Jazz at Atlanta Hawks: Game thread
- All Hawks except Jannero Pargo and Al Horford are available. Raja Bell (adductor) is a game-time decision for the Jazz.
- In case you didn’t notice, Joe Johnson has been good since he sat out those six games with knee tendinitis. He says he first started to think something was wrong at the beginning of February: “Some games it was OK, some games not. I could feel myself laboring.”
- You can see that this timeline matches up with his production so, generally, he’s been good when he’s been feeling good. “Getting your legs back under you, there is not a better feeling,” Joe said.
- Joe on lately barking more often at officials: “It’s tough at times. I try to stay away off them because we’ve got so many other guys on the team who are talking to them. But there comes a point in time where I have to say something.”
- Larry Drew:“That’s not typical Joe. He’s usually quiet, doesn’t say much to officials. He’s getting a little more fire. I love seeing that. If there is one guy you want to see get fired up, it’s Joe Johnson. He seems to really be into the game. When he gets more fired up, he’s more aggressive. Some guys go the other way.”
- Drew on Jeff Teague: “He’s stepping his game up. Teague goes through patches where he disappears but when he turns it up, he turns it up.”
- Drew on the Jazz, who have won six straight: “They’ve got a lot of good pieces and it looks like those pieces are starting to come together. They are athletic, strong, they really play an aggressive style. You have to be mentally ready. Playing our third game in three nights against a team like Utah should be a huge challenge.”
- The Biggest Game in the History of the Universe is going down Saturday, and I don’t mean Hawks-Sixers.
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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Najeh Davenpoop
March 25th, 2012
9:15 pm
Great D by Teague on Harris, but yet again, Utah stays alive by grabbing offensive boards.
High-sider
March 25th, 2012
9:15 pm
Zaza has 5 fouls.
bigdave
March 25th, 2012
9:16 pm
Jeff’s d has been solid all game..
DawgNole
March 25th, 2012
9:16 pm
Big Lou, what are you doing, buddy?! Shades of Nique. Button that lip for two more minutes, man.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
March 25th, 2012
9:16 pm
so much for that lead…
drmaryb.[*_*].
March 25th, 2012
9:16 pm
TMac! He QUIT on his team once again!
Does Eric have any value at all? Wassup Drew?
Big Lou
March 25th, 2012
9:16 pm
Suck a d!ck, Bob.
HawkEye
March 25th, 2012
9:17 pm
Not over yet. Down to 2.
yodaddybrother
March 25th, 2012
9:17 pm
hell game aint over yet….sheesh….can we put his team away??
Walt Frazier
March 25th, 2012
9:17 pm
Bout time you call a time out.
Big Lou
March 25th, 2012
9:18 pm
“Great D by Teague on Harris, but yet again, Utah stays alive by grabbing offensive boards.”
Actually, I thought it was a bs foul called from the refs, right?
yodaddybrother
March 25th, 2012
9:18 pm
Harris dreams of the days when he could play against Bibby and Jamal Crawford
DawgNole
March 25th, 2012
9:18 pm
A six-pt lead down to two just like that. And we got posters on here saying we have it now. Bite those tongues, boys. Long way to go.
HawkEye
March 25th, 2012
9:18 pm
LOL. Joe has 8 boards in 4OTs.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 25th, 2012
9:18 pm
The BS foul call on Zaza was a result of not boxing out the Jazz players who were in position for the offensive board.
drmaryb.[*_*].
March 25th, 2012
9:19 pm
When did Jason get 5 fouls? He hasn’t even played 5 minutes.
HawkEye
March 25th, 2012
9:19 pm
Zaza almost has 20 rebs.
soullrenaissance
March 25th, 2012
9:19 pm
This is a gutsy, nail-biting game and probably the longest game I have ever seen. Hope we can pull this one out. How in Hades are the Hawks legs fresher than the Jazz? Are back to back to backs good for us?
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
March 25th, 2012
9:20 pm
smh come on marvin
yodaddybrother
March 25th, 2012
9:20 pm
hayward is not missing free throws so quit hoping Nique
HawkEye
March 25th, 2012
9:21 pm
Despite all of the offensive rebounds the Jazz had, both teams are even in rebounds.
Jay Dubu
March 25th, 2012
9:21 pm
Joe had to play 54 mnutes to take as many shots as Josh did.
Jimmy Crack
March 25th, 2012
9:21 pm
Give it to Willie, again!
HawkEye
March 25th, 2012
9:21 pm
20 rebs for Zaza. Well done.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 25th, 2012
9:21 pm
JOE MONEY
yodaddybrother
March 25th, 2012
9:22 pm
Showtime Joe!
Big Lou
March 25th, 2012
9:22 pm
Joe > Utah
High-sider
March 25th, 2012
9:22 pm
Zaza has 20 rebounds. Go Zaza!
HawkEye
March 25th, 2012
9:22 pm
Dagger by Joe. Should do it. Well done Hawks, Bravo!!!
Paradise Lost
March 25th, 2012
9:22 pm
Joe takin his $120 and headin home.
drmaryb.[*_*].
March 25th, 2012
9:22 pm
Kewl Joe Green! Money Balls!!!
Zaza 20 boards!!!
Melvin
March 25th, 2012
9:22 pm
ESPN havent even mention the Hawks game and the HEAT/Thunder game is at half time…SMH
Runner-
March 25th, 2012
9:22 pm
Joe Johnson looks like he about to die out there lol. WAY TO GO HAWKS!!!!
bigdave
March 25th, 2012
9:22 pm
Jooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
DawgNole
March 25th, 2012
9:23 pm
Joe (37 pts) and ZaZa (20 boards)! Been watching the Hawks for 45 years; this is one of the better ones. SHUT UP, Rathbun!
yodaddybrother
March 25th, 2012
9:23 pm
I think that will just about do it
TMACfan
March 25th, 2012
9:23 pm
Where all the Joe haters at? I thought you all said you hate Joe in clutch?
DawgNole
March 25th, 2012
9:23 pm
Gotta have the FTs now. Do it, Marvin.
Runner-
March 25th, 2012
9:23 pm
56 minutes by Joe tonight. Dude is a baller, keep it up big man
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
March 25th, 2012
9:23 pm
too easy
High-sider
March 25th, 2012
9:23 pm
CJ Miles fouls out.
drmaryb.[*_*].
March 25th, 2012
9:24 pm
Another 1 point win for the hawks?
Jimmy Crack
March 25th, 2012
9:25 pm
Game.
HawkEye
March 25th, 2012
9:26 pm
Phillips crowd definitely got their moneys worth tonight.
DawgNole
March 25th, 2012
9:26 pm
My bad; thought Marvin was shooting. Teague got ‘em though. Can we lose it in 13 secs with a 4-pt lead? Surely not.
Admiral Snackbar
March 25th, 2012
9:26 pm
good to see jt with a routine on his freethrows.
same one I used.
3 dribbles and shoot.
Tech Man
March 25th, 2012
9:26 pm
Utah is like the pollen, they keep coming.
Runner-
March 25th, 2012
9:26 pm
10 FT’s for Teague tonight. Granted we went to 4 OT, but still
Walt Frazier
March 25th, 2012
9:27 pm
What the hell is LD riding Teague for? He made the FT didn’t he? Boy LD needs his bald ass head smacked real good!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 25th, 2012
9:27 pm
Standing O for the Hawks. That was a gutsy effort. Wish they showed this in the first 3OT game they played this year, when they were on national TV, but better late than never.