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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DawgNole
March 25th, 2012
9:27 pm
HawkEye: “Phillips crowd definitely got their moneys worth tonight.”
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Not much of a crowd, unfortunately. If we don’t go on the road and stink up the joint, maybe they’ll be here when we get back.
Runner-
March 25th, 2012
9:28 pm
timeout? Seriously? just let it end dude…
yodaddybrother
March 25th, 2012
9:28 pm
This is a great win for the Hawks….absolutely fantastic. 3rd night of a back to back to back against a playoff team in 4 OTs with one of your best players fouled out for those OT’s. A worthy achievement the Hawks have grown up for sure
High-sider
March 25th, 2012
9:28 pm
I was going to say this earlier but NBA teams this year on the 3rd game of a b2b2b have usually won the last or third game.
HawkEye
March 25th, 2012
9:28 pm
LOL. The Hawks defense rating is going to suffer after tonight, but the win is more important. Round of applause.
Tech Man
March 25th, 2012
9:28 pm
Man, they are going to hit the wall in Milwaukee…
I hope they can recover enough.
ntrigue
March 25th, 2012
9:28 pm
Good gm fellows we needed this 1
kwooden
March 25th, 2012
9:31 pm
You can’t say enough about a 4 OVERTIME WIN!!!!
GO HAWKS!!
Paradise Lost
March 25th, 2012
9:32 pm
WooHoo! Missed half of The Good Wife, but GREAT GAME HAWKS!!!
Big Daddy
March 25th, 2012
9:32 pm
What a game. Way to go guys. Don’t think you will have a problem sleeping tonight. What’s up with T-Mac and Stack. We could have used them tonight.
DawgNole
March 25th, 2012
9:32 pm
Too tired to write much more. Home team showed guts tonight. Makes blowing that big lead a moot point, which is really nice. Rest up and don’t let up now, Hawks. Need to keep this mo going.
DSGB
March 25th, 2012
9:33 pm
Great win tonite, Hawks showed a lot of heart.
drmaryb.[*_*].
March 25th, 2012
9:33 pm
6 Qrtrs of basketball! WOW! I’m tired from watching. This game messed up the TV Guide tonight, fo reel!
Well yawl, Drew just earned a new contract IMO. He deserves it, but they gon’ have to pay this man fairly now. At least 2.5M per for 3 years at the very least. He should command more and probably will get other offers now.
We missing Pargo bad! Wassup with Vlad, TMac, Eric?
Big Lou
March 25th, 2012
9:34 pm
Wow…. that was an awesome game.
vava74
March 25th, 2012
9:34 pm
Damn! It tastes good being on right side of a thriller like this!
yodaddybrother
March 25th, 2012
9:35 pm
Hawks are learning how to win
DawgNole
March 25th, 2012
9:36 pm
Good postgame comments by JJ. Just wish the guy wasn’t so deadpan. Can’t complain, though, when he puts up 37 in a victory.
drmaryb.[*_*].
March 25th, 2012
9:36 pm
Dumb azz question Jerome! Joe don’t even know what attrition means! LOL!
steven a smith
March 25th, 2012
9:36 pm
TMACfan
March 25th, 2012
9:23 pm
Where all the Joe haters at? I thought you all said you hate Joe in clutch?
Let’s see what Joe’s stat line is NEXT Game. It will be Horrible.
Sautee
March 25th, 2012
9:37 pm
This game turned when LD realized that Kirk was gassed and put Willie in.
Good job, LD. Great job Joe Johnson.
Rob
March 25th, 2012
9:37 pm
Great win for hawks. Hopefully Larry gives em the day off tommorow to relax before getting to Milwaukee
yodaddybrother
March 25th, 2012
9:38 pm
expect a lot of T-Mac, Stack, Dampier and Vlad Rad next game.
This Hawks team is so dangerous it’s not even funny. If they get Chicago in a matchup they can make the ECF
HA
March 25th, 2012
9:38 pm
“Dumb azz question Jerome! Joe don’t even know what attrition means! LOL!”
I bet you didn’t either! LOL!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 25th, 2012
9:39 pm
Joe played it cool in the post game interview when asked about how tired he is. Respect.
Melvin
March 25th, 2012
9:39 pm
Standing Ovation for the Hawks for this 3 game sweep and 4OT win….
Najeh Davenpoop
March 25th, 2012
9:40 pm
68 minutes of game time and both teams combined for only 20 turnovers. Pretty incredible. Great game played by both teams.
Big Lou
March 25th, 2012
9:40 pm
Well, fans are usually mad about ISO joe. It worked tonight. lol
DawgNole
March 25th, 2012
9:41 pm
Rathbun’s gushing again. I’m happy to admit that this time it’s well-deserved.
yodaddybrother
March 25th, 2012
9:42 pm
LD > Woody
Big Daddy
March 25th, 2012
9:42 pm
Joe played it cool in the post game interview when asked about how tired he is. Respect.
Mind sharing for those of us too poor to afford cable?
vava74
March 25th, 2012
9:44 pm
Zaza with 20 boards and good D.
Teague with 10/11 FTs (and a couple of lay ups in OT)
Marvin with excellent D replacing Josh.
Green with the clutch 3 and a good drive.
JJ with a couple of clutch buckets – but frankly too much ISO.
soullrenaissance
March 25th, 2012
9:44 pm
Clutch shots aside, Joe Johnson’s 8 rebounds was quite impressive for him.
Runner-
March 25th, 2012
9:46 pm
“JJ with a couple of clutch buckets”
That’s a bit of an understatement. The picture at Hawks.com pretty much sums it all up and how tired the players were out there lol
DawgNole
March 25th, 2012
9:46 pm
Big Daddy, when asked if he was tired, Joe said something to the effect of “Naw, man, we’re pros. That’s what we do.” I think that’s what Najeh was referring to.
yodaddybrother
March 25th, 2012
9:47 pm
ESPN don’t love us!
Rufus1
March 25th, 2012
9:48 pm
I hope some of you are starting to BELIEVE!!!!!!!
jlewis
March 25th, 2012
9:48 pm
I’ve followed this blog for the last 5 years, after tonight, this is it. Most of the people on here are not fans, just hate. To much negative energy.
Mr. G
March 25th, 2012
9:48 pm
Marvin Williams had a block….the duck flapped his wings tonight!!!!!
FlyHawksFly
March 25th, 2012
9:49 pm
Is it me, or does LD make excuses even for winning?
DawgNole
March 25th, 2012
9:49 pm
Looks like all the postgame talking heads are dancing around (i.e., ignoring) the TMac situation. That guy should be getting some minutes–especially when he’s fresh in a war like tonight’s.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 25th, 2012
9:50 pm
Yeah, Jerome in his usual gushing manner asked Joe how he feels, said something about “jelly legs”, clearly expecting Joe to talk about how tired he was, and Joe was like “nah man, this is what we do”. Cool answer to a predictable question.
FlyHawksFly
March 25th, 2012
9:51 pm
I was thinking the same thing about TMac, Dawg.
ClassicHawks
March 25th, 2012
9:51 pm
For all the complaining u guys do, LD has his stamp on this team! Resilient with a side of Defense!
Ken Strickland
March 25th, 2012
9:52 pm
With a 4 overtime win in our 3rd gm in 3 nights, with 4 in a row, with 5 wins in 6gms on our 10gms in 14 days stretch, and their are fools who don’t think this team competitive. These fools also totally discounts what the Hawks are accomplishing in the month of March because they feel the Hawks didn’t do as well in Feb.
I have a feeling i’m not dealing with a very mature person(s). Therefore, I’d better back off before I end up being accused of VERBAL CHILD MOLESTATION.
High-sider
March 25th, 2012
9:52 pm
Josh Smith probably would’ve had a triple-double tonight if he hadn’t fouled out.
FlyHawksFly
March 25th, 2012
9:53 pm
Najeh, correct. And even the Nique and no-name kept saying the Hawks have played 3 in a row, etc. Like, who gives a crap, just win. The players definitely are on a different page.
Ken Strickland
March 25th, 2012
9:53 pm
ANOTHER GOOD WIN MY MIGHTY ATLANTA HAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JimBob
March 25th, 2012
9:53 pm
yodaddybrother
March 25th, 2012
9:38 pm
expect a lot of T-Mac, Stack, Dampier and Vlad Rad next game.
This Hawks team is so dangerous it’s not even funny. If they get Chicago in a matchup they can make the ECF
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LMAO!
soullrenaissance
March 25th, 2012
9:54 pm
DawgNole
LD and Sund have blackballed TMac. Its wack that politics play such a role in the NBA.
SWAT Native
March 25th, 2012
9:54 pm
@ MC – I hate to do it to you, but based on what I saw in the GA Dome today: Go Big Blue!