The Atlanta Hawks

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Atlanta Hawks 93 Memphis Grizzlies 83

The Hawks swoop down it seems in the third quarter as Memphis, with their so called blue collar stifling defense collapsed and what was worst, is that they missed a number of shots in crunch time while the Hawks stayed aggressive. Result was Hawks stunning the Grizzlies at home.

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Hawks pounced on a tired Chicago Bulls team by building a huge lead in the second quarter. Result was a 92-75 win against the Bulls lead by Al Horford with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

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With the Atlanta Hawks being a surprise team in the east, Larry Drew was named Eastern Conference coach of the Month for December.

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Lou Williams will miss the remainder of the season with an ACL tear in his right knee.

A very disappointing news for the Hawks. Williams is their third leading scorer behind Horford and Smith.

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Josh Smith wants a max contract this summer.

AJC | Josh Smith Feels He Deserves A Max Contract

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The Atlanta Hawks have received a trade proposal about Josh Smith from the Brooklyn Nets on which the players involved for the deal are believed to be bigman Kris Humphries and guard Marshon Brooks.

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The Josh Smith traded never materialized. The Hawks did made a minor move as they dealt shooter Anthony Morrow to the Dallas Mavericks for a defender in Dahntay Jones.

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Center Zaza Pachulia opted for a season ending surgery.

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The surprise team that makes the playoffs is none other than the Atlanta Hawks. After trading away Joe Johnson, many rang in that the Hawks are lottery bound, but they stuck together as a team that got together in their first year. They battle a Pacers front-line that has the 7-2 Roy Hibbert, blue chip David West and the emerging Paul George that is eager to make his mark for the playoffs.

They split the seasons series but Indiana is favored over the Hawks. Pachulia will be missed.

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Hawks have a chance to lead the series tonight after starting out in the wrong direction against the Pacers. Larry Drew's decision of starting a bigger front-court worked in games 3 and 4 where Josh Smith helped limit Paul George. Smith showed flashes of his early years with the Hawks as a high flying small forward. Johan Petro, Anthony Tolliver and Ivan Johnson sure made their defensive presence felt against the Pacers, able to collapse quickly inside against Hibbert as all three have the wingspan to disrupt Hibbert's shots.

So a big lineup is expected for the game 5 showdown.

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Despite Larry Drew being still under contract despite it expiring in June 30, that did not stop the Hawks from interviewing potential replacement for the head coach. Latest interview was former Portland Trailblazers coach Nate McMillan.

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Rumor has it that the Atlanta Hawks are inclined to hire Ettore Messina. His last stint was with Mike Brown and the ill fated Lakers.

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News from the wire: the Atlanta Hawks according to multiple media are preparing to make offers to both Dwight Howard and Chris Paul in the summer.

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The Hawks have announced that former long time San Antonio Spurs head coach Mike Budenholzer is the new head coach of the team.

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Representatives from the Atlanta Hawks have met with Dwight Howard. Next, they will meet with Sacramento Kings restricted free agent Tyreke Evans.