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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Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:44 pm
JEFF TEAGUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:45 pm
“What a difference no isolations can do for a team.”
Real talk. I didn’t stop to think about it much until I saw that post, but I can’t remember them clearing out for a perimeter player yet this year. Maybe for Lou once or twice, but that’s about it.
cp
November 24th, 2012
8:46 pm
Lou plays so much better off the ball
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:46 pm
Safe to say Lou has won the Lou-Jamal matchup.
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:46 pm
Flood gates are wide open!
Escort service is in full effect..Hawks guards are dismantling the defense!!!!!!!!!!
High-sider
November 24th, 2012
8:47 pm
Jamal Crawford’s lack of effort on defense is “wearing thin” with Chris Paul. I sense friction between the two [Crawford and Paul].
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:48 pm
Did Josh get the message?
LOUD AND CLEAR!!!
stizz
November 24th, 2012
8:50 pm
How are you feeling about Korver’s performance so far, Najeh? He’s doing exactly what Marvin couldn’t do: Excel at his strengths. Also helps that he grabs a handful of steals a game on D, I think.
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:50 pm
Hopefully Jenkins and Scott play better than the last time they got to play when they inevitably check in during garbage time.
Blast
November 24th, 2012
8:51 pm
Ivan does not flop. He takes man-sized charges. Shame the ref cannot recognize it for what it is. He might have been late for the first charge he took tonite, but he’s been on point all season for the most part.
Mr.E
November 24th, 2012
8:51 pm
Teague has already played 33 minutes with 11 to go
Blast
November 24th, 2012
8:53 pm
Hawks putting a drubbing on the Clips right now.
stizz
November 24th, 2012
8:54 pm
Lou trying to run the point is very reminiscent of Kirk trying to do it last year.
That’s that s*** I don’t like.
tiger woo
November 24th, 2012
8:54 pm
Yes – man sized flops – I agree.
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:54 pm
#0 is balling!
Let this dude [play 42-45] per night and this team is a 3 or 4th seed…
JaeEvolution
November 24th, 2012
8:54 pm
I want to see Bledsoe shoot and make another three, just give him it. Two fluke shots.
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
8:55 pm
“How are you feeling about Korver’s performance so far, Najeh? He’s doing exactly what Marvin couldn’t do: Excel at his strengths. Also helps that he grabs a handful of steals a game on D, I think.”
Couldn’t be happier with his performance so far. He opens up a lot of things for the offense with his shooting and off the ball movement, and this team has the personnel to compensate for his less than stellar man to man defense.
Astro Joe
November 24th, 2012
8:56 pm
LD should never go itno that slow down offense while the opposing team is still playing their starters. Makes no sense to hold the ball until 3-4 seconds left on the shot clock at this stage of the game. Keep being aggressive.
Rev in Tampa
November 24th, 2012
8:58 pm
Will Horford make another free throw in November 2012?
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
8:58 pm
When your the quickest man on the court you control the defense and have a huge advantage.
JT has the advantage!
Let him play major minutes..
tiger woo
November 24th, 2012
9:00 pm
Dang – what happened to Lamae Odom? The Kardashian curse!
cp
November 24th, 2012
9:00 pm
Smh and here it comes
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
9:01 pm
27 pt. lead down to 12? WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Mr.E
November 24th, 2012
9:02 pm
When did this get to 12 points?
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
9:02 pm
27 pt. lead down to 10?
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
9:02 pm
Too many turnovers. The downside of an offense that emphasizes ball movement.
Hawks need to slow this game down a little. Run some post ups and get to the foul line.
cp
November 24th, 2012
9:03 pm
Hawks are playing the NFL version of prevent defense
stizz
November 24th, 2012
9:03 pm
UH OH. Every time the Hawks meltdown in the fourth, they get hit by the turnover bug. Gotta get shots on the rim.
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
9:03 pm
down to 10 with 6:51..
JaeEvolution
November 24th, 2012
9:03 pm
Thank you Korver, thank you…
JaeEvolution
November 24th, 2012
9:04 pm
Why can the Clippers slap away at the ball, but earlier Ivan and Jeff got called for the same chippies?
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
9:04 pm
That Bledso put back was mighty impressive!
Astro Joe
November 24th, 2012
9:05 pm
cp, yep. LD does this a lot. Go into a prevent type offense much too early in a ball game. The old “4 corners” style.
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
9:05 pm
Hawks have scored 12 points
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
9:06 pm
Josh just hit his 3rd 3 pointer for the season..
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
9:07 pm
12 lousy points
cp
November 24th, 2012
9:07 pm
Yea Astro he did this a lot last year as well..Woody did it at times too.
TBhawkfan
November 24th, 2012
9:08 pm
you know it is atlanta sports.
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
9:09 pm
Man can Bledso get off the floor!
High-sider
November 24th, 2012
9:09 pm
Eric Bledsoe has some serious athleticism.
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
9:09 pm
Zaza is +26. Been a beast on D and on the boards.
Mr.E
November 24th, 2012
9:09 pm
Zaza has had an excellent game
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
9:11 pm
Al with the escort service.Can he block a darn shot from the 6′1″ guard?????????????????
Mr.E
November 24th, 2012
9:11 pm
These Hawks have been excellent at stopping the opponent team’s comeback runs and putting them away rather than rolling over…
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
9:12 pm
He looked like Marvin on that one..Sheeh
BoonDox
November 24th, 2012
9:12 pm
Man all of this negative analyzing of this team and coach drew this is the nba a win is a win this aint the nfl the nfl with 16 games to determine the strength of the schedule. this is a 82 game season you play everybody and can be beat on any given night this team is suprisingly coming together and i think we can be better than many people think
Najeh Davenpoop
November 24th, 2012
9:13 pm
Miami is down at home against Cleveland in the 3rd quarter. In the unlikely event that they lose, the Hawks will be 1/2 games out from the division lead.
cp
November 24th, 2012
9:14 pm
Just saw Petro on the bench, had forgot he was on the team..I hope LD forgot too.
stizz
November 24th, 2012
9:16 pm
We will beat the s*** out of a top 5 team in the west. And we did it with ball movement and penetration. To think how dangerous this team can become if Josh turns into the playmaker he was last season.
Slimjr
November 24th, 2012
9:16 pm
Teague gets the game BALL!
Zaza is the runner up!