The Suns would probably be rising in the East. Alas, Arizona is in the Wild, Wild West. So tonight at the US Airways Center, we get the Atlanta Hawks and the Phoenix Suns (8:00 PM Eastern, SportSouth, FoxSports Arizona), two teams whove tumbled down to the same precarious 8th seed in vastly different ways.
From the outset, no one had high hopes for this Suns team. They were mired in a ruthlessly competitive Western Conference. They were being led by a rookie head coach in Jeff Hornacek, foll
This is a pretty big game. For the Boston Celtics.
Even Aaron Hernandez has shown more fight of late than the Celtics, losers of their last five games with no victories over playoff contenders since January 22. Now a solid 12-seed in the putrid Eastern Conference, the Celts already have one foot firmly established in the water for the 2014 NBA Draft Lottery.
To make it a double, though, they need BOTH the Brooklyn Nets and tonight’s opponent, the Atlanta Hawks, to suck hard enough to fal
The Atlanta Hawks rebounded against the Knicks on Sunday to crawl out from under an eight-game slide. But will they be able to rebound at all tonight (7:30 PM Eastern, SportSouth, WGN) against the Chicago Bulls?
The Bulls (29-26; five-game streak snapped Monday at Miami; 17-8 since January 1) registered 57 and 52 rebounds in their last two wins against Atlanta (26-29), their offensive rebounding percentages (43.5% and 42.5%, respectively) the highest they’ve achieved so far this season. Last
The Mike Woodson Job Conservation Tour continues tonight!
While the Atlanta Hawks honor Lenny Wilkens this evening at Philips Arena, more than a few New York Knick fans will be in attendance, surprised that another ex-Hawks coach still roams the sidelines for their team, particularly after losing in overtime at home to the Western Conference’s worst team going into the All-Star Break. It was the Manhattanites’ fifth loss in six games before the break.
Now, after their second loss in post
If it ain’t fixed… don’t break it!
Such appears to have been the mindset of the general managers for two floundering teams that oppose each other tonight, the Atlanta Hawks and the host Detroit Pistons (7:30 PM Eastern, SportSouth, FoxSports Detroit).
Pistons GM Joe Dumars didn’t meddle with the bog-jam in his starting frontcourt, the brutal inefficiencies in his starting backcourt, or the bench that’s sorely lacking in talent and health. He may not have had any choice in the matter, es
Well, is it finally time for a changing of the guard or not?
Not “guard,” as in "a member of the Hawks’ backcourt." That can wait, at least until Thursday afternoon.
Ever since Dwight Howard started getting all wishy-washy about his stay in the Magic Kingdom a couple seasons ago, the Hawks have comfortably held the role of the Atlanta Also-Rans: the second-best team, essentially by default, in the NBA’s Southeast Division.
There are two teams that would kill for that undistinguished
Showcase? Or Glass Case?
While the Atlanta Hawks are somewhat refreshed from the All-Star Break, you’re likely to see, and experience, a bit of the Gas Face. This freefalling team will be trudging through an uphill battle with the Indiana Pacers tonight (7:00 PM Eastern, SportSouth, FoxSports Indiana), then will try to fend off Slam Dunk champ John Wall and the Wizards tomorrow.
Lineups can get funky in the days before the NBA’s trade deadline passes, and the next two Hawks games should
The Atlanta Hawks appear to be stuck in the Land of the Lost. That perception adds a dash of irony to their game against tonight’s opponent, the Toronto Raptors (7:00 PM Eastern, SportSouth, TSN2).
The matchup with Atlanta’s favorite Atlantic Division team (#netswatch) is yet another case where the opponents will be aiming to shake off a Hawks Hex. Atlanta has come up to Air Canada Centre and vanquished the hosts in five consecutive outings. The last Raptors home win against the Hawks came o
Will the power outage continue tonight? The Atlanta Hawks’ offense (102.1 PPG, 2nd in Eastern Conference) was flying high until it ran head-on into the Pacers, Pelicans, and Grizzlies over the past week. It gets no easier soaring against the Chicago Bulls (8:00 PM Eastern, SportSouth, CSN Chicago), who hope the charge past the Hawks in the Eastern Conference standings.
The Hawks (25-24) have been unable to control the pace-of-play in their last three games, all losses. There’s no reason to b
A little rest for the weary? Both the Atlanta Hawks and tonight’s opponents, the Memphis Grizzlies (7:30 PM Eastern, SportSouth, FoxSports South in Memphis viewing area) each got to enjoy an extra day or two off before a couple of daunting schedules kick in.
For the Grit ‘n Grind Gang, the Atlanta game initiates a four-games-in-five-nights swing versus Eastern Conference teams preceding the All-Star break. They get the Cavaliers in Cleveland tomorrow night, then fly home to play the Wizards
This battle is for the birds!
Down in the Big Easy, victories don’t come either big or easy for the Atlanta Hawks or their ornithological opponents, the New Orleans Pelicans (8:00 PM Eastern, SportSouth, Fox Sports New Orleans).
Tom Benson’s other team has taken flak for their creepy choice of a mascot. I’ve got a suggestion that’s even creepier but almost as apropos: Elijah Price, from the movie Unbreakable. This team’s key players seem to be persistently at risk of tearing or breaking
With such relatively sparse and often opponent-friendly crowds, it can be astounding to discover that Philips Arena can be such a veritable House of Horrors for certain opponents of the Atlanta Hawks. No matter which Kevin leads the way, Minnesota cannot seem to trump the Hawks in ATL. The Timberwolves scampered home on Saturday night after losing there for the 11th consecutive season.
Atlanta’s next opponent, the Eastern Conference’s top-seeded Indiana Pacers (7:30 PM Eastern, SportSouth, F
Things are finally warming up around the Atlanta metro area Saturday and, to a lesser extent, a slow thawing is underway for the Minnesota Timberwolves, tonight’s opponent for the Atlanta Hawks (7:30 PM SportSouth, Fox Sports North). The T-Wolves had won five of their last six before a disappointing loss at home last night to the Memphis Grizzlies. Victorious in just one of their last 13 games against the Hawks, Minny will try today to snap Atlanta’s 10-game home winning streak head-to-head.
The undulating competition level for the Atlanta Hawks continues tonight as a suddenly well-rested club is in Philadelphia, woofing down cheesesteaks and ready to take on the 76ers (7:30 PM Eastern, SportSouth, CSN Philly).
The Gods of Gridlock intervened right on time for a Hawks team that just finished another string of three games in four nights, the final contest a spirited yet crushing defeat at the hands of Kevin Durant and the Refs Oklahoma City Thunder, the top team in the league. Th
The Atlanta Hawks have to be a bit thrown off by the turbulence in the strength of their recent schedule. One day, it’s the HEAT, the next game it’s the Magic. Then they get the Spurs, followed by the Bucks. Before the Pistons come to town on Wednesday, the Hawks spend tonight wrangling with Kevin Durant and the red-hot Oklahoma City Thunder (8:00 PM Eastern, SportSouth, FoxSports Oklahoma). Or, should that read, red-hot Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder?
The Georgia Lottery mascot
The 2012-13 version of the Atlanta Hawks, coached by Larry Drew, lost 20 of their 38 defeats by ten or more points.
The 2013-14 edition, with Mike Budenholzer at the helm, is now more than halfway through their season, and suffered just their fifth double-digit setback on Friday night. Although it’s the second straight drubbing with a deficit that exceeded ten points, that total still represents less than a fourth of their L’s this season, compared to over half of the losses last season.
Can Mike Budenholzer snatch the pebble from Gregg Popovich’s hand this time around?
The defending Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs (32-10; a half-game behind OKC for tops in the West) pay a visit to The Highlight Factory on Friday night (7:30 PM EST, SportSouth, FoxSports Southwest). For the Atlanta Hawks (22-19), that’s their fun day. They’re just one Iguodala buzzer-beater away from coming into to today’s contest 9-0 on Friday nights. They hope to avenge another last-second lo
Your Atlanta Hawks head down to the Sunshine State hoping their offense will continue heating up against the Orlando Magic (7:00 PM Eastern, SportSouth, Fox Sports Florida). Atlanta’s 102.2 points per game trails only Miami (104.0 PPG) in the East.
In the slightly comfier confines of The Highlight Factory, the Hawks (21-19) foiled the HEAT on Monday evening for their third straight win on COP Drive. It was the eleventh time among the last 13 tip-offs at Philips Arena where the Hawks walked o
Happy MLK Day!
It’s a day on, not a day off, for the Atlanta Hawks as the Miami HEAT roll into town for some afternoon NBA action (5:30 PM Eastern, SportSouth, SUN Sports).
Wrapping up a six-game East Coast road swing, the HEAT has been pretty tepid of late. They dropped back-to-back contests in NYC to the Knicks and Nets, and then lost to the Wizards after five days rest (a return visit to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue notwithstanding) for their first three-game losing string since January 2
Tally-ho!
It’s just about tea time around here, and what better to do on a Thursday afternoon (3:00 PM Eastern, SportSouth, YES Network, NBATV; Friday Encore Presentation on SportSouth at 7:30 PM) than to turn on the tellie and watch the Atlanta Hawks and the Brooklyn Nets lace up their trainers and hit the hardwood pitch in London for Super Tank Bowl II?
The NBA’s scheduling bigwigs have taken two of the league’s worst away-game teams among playoff contenders (Hawks 6-13; Nets 5-13) and
It’s time to rise ‘n grind!
Your Atlanta Hawks travel to the Bluff City to grapple with the Memphis Grizzlies (6:00 PM Eastern, SportSouth, FoxSportSouth in Memphis area).
The Hawks (20-17) haven’t had the greatest of fortune away from the Highlight Factory this year. They’ve gone just 6-12 on the road, worst of any NBA team sporting a winning record. The FedEx Forum has been their comfy confines lately, however. Atlanta is aiming for a victory in this arena for the fourth consecutive ti
Happy Schadenfriday!
Your Atlanta Hawks are cleared for liftoff against the Houston Rockets tonight at the Highlight Factory (7:30 PM Eastern, SportSouth, CSN Houston). If not for that meddling Andre Iguodala, the Hawks (19-17) would be 8-0 on Fridays coming into tonight’s contest.
If you’re not thrilled about the prospect of seeing the Hawks face the imposing Dwight Howard tonight, know that the feeling is pretty mutual. “I am from Atlanta, and I love the city, but I hate playing the Ha
The Atlanta Hawks return from a quick wintry road trip where they played a Chicago Bulls team with no Derrick Rose and no Carlos Boozer, followed by a Brooklyn Nets team with no Brook Lopez and no Deron Williams. Learning to live without Al Horford themselves, they sadly came home empty-handed.
But maybe home will be where the heart is! Fans at Philips Arena will find out tonight when the Hawks try to hang with the Indiana Pacers (7:30 PM Eastern, Sport South, FSN Indiana). Their hopes for a
There have been wins, oughta-wins, shoulda-wons, and sure-would-be-nice opportunities to win. But for the Atlanta Hawks, there haven’t been any true Must-Wins on their schedule. Until now.
The fortunes of the Brooklyn Nets, this season and next, bear significant impacts on the organizational fate of the Hawks. Atlanta will have exactly three opportunities to influence Brooklyn’s ultimate standing in the league this season. In two weeks, they’ll be together in London just in time for a spot o
Good news, Hawks fans! The Chicago Bulls don’t score 37 points in a quarter!
Bad news? We won’t, either!
After a late fourth-quarter collapse against the red-hot Golden State Warriors, the scene shifts from chilly ATL to the downright glacial Windy City, as the Bulls await the Atlanta Hawks for a tilt at the United Center (8:00 P.M. Eastern, SportSouth, WGN).
D Rose! And then D Fell, again. Sadly, Chicago’s hometown Rated-PG Superstar could only grace the NBA with his presence for 10
