AJC: Hawks Squawks: Hawks 108, Nets 84

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East Rutherford, N.J.–This was a real professional effort by the Hawks, who never let the Nets back in it after taking control in the second quarter. And they did it without J.J..

– “It feels good,” Jamal said. “They are down but you can't take anyone lightly. We are getting better at not giving teams a chance to put together a run and come back.”

– OK, so it was the Nets, who could end up historically bad. But these are the Hawks, who less than a week ago messed around with the Wizards and lost to Golden State’s skeleton squad not too long ago. Now they’ve looked sharp while beating down inferior opponents in the last two games.

– “There are no ‘gimmies' in this league,” Woody said. “We've had games like this where we came out on the other end. I thought our guys came out focused.”

– The Hawks were a bit sluggish from the jump. It reminded me of the game in Washington: a low-energy start in front of a sparse, downtrodden crowd. I’m starting to think the …

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