How can you tell when a team is clicking? When they blow out a solid playoff team with relative ease despite missing a guy who ranks second on the team in scoring, rebounding and player efficiency rating. When said blowout happens despite the fact that Joakim Noah went scoreless (0-for-4 from the field and no […]
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Hawks-Bulls Preview
Atlanta Hawks Status Check: Record: 37-27 Division: 8-3 Conference: 25-13 Road Record: 19-15 Last 10 Games: 3-7 Streak: Lost 3 Last game: Lost 101-87 to the Lakers PPG: 95.7 (25th) Opponents PPG: 95.4 (9th) Offensive Rating: 106.5 (19th) Defensive Rating: 106.1 (13th) Pace: 89.6 (27th) Effective Field Goal Percentage: .500 (12th) Turnover Percentage: .136 (18th) Defensive Rebound […]
Game 59 Recap: Hawks 83, Bulls 80
NBA games last for 48 minutes. I know, I know. I’m stating the obvious. But I have to bring the obvious up after this one, right? I mean, the Bulls were dominant for 24 minutes last night. They scored the game’s first 14 points. They went up by as many as 19 points in the second quarter. They […]
Bulls-Hawks Preview
Atlanta Hawks Status Check: Record: 36-24 Division: 8-3 Conference: 24-12 Home Record: 17-9 Last 10 Games: 4-6 Streak: Lost 1 Last game: 100-90 loss at Denver PPG: 96.2 (23rd) Opponents PPG: 95.3 (7th) Offensive Rating: 106.7 (17th) Defensive Rating: 105.7 (13th) Pace: 89.8 (26th) Effective Field Goal Percentage: .502 (12th) Turnover Percentage: .134 (18th) Defensive […]
Free Agent Watch: Joe Johnson and Larry Drew
The Atlanta Hawks have hired Larry Drew as their new head coach. Drew, in case you didn’t know, was Atlanta’s lead assistant for the last six years. But despite his connection with the team and its players, his promotion could have a profound effect on whether or not Joe Johnson is wearing a Hawks jersey […]
Free Agent Watch: Joe Johnson struggles as the Hawks fall at home
The 2009-10 Atlanta Hawks won 53 games. That was the third-best regular season record in the Eastern Conference and Atlanta’s best finish since the 1993-94 campaign. All-Star Joe Johnson (21.3 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 4.9 APG, 1.1 SPG) was a big reason for the Hawks’ success. Johnson ranked 10th in Minutes Per Game (38.0), 11th in Points […]
Free Agent Watch: Joe Johnson may want to stay in Atlanta
I can only speculate about what the Bulls’ free agent plans are this summer. There’s a pretty good chance that Plans A and B will focus on players like Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, but there are almost certainly Plans C, D, E, etc. I’m guessing Joe Johnson is among those later letters. However, Johnson may not want […]
Bird food: Hawks 116, Bulls 92
No Joakim Noah (plantar fasciitis in left foot). No Luol Deng (sore left knee). Derrick Rose, who entered the game with a bruised left knee, collided with Mike Bibby in the first quarter and spent the next several minutes on the court in obvious pain. Eventually, he hobbled to the locker room. I was taking part […]
Fourth quarter collapse: Hawks 91, Bulls 81
Under the circumstances — no Joakim Noah, playing on the road against a great home team — the Bulls were pretty darn good through three quarters. And during that opening stretch, Derrick Rose gave us one of the great highlights of this season…or any other for that matter. Freaking amazing, right? Anyway, the Bulls played really well […]
Memo to the Bulls: Stop Atlanta’s fastbreak
Beating Atlanta without Joakim Noah is going to be…difficult. The Hawks are one of the best teams in the league, and they’re 20-5 at home this season. To pull off the upset, the Bulls will need every edge they can get. Here’s one, courtesy of ESPN Stats and Information: The key to beating the Hawks is not allowing […]