Friday nights. Last Friday the Celtics suffered their first loss&amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cartman posted 8 days ago from slamdunkcentral.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/boston_celtics/"&gt;Boston Celtics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/al_horford/"&gt;Al Horford&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/paul_pierce/"&gt;Paul Pierce&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Johnson leads Hawks past Blazers in OT (AP)</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/johnson-leads-hawks-past-blazers-in-ot-ap/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/11/17/johnson_leads_hawks_past_blazers_in_ot_ap.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Johnson leads Hawks past Blazers in OT (AP)" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;      Joe Johnson scored eight of his 35 points in overtime and the Atlanta Hawks solved Portland&#39;s defense in time to beat the Trail Blazers 99-95 on Monday night. The Hawks, who won at Portland on Nov. 3, swept the season series for the first time since the 1996-97 season. Josh Smith had 20 points and 16 rebounds for Atlanta, which extended its winning streak to five with the victory in the matchup...  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Blaze of Love found this 5 days ago on sports.yahoo.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/portland_blazers/"&gt;Portland Blazers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/josh_smith/"&gt;Josh Smith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
	
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	<title>Hawks 97, Celtics 86 or Where the Hawks just flat out wanted it more</title>
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	<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/story/hawks-97-celtics-86-or-where-the-hawks-just-flat-out/"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.dailyradar.com/media/uploads/ballhype/story_preview/2009/11/14/hawks_97_celtics_86_or_where_the_hawks_just_flat_o.jpg" width="140" height="140" align="right" alt="Hawks 97, Celtics 86 or Where the Hawks just flat out wanted it more" style="border: 1px #ccc solid;margin: 2px 4px;"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Hawks won in the Garden (the one in Boston) for the first time in forever and a day. They used their youth and athleticism to out-hustle, out-rebound and hell out-everything the Celtics.  The Hawks were just better tonight. Are they the better team? Well, that remains to be seen.  The Good: &amp;nbsp;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LOY&#39;s PLACE a celtics green blog found this 8 days ago on coco-vents.blogspot.com &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/"&gt;NBA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/atlanta_hawks/"&gt;Atlanta Hawks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/boston_celtics/"&gt;Boston Celtics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/paul_pierce/"&gt;Paul Pierce&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/rasheed_wallace/"&gt;Rasheed Wallace&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://ballhype.com/nba/joe_johnson/"&gt;Joe Johnson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
	
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