AJC: Hawks Squawks: Hawks 94, Pacers 84

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– This one was looking like Philly all over again early. The Pacers got any perimeter shots they wanted while making 6 of 9 3-pointers in the first quarter. Brandon Rush was lighting up J.J. for 4 of 4 3s. The Pacers scored 31 points.

– Tweeted Hawksdawgs of Peachtree Hoops: “The Hawks have closed out on a shooter one time so far, and Mo Evans fouled Troy Murphy for a three point play on that possession.”

– Enter Jamal Crawford. He scored 10 points during the 12-3 run that energized the Hawks. “Now that's what my team expects of me,” he said. “If I'm not doing that I am kind of throwing everyone else out of wack.”

– It wasn’t just Jamal, it was all the bench guys. Zaza, the Rook’, Mo and Joe Smith all had a hand in limiting the Pacers to 7 of 20 shooting in the second quarter. Shoot, Teague even got up to bloc Danny Granger’s shot on a fastbreak.

– “Our second unit came in and really picked up our defense up and got us going,” Woody said. “I thought that was the …

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