AJC: Good, bad, and ugly of the schedule

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The Hawks released their schedule. I looked at it and wrote some things down, which I now will share with you.

(Edit: NBAstuffer.com has a rest-day analysis for each team.)

The Good

• There are two four-game home stands and one five-game home stand, with the latter ending the season. That means Atlanta plays 39 percent of its home games during an extended stay in Atlanta.
• The Hawks play Orlando, Boston and New York only three times and get Toronto, Detroit and Cleveland New Jersey four times.
• Two games each against New Jersey and Washington are among the first 10 on the schedule.
• Two of Atlanta’s games against both New York and Boston are at Philips Arena.
• Atlanta got a pretty good home-and-home West draw: Clippers, Blazers and Suns. Not a contender among them.
• The frequency of games lightens up after the All-Star game with 32 games in 58 days, with just 14 of those on the road.

The Bad

• The Hawks play nine games in the first 12 days of their schedule. Two of the games …

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