Hawks in need of a boost
ajc.com 1/27/2009 — MIAMI - For a team in need of catharsis this seems like an odd place to practice the morning after being bushwhacked on this same floor Monday night by the Miami Heat. But the schedule dictated that the Hawks would...

Hawks rebound at home
ajc.com 2/28/2009 — Al Horford is an unabashed fan of March Madness and has been since he led Florida to back-to-back NCAA Tournament titles. So you’ll have to excuse him for being a couple of days early with the March Madness-worthy effort he gave in the Hawks’ crucial ...

Hawks go more than a quarter without a basket
nba.com 1/27/2009 — MIAMI -- The Atlanta Hawks went nearly 13 1/2 minutes without a field goal in the first half of their game against the Miami Heat on Monday night. Atlanta missed 13 straight shots and committed 10 turnovers during the equivalent of more than a ...

Do you see what Al sees?
ajc.com 2/3/2009 — HAWKSVILLE - Twelve games on the bench provides a starter in the NBA with a unique perspective that he simply cannot get when he’s in the middle of the storm. Hawks center Al Horford is the second Hawks starter to...

Hawks dig ditch, get buried
ajc.com 2/1/2009 — Milwaukee - Nights like these make it hard for people to watch the Hawks. And thanks to a glitch in the TV schedule (it wasn’t on the local schedule), most people didn’t have to watch them get taken to pieces...

Just play ball
ajc.com 2/17/2009 — LOS ANGELES - While dozens of teams in the NBA wobble back and forth trying to find their footing and reshuffle the deck to either dump salaries or mold themselves into contenders, the Hawks have just one task ahead of...

Are you watching this?
ajc.com 12/22/2008 — HAWKSVILLE - Go ahead, close your eyes and count to 10 and then open them. It’s not a mirage. That’s your Hawks sitting in the fourth slot in the Eastern Conference standings with Christmas just a couple days away. I...

Don't mess with .500!
ajc.com 12/11/2008 — SAN ANTONIO - Having already slogged through a four-game losing streak this season the Hawks know that they are dancing dangerously close to the line they don’t want to cross after such a strong start. Don’t mess with .500. Not...

Why Not Forfeit?
humanhighlightblog.com 2/1/2009 — Bill Russell had a famous approach to his attitude regarding playing games. He said that the game was on the schedule, you have to play it, you might as well win. That approach says a lot about how his Boston Celtic teams were not just merely great, ...

What goes up ...
ajc.com 11/17/2008 — HAWKSVILLE - In the NBA it’s always inevitable. What goes up always comes down. And in the Hawks case, that would be not only their overall performance but also their defensive intensity. After stifling teams with their defense for six...

Marion misses third game with strained groin — NBA.com: News 1/27/2009
Heat forward Shawn Marion remained sidelined Monday, sitting out Miami's game against the Atlanta Hawks because of continued problems with a strained left groin.

Hawks go more than a quarter without a basket — NBA.com: News 1/27/2009
The Atlanta Hawks went nearly 13 1/2 minutes without a field goal in the first half of their game against the Miami Heat on Monday night.

Hawks without FG for 13 1/2 minutes (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 1/27/2009
The Atlanta Hawks went nearly 13 1/2 minutes without a field goal in the first half of their game against the Miami Heat on Monday night. Atlanta missed 13 straight shots and committed 10 turnovers during the equivalent of more than a quarter. The ...

Hawks' cold shooting opens door for Heat rout — ESPN.com - NBA 1/27/2009
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Wade scores 35, Heat stifle Hawks 95-79 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 1/27/2009
Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat were far from perfect offensively. Fortunately for them, the Atlanta Hawks were worse. Much, much worse. The NBA's leading scorer, Wade finished with 35 points and the Heat held the Hawks without a field goal for ...