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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Blast
November 24th, 2012
8:05 pm
Chris Paul been complaining to the refs all night long.
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:07 pm
Dangerous pass but it worked..
Hawk eyes on Josh.I bench him soon as he launches that patented 22 foot brick..
Smokey
November 24th, 2012
8:07 pm
our offense works better with lou off the ball as a shooter, when he plays pg doesn’t get others involved as much as JT
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:08 pm
Al is now 1 for his last 12 and 4 for his last 17 from the foul line. He is now below 50% for the season.
tiger woo
November 24th, 2012
8:09 pm
2 foul rule? No, Josh is just a bricked jump shot waiting to happen.
Honesty
November 24th, 2012
8:09 pm
Actuallly A-mo is a Good post-up player. Real talk.
Astro Joe
November 24th, 2012
8:12 pm
Josh must have hired Romney’s campaign team to run his campaign for the 2013 All Star team.
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:14 pm
If JT plays the whole half, the Hawks win going away!
Just keep Josh on a super short leash tonight..
High-sider
November 24th, 2012
8:16 pm
Buddy Grizzard
November 24th, 2012
7:21 pm
“I’ll mention what DOC said about Drew admitting he made mistake in cutting DJames and KBenson in favor of JPetro and ATolliver.”
He said this WHEN??
“You bloggers [and I, for that matter,] can’t keep calling for LD’s firing [termination] if he [LD] keeps winning.”
Hawks record inflated against weak opposition.
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So, I guess the Lakers’ record (of 6 – 7 {0.462}) [is] deflated against strong [or superior] opposition?
http://www.nba.com/standings/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Cnf.html
tiger woo
November 24th, 2012
8:20 pm
ok – good – they just put out an “Amber Alert” to locate Josh Smith’s jump shot.
cp
November 24th, 2012
8:21 pm
So Nique forgot that Zaza started
Blast
November 24th, 2012
8:21 pm
Don’t know what’s up with Al and his free throws. Also the team seems to play better without Josh. Always loved Josh, but he doesn’t seem to get it yet. If LA wants him, I would take him for Gasol, but not with Korver. Throw somebody else in with that trade.
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:21 pm
Basketball-reference.com rates the Hawks’ schedule so far as 14th toughest in the league. This is their 5th game of the season against a team that is currently in the playoffs (although Portland is only a half game out, and Houston is only 1 game out). I’d say their strength of schedule is about average.
High-sider
November 24th, 2012
8:22 pm
Hold ya head up, Jamal; this game has a second half.
cp
November 24th, 2012
8:23 pm
Yes sir Teague
JaeEvolution
November 24th, 2012
8:23 pm
Damb, Teague has become an awesome player.
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:24 pm
They need to give Korver options when he comes off those screens and catches the ball. Teams like the Heat and Bulls will swarm him and force him to give it up. That time the Hawks had nobody on his side of the floor for him to pass the ball. He has shown in the past that he is good at finding teammates in those situations.
High-sider
November 24th, 2012
8:24 pm
A right-hand hook shot by Josh?
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:25 pm
If Josh could develop something with his right hand it would do so much for his game. For one thing it would cut down on the jump shots dramatically.
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:26 pm
Great pass Teague. That’s a pass he doesn’t see last year. Patiently waited for the double and threaded the needle.
JaeEvolution
November 24th, 2012
8:26 pm
I’m LOVING this team right now.
cp
November 24th, 2012
8:26 pm
Great pass Teague
Blast
November 24th, 2012
8:28 pm
Josh! Nasty dunk!!!!!!!!!!!
cp
November 24th, 2012
8:29 pm
Loving it
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:29 pm
That was an and-one on the dunk, right? Griffin clearly hacked him.
What an impressive quarter. This big lineup is looking really good. Zaza doing dirty work defensively and Teague is really taking charge on the offensive end.
bigdave
November 24th, 2012
8:30 pm
Josh punched that 1..
High-sider
November 24th, 2012
8:30 pm
Jeff Teague is enigmatic in that he will give you a great performance against elite point guards [or opposition] when you least expect it.
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:31 pm
Who is Josh telling to STFU in the crowd?
Astro Joe
November 24th, 2012
8:33 pm
Korver blocked JC1’s shot? LOL.
Big Baby
November 24th, 2012
8:33 pm
Korver with the block on jc1!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:34 pm
Clippers’ bench: 0/7, 0 points, 4 rebounds, 3 turnovers.
Hawks’ bench: 7/15, 20 points, 9 rebounds, 3 turnovers.
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:34 pm
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:14 pm
If JT plays the whole half, the Hawks win going away!
Yes!!!!!!!!!
Astro Joe
November 24th, 2012
8:35 pm
So did the Clippers party in Brooklyn or Atlanta last night? They look awful.
Smokey
November 24th, 2012
8:35 pm
zsa zsa been huge today
cp
November 24th, 2012
8:35 pm
Yes sir Zaza
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:36 pm
Teague has played like an ALLSTAR Tonight!!!!
He’s shooting 60%?
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:37 pm
Another assist by #0!
How many 9,10?
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:37 pm
AJ — Party in Brooklyn, after party in ATL.
Astro Joe
November 24th, 2012
8:38 pm
Clippers with ~30 points since end of 1st quarter.
Astro Joe
November 24th, 2012
8:38 pm
Najeh, yeah, I think that is the likely answer.
Jesse
November 24th, 2012
8:38 pm
How sad is it that even the ajc doesn’t value the Hawks that much. They have the Falcons at the top of the sports page, with the Braves under it, then the Hawks. The Braves aren’t even playing in Spring Training, and they’re still getting a higher bid than the Hawks.
Mr.E
November 24th, 2012
8:40 pm
This is so much more fun than anything I’ve seen in the last 3 years
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:40 pm
Is every NBA arena contractually obligated to play Gangnam Style at least once per game?
High-sider
November 24th, 2012
8:41 pm
Jamal Crawford’s scoring average is gonna take a major hit tonight!!! [SMH]
stizz
November 24th, 2012
8:41 pm
No party for the Clips, give credit where it is due. The good guys are playing some great D. If what Josh said is true, and this team is really hitting its stride, it will be really tough for this team to be beaten. Progress from Teague combined with very good shooters and three good big men is trouble for a lot of teams.
What a difference no isolations can do for a team.
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:42 pm
Thats okay very soon the Braves will not be a factor since Chipper retired..
Braves= Choke
High-sider
November 24th, 2012
8:43 pm
And you [Hawks fans and bloggers] still want Chris Paul when you already have Jeff Teague?
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:43 pm
Teague is coming back into the game! Yes Sir! Take charge Allstar!
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:44 pm
Ivan might have been there a little late on that “charge” but they called him for a blocking foul earlier when he was clearly there in time so it all evens out.
tiger woo
November 24th, 2012
8:44 pm
Ivan is the biggest flopper in the league!