Peachtree Hoops: NBA Standings: Big Win Has Hawks Closing the Gap in the East

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Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB	CONF	DIV	HOME	ROAD	L 10	STREAK
Boston	31	9	0.775	0.0	24-5	9-1	19-3	12-6	7-3	W 3
Miami	30	13	0.698	2.5	19-6	6-2	15-5	15-8	6-4	L 4
Chicago	28	14	0.667	4.0	16-9	8-0	18-4	10-10	6-4	L 1
Atlanta	28	15	0.651	4.5	19-8	6-2	14-6	14-9	8-2	W 2
Orlando	26	15	0.634	5.5	17-7	5-3	15-5	11-10	7-3	L 1
New York	22	18	0.550	9.0	12-9	4-3	10-9	12-9	4-6	L 3
Philadelphia	17	23	0.425	14.0	12-16	3-4	12-7	5-16	5-5	W 2
Indiana	16	22	0.421	14.0	10-13	3-4	10-10	6-12	3-7	L 2

By virtue of Atlanta's win in Miami and Chicago's loss at home to Charlotte, the Hawks wake up this morning to find themselves just a half game behind the Bulls for 3rd in the Eastern Conference. It won't be easy as the red hot New Orleans Hornets visit Atlanta on Friday.

Western	W	L	PCT	GB	CONF	DIV	HOME	ROAD	L 10	STREAK
San Antonio	35	6	0.854	0.0	24-3	6-2	22-2	13-4	8-2	W 6
L.A. Lakers	31	12	0.721	5.0	16-8	8-2	17-5	14-7	8-2	W 1
Oklahoma City	27	14	0.659	8.0	15-10	6-1	15-6	12-8	6-4	L 1
Utah	27	14	0.659	8.0	13-11	3-4	15-7	12-7	6-4	L 1
Dallas	26	14	0.650	8.5	16-7	4-5	14-8	12-6	2-8	L 6
New Orleans	26	16	0.619	9.5	12-11	4-3	16-5	10-11	8-2	W 5
Denver	23	17	0.575	11.5	15-11	4-2	18-4	5-13	6-4	L 1
Portland	22	20	0.524	13.5	15-13	6-4	14-5	8-15	6-4	W 2

NBA Results from January 19th

Atlanta Hawks 93, Miami Heat 89 - Recap

Charlotte Bobcats 83, Chicago Bulls 82 - Recap

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