Atlanta Hawks at Rockets: Game thread
- The Hawks are using their normal starting lineup. All players except Kirk Hinrich (shoulder) are available.
- There could be a Twin sighting tonight. “The first three games we didn’t play Jason Collins, who was a big part of what we did last season,” Larry Drew said. “I want to preserve him but at the same time I want to make sure I keep him in basketball shape. I take it game by game. It’s pretty much given who will be the first 10 players.”
- The Rockets will see the Hawks’ fourth game in five nights and raise them the last leg of a back-to-back-to-back. The Rockets also had their flight diverted from Hobby airport to Bush International because of dense fog that was still lingering when my flight landed at Bush this morning. The Hawks’ charter was the last flight to make it into Hobby last night.
- Both teams figure to be tired but Houston should be downright exhausted. Drew said the Hawks plan to attack: “That’s our whole objective. When you play against a team that has played a back-to-back and has done a lot of traveling, we definitely want to go into this game with an attack mentality. At the same time, on the road, we have to control the tempo. We attack when we can attack. Sometimes a relentless attack is not always the answer.”
- Josh Smith on Atlanta’s perimeter D: “It definitely helps when you are able to have perimeter defenders who take pride in sitting down on their man and not letting him get past them easy. It definitely takes a lot of pressure off me and Al [Horford] from having to contest a lot of shots and it keeps us out of foul trouble.”
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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yoursporthouse.com
December 31st, 2011
8:44 pm
People were looking at me like I was crazy when I said we should trade Horford, now people are saying trade Horford. Funny…
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:44 pm
THIS TEAM IS SO PREDICTABLE. WE WILL WIN MONDAY AND AT CHARLOTTE AND LOSE THE OTHER 3 gAMES TIL NEXT SAT
jmoore
December 31st, 2011
8:44 pm
SAME OLD HAWKS!!!!!! THE HEAT AND BULLS GAME WILL BE WORST!!!! GOOD LUCK SUCKERS………….
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
8:44 pm
Raul
December 31st, 2011
8:41 pm
Hawks more interested in going to a NYE Party hosted by Kirko Bangz, Mike Jones and Slim Thug downtown Houston at some club
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Is their a flyer for that? Let me look on some of the Houston social party sites and see.
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:45 pm
I’M AFRAID ITS TOO LATE FOR JOSH..HE’LL NEVER GET IT….
kwooden
December 31st, 2011
8:45 pm
Jeff may be hurting a bit, because he’s had one drive to the basket. They him to attack!
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:45 pm
LD should put Teague in now and let JT0 go all “prove-you-wrong” on his coach. Play that youngster like an Atari game.
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
8:45 pm
Hawks have scored 60 points through three quarters. What happened to the motion offense? And y’all [bloggers] said the Hawks don’t need Jamal’s scoring off the bench.
doc
December 31st, 2011
8:45 pm
before i leave like in everything this is a team effort.
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
8:45 pm
Deshawn Stevenson > Josh Smith
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:46 pm
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Rev in Tampa
December 31st, 2011
8:46 pm
Radmo is active on Def
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:46 pm
L.D. better get Al and Joe back on the floor early in the fourth. You are down by 12, you’re not going to comeback without someone who can score and capable rebounders.
yoursporthouse.com
December 31st, 2011
8:46 pm
Told you..LET LOWRY SHOOT…LET LOWRY SHOOT..HE’S A CLOWN!!
Cbenj
December 31st, 2011
8:47 pm
Radmonovich sucks…
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:47 pm
T.S. may be looking at yet another ban…
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:47 pm
So why did we sign Willie Green and not Flip Murray?
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:47 pm
PUT IN THE STARTERS. THEY SHOULD BE RESTED FROM FIRST THREE GAMES
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:47 pm
did Drew already give up on this game? no starter in with less than 10 minutes left…
Blast
December 31st, 2011
8:47 pm
Hawks are playing on slooooooooow motion.
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:48 pm
Cut Pargo tonight. Leave him in Houstin.
Black Power
December 31st, 2011
8:48 pm
Kevin Lowry with the hustle block on Pargo.
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:48 pm
Why would you take a lazy layup there when you have someone right behind you?
Blast
December 31st, 2011
8:49 pm
Pargo should have dunked that ball! Bring back Jeff!
Hmmmm
December 31st, 2011
8:49 pm
Horford = Respected by coaches and opposing players.
Smith = Mocked by commentators in Houston.
LOLZ
northcyde
December 31st, 2011
8:49 pm
Teague would’ve yammed that. Pargo gets a layup blocked
Drew . . get Teague back in this fuggin game
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:49 pm
lol, keep booing T-Mac
Big Ray
December 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
T-Mac is beasting. Teague is going….poof….
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
Zaza.
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
Keep Al on the bench
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
Leave the bench players along with Teague in the game.
Runner-
December 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
Don’t know why Drew kept Teague on the bench this long, it’s not like we had any better options…
jmoore
December 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
BREAKING NEWS NUMBER 7 FOR THE HAWKS IS A JOKE!!!!!!! LIKE THIS SAME OLD TEAM…/
Sautee
December 31st, 2011
8:50 pm
“Hawks have scored 60 points through three quarters. What happened to the motion offense? And y’all [bloggers] said the Hawks don’t need Jamal’s scoring off the bench.”
I seem to remember WAY TOO MANY sub 20 point quarters last year even with Jamal.
doc
December 31st, 2011
8:51 pm
resurgence rathbun when you cut the lead by two? oh my! homer?
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:51 pm
GET IT TO TMAC
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:51 pm
I was hoping Drew’s coaching would have improved this season, but I don’t see signs of it yet. Pargo should not be playing this many minutes. Josh should have been benched early in the game for some motivation. So many things could be done better…
Matt Jones
December 31st, 2011
8:52 pm
Where is our 120 million dollar Star Joe Johnson tonight?
Blast
December 31st, 2011
8:52 pm
If I were Drew, my lineup to close this game would be:
Jeff. Joe. Marvin. Al and Zaza
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:52 pm
doc, the biggest homer in sports broadcast history. So where does Paul Johnson rank in your list of favorite head coaches? Behind Woody I hope. 0-for-bowls? Geez.
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:52 pm
I CALLED THIS AS AN L
FIRE LD
Slimjr
December 31st, 2011
8:53 pm
FIXIN TO LOSE 3 STRAIGHT AGAINST HOUSTON?
Grandmaster JeJe
December 31st, 2011
8:53 pm
WE OWN HOUSTON AT ALMOST EVERY POSITION BUT CANT DO JACKSHT
jmoore
December 31st, 2011
8:53 pm
WHERE IS HOWARD??? PLEASE GIVE THE MAGIC THE HOLD TEAM EXCEPT FOR HOFORD
TS (Transexual)
December 31st, 2011
8:53 pm
Horford Sux
Trade Watch
December 31st, 2011
8:53 pm
Ivan Johnson should be playing.and Al horford should be packing his bags.
bigdave
December 31st, 2011
8:54 pm
lol @ Za Za
keep it up !! lets steal this one..
Astro Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:54 pm
Hideous fast breaks. Zaza was bailed out big time.
Melvin
December 31st, 2011
8:54 pm
LOL at ZaZa on that layup
Joe
December 31st, 2011
8:54 pm
lol @ Zaza. I’m glad they called a foul there.