Hawks Squawks: Hawks 108, Kings 97

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– The reserves won this one, turning back the Kings in the third quarter. Woody went with the bench players after the Kings got back in the game.

– No Hawks starter played more than 32 minutes. Five reserves played 10 minutes or more.

– “Energy,” Zaza said of the reserves’ impact. “Hustle plays. Defensive stops. We've got one of the best offensive players, Jamal Crawford, on our unit. I love our second unit all year long.”

– I got the feeling the reserves would like more opportunities to play major minutes when the starters are sagging. Maybe they will after this.

– “On the bench, it's something we discussed is to try to get in there and bring some energy on the defensive end, first of all, and let the offense handle itself,” Joe Smith said.

– The Hawks have reached the halfway point of the season with 27 victories. They lead the Southeast Division and trail Boston by one game for No. 2 in the Eastern Conference.

– “That’s good,” Smith said. “That means we are …

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[Guest]

Does our new beat writer know about Hawksquawk? This title makes it seem like he is either giving us a shoutout, making fun of us, or is a coincidence.

[AHF]

Or ripping us off with the name.

[Admin]

I think that if he didn't know about Hawksquawk then he's not very good at his job but I'm sure that he does and I doubt it was a jab at us as I've seen sites for teams like the Seattle Seahawks where they had "Hawk Squawk".