Hawks go for five consecutive wins tonight against Clippers without Harris
The Hawks (7-4) will go for their fifth consecutive win in tonight’s game against the Clippers (8-4) at Philips Arena. Los Angeles will be trying to avoid its third consecutive loss.
The Hawks will be without Devin Harris, who is dealing with an injured left big toe. Harris’ status is day to day. In addition, coach Larry Drew said they are monitoring DeShawn Stevenson, as they normally do when playing the second of back-to-back games.
Coach Larry Drew said the keys for the Hawks will be to:
- Match their physicality;
- Defend the pick and roll, particularly the “hard rolls” of DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin, which lead to momentum-changing dunks;
- Don’t “be seduced” by jump shots. He wants them to push the ball, as they have done during the winning streak.
The starting line up for the Hawks:
Zaza Pachulia 6.3 ppg
Al Horford 16.2 ppg
Kyle Korver 11.3 ppg
Josh Smith 15.0 ppg
Jeff Teague 13.3 ppg
Clippers (probable):
Caron Butler 9.2 ppg
Willie Green 6.0 ppg
Blake Griffin 17.4 ppg
DeAndre Jordan 10.8 ppg
Chris Paul 15.5 ppg
The Clippers defeated the Hawks 89-76 in their only other meeting earlier this year, but the Hawks have won three consecutive games against L.A. at Philips.
– Doug Roberson, AJC.
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Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
7:44 pm
That was not a foul on Ivan. BS call.
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
7:45 pm
Teague is a freaking STAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JaeEvolution
November 24th, 2012
7:46 pm
Let’s f*ckin go!
cp
November 24th, 2012
7:46 pm
Hell yea
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
7:46 pm
I thought before the season that Morrow and Korver would be somewhat redundant, but Morrow is really cut more from the Lou/Jamal cloth than Korver.
Hawks’ second unit is really rolling. Good to see against one of the best benches in the league. Jamal has been a non-factor so far.
Big Baby
November 24th, 2012
7:46 pm
better get a TO BABY!!
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
7:46 pm
16 straight points by Atlanta?????????????Wow!!!!!
Buddy Grizzard
November 24th, 2012
7:47 pm
On the Morrow three that was a beautiful job by Teague not just to find him but to then track back through the path of the defender trying to recover to him.
vava74
November 24th, 2012
7:47 pm
These Hawks have a high “chaotical fun” factor
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
7:47 pm
18
Buddy Grizzard
November 24th, 2012
7:49 pm
So many terrible passes that were just bad ideas.
cp
November 24th, 2012
7:49 pm
Nique with the kiss of death
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
7:50 pm
This run has been great but they need to get Al and/or Josh back in the game. Zaza has played great but it’s asking a lot for him to guard Griffin.
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
7:50 pm
Teague is the real deal!Give him a load of minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Blast
November 24th, 2012
7:50 pm
Good time out.
JaeEvolution
November 24th, 2012
7:50 pm
Yeah the bench made a good run, good timeout LD bring the starters back.
Buddy Grizzard
November 24th, 2012
7:51 pm
Yeah… good timeout. Lou and Teague are forcing the offense right now because we’re not getting anything inside. Time to bring Josh and Al back in to close the half. Take your winnings and get out with this second unit LD.
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
7:52 pm
The one real song they play at Philips instead of having the organist play it is Justin Bieber. SMH
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
7:52 pm
Leave Josh on the bench cause he’ll freak up the flow for sure….
Then the Clippers will go on a long roll…
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
7:53 pm
Just because you have a height advantage doesn’t mean you should be posting up. That is not Anthony Morrow’s game. Get Al involved.
tiger woo
November 24th, 2012
7:54 pm
Hey Slimjr – one of two things – you are either related to Teague or you have a man crush on him!
hawkfan
November 24th, 2012
7:54 pm
YES Nique we are doing it with Smith on the bench, whole season we have played better with Smith on the bench go figure
Buddy Grizzard
November 24th, 2012
7:55 pm
Jordan worked on his post game in the offseason??
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
7:55 pm
Josh is on a short leash. He should not see the floor till the 3rd quarter. Then yank his azz quickly
Buddy Grizzard
November 24th, 2012
7:55 pm
Clips were getting nothing inside with Ivan in the game.
Blast
November 24th, 2012
7:56 pm
Hawks can’t get a break. Every good defensive play is a foul.
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
7:57 pm
Admit it tiger and your thousand names, you were wrong about Jeff…
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
7:58 pm
Teague is a Star!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 45 minutes tonight1
Astro Joe
November 24th, 2012
7:58 pm
Good to see Teague argue with the ref.
JaeEvolution
November 24th, 2012
7:58 pm
These refs have literally called anything that can be called a foul, no physical play at all.
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
7:58 pm
Teague has already played 20 minutes in this game. He has 8 games this season when he hasn’t broken 30 minutes.
cp
November 24th, 2012
7:59 pm
A lot of bad calls tonight
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:00 pm
Somebody has been glued to the bench..Give him 2 minutes in the 3rd then sit him down…
Buddy Grizzard
November 24th, 2012
8:00 pm
“They are pretty similar across the board, main difference being that Asik is a significantly better rebounder.”
I think just as significant is that Mozgov is a 70% free throw shooter. Asik can be exploited down the stretch in close games.
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:00 pm
Is it a coincidence that Lou has played one of his best games of the year playing at SG alongside Teague? Maybe, but he continues to show that he is best suited to play SG, not PG.
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:01 pm
Teague goes out with 2 fouls, Lou will play point for the last 1:34. Hopefully the Hawks can maintain the lead over that time.
Buddy Grizzard
November 24th, 2012
8:01 pm
Zaza started Nique.
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:01 pm
Larry is sending Josh a message! Sit your azz down!!!!
Buddy Grizzard
November 24th, 2012
8:02 pm
Come on Zaza you have to be aware of the best thief in the business.
Blast
November 24th, 2012
8:02 pm
And we can’t buy a foul either, except for that last play.
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:02 pm
That’s what she said, Nique.
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:02 pm
Teague should play the whole second half! The Clippers have no answer!
Buddy Grizzard
November 24th, 2012
8:03 pm
Turnovers piling up like the first game against the Clippers.
Astro Joe
November 24th, 2012
8:03 pm
Hawks are showing why they should have added a 3rd true PG during the off season. Tegaue can’t play 48 minutes, Devin can’t stay healthy and Lou is shaky when having to play more than token minutes at the point.
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:03 pm
“Larry is sending Josh a message! Sit your azz down!!!!”
Josh is just sitting because of the 2 foul rule. Same reason Teague is sitting.
Astro Joe
November 24th, 2012
8:04 pm
Nice pass, Lou.
cp
November 24th, 2012
8:04 pm
Yes sirrrrr
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:04 pm
4 Hawk possessions with Lou at PG after Teague exited — 2 turnovers, 1 trip to the line thanks to a foul in transition, and an and-one for Al off a sweet pass from Lou. Could have been much worse.
JaeEvolution
November 24th, 2012
8:04 pm
Lou playing…PG, hahaha let’s gooooo
Buddy Grizzard
November 24th, 2012
8:04 pm
Lou has his good nights and his bad nights as a point guard.