Live from Game 6: The Hawks try again to close the door
An example of the Hawks' tenacious D in Game 5. (Photo courtesy of the Orlando Sentinel)
After Game 4, a really dumb guy — OK, yours truly — told the Hawks’ PR folks: “Nothing surprises me about your team, but I’d be surprised if you lost this series.”
I stand by that statement, at least for the next couple of hours.
I think the Hawks will win tonight. Others don’t. They believe that Game 5 was the truer measure of these teams than the first four games, which doesn’t make a lot of sense to this reporter. (Four games were an aberration, but one game reflects the truth?) But I have been known to be wrong.
I wasn’t shocked by what happened Tuesday. The Hawks aren’t very good when they’re not very interested, and they played in the manner of a team that knew it had three chances to win once.
“It would have been a huge step for us a ballclub,” Hawks coach Larry Drew said, speaking moments ago. “We’d never been in that situation before, at least not since I’ve been here. It was unfamiliar territory for us.”
Now the Hawks are back at Philips Arena, the series again theirs to take, and there’s somewhat more pressure on them than there was two days ago. Lose tonight and they’d be in position to become only the ninth NBA club ever to waste a 3-1 lead. Which would, even by Hawks standards, be a major reversal.
But let’s accentuate the positive. If the Hawks win tonight — and I say they will — they’ll have taken a series almost nobody believed they could win. They’ll be headed for Chicago and Round 2. They’ll need to apologize to no one.
And with that, the figurative floor is open for questions, comments and NFL draft updates. (Kidding about that last part. It’s hard enough for me to keep track of any one thing.) I’ll be here until the Hawks have celebrated. Or, failing that, until they’ve gotten all glum. Join me, won’t you?
As ever, I thank you in advance.
By Mark Bradley
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J.J.M.
April 28th, 2011
6:49 pm
first?
J.J.M.
April 28th, 2011
6:50 pm
I’m bout to head down to watch the game now. hope we win. enjoy the game hawks fans!
RealSquawk
April 28th, 2011
6:55 pm
First?
Katie
April 28th, 2011
6:56 pm
first!
Katie
April 28th, 2011
6:57 pm
NO. always so close but yet so far..
oh well ill take 2ND.
bjrufino
April 28th, 2011
6:58 pm
go hawks beat the overrated magic
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
6:59 pm
Kudos, RealSquawk.
RealSquawk
April 28th, 2011
6:59 pm
Nothing wrong with Second, but personally I would like to thank Google Chrome and this amazing internet connection! I would also like to thank Mark for posting at west coast friendly downtime and the Hawks for making the playoffs.
J.J.M.
April 28th, 2011
7:00 pm
lol another glitch,,,Im first yet again
RealSquawk
April 28th, 2011
7:04 pm
Well that is embarrassing. Anyway Mark how are things going? I am not going to lie, I am surprised that you peg the Hawks to win. I am a little shaky, this team is so unpredictable, but I think we will definitely know the outcome by the end of the first half.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:06 pm
Indeed. Another spam filter issue. J.J.M. takes the checkers after a lengthy video review. Apologies for the confusion.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:08 pm
Here’s the thing, RealSquawk: I believed the Hawks were the better team coming into the series, and I don’t think the Game 5 clunker overrides anything.
Joe
April 28th, 2011
7:13 pm
Is Quentin Richardson starting that is what listed on NBA.com says J-Rich is coming off the bench.
MitchC
April 28th, 2011
7:14 pm
Mark, while the Hawks should win tonight, what scares me is that, in my time posting on your baseball and basketball blogs, its been my experience that you are usually wrong in your predictions of outcomes. (At least about the Braves). Hopefully, tonight will reverse that, you will be right, and the Hawks will move on.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:14 pm
We think Jason Richardson is starting, not Quentin.
dawg4u
April 28th, 2011
7:16 pm
Hope Crawford and Joe can combine for more than 13 points tonight. I really believe they will and really step it up tonight. Go Hawks!
Joe
April 28th, 2011
7:17 pm
Well I think that helps the Hawks tonight — J-Rich has a cut in his foot and will have to take an injection to get on the court — Quentin and Arenas have actually been playing solid ball as opposed to Hedo and -Rich — your thoughts?
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:18 pm
Does it matter, when you get down to it, who starts?
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:25 pm
You’re going to ask about the crowd. You’re going to say, “How’s the crowd?”
Bad.
Cousin Vicker
April 28th, 2011
7:30 pm
Happens every year. Usually winds up being a decent, but late-arriving, crowd.
Ryan
April 28th, 2011
7:31 pm
So did they put in that new scoreboard we discussed last game MB?
I think tonight will be a scrappy, ugly game. No score prediction from me tonight however.
Go Hawks!!
Joe for 3
April 28th, 2011
7:32 pm
With the amount of tickets on Stubhub, it is no surprise that the crowd is bad.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:36 pm
What scoreboard, Ryan?
Steve
April 28th, 2011
7:36 pm
Wow, is the crowd that bad Mark? How empty? I would be there if not for having to be out of town for work.
eddie long
April 28th, 2011
7:38 pm
How much did Dominique pay for that double-breasted masterpiece.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:39 pm
It’s filling in now. I can’t imagine it will be full, however.
Atl teams = Playoff chokers
April 28th, 2011
7:40 pm
Have the hawks lost a playoff game this year under your reporting Mark?
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:41 pm
Scoreboard just flashed the words: “Tonight we finish it.”
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:42 pm
No. The Hawks are 2-nil with me in the house, Atl teams.
Last year they were 0-5.
Ryan
April 28th, 2011
7:42 pm
That scoreboard they have in Orlando is awesome! Need to get one of those in Phillips.
Cousin Vicker
April 28th, 2011
7:43 pm
I doubt anything will match the crowd intensity of the Celtic series until we make some actual second round noise at some point.
Steve
April 28th, 2011
7:44 pm
Over/Under on how many times Howard whines/complains tonight is???
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:45 pm
Hawks lead 2-0.
But no longer
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:46 pm
Hawks going to Josh Smith early. Has two free throws and an assist. And now Kirk Hinrich ties up Dwight Howard.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:46 pm
Smith driving dunk. It’s 6-2.
eddie long
April 28th, 2011
7:47 pm
Harry the Hawk seen arriving fashionably late reeking of ouzo.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:47 pm
Jason Collins is called for an offensive foul. You don’t see that very much.
Cynthia
April 28th, 2011
7:48 pm
I’m with you Mark, the Hawks will win tonight. Let’s go Hawks!
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:49 pm
Hawks up 8-4 on Johnson’s tip. They look fine tonight.
Jesse
April 28th, 2011
7:52 pm
These away from the ball fouls are going to come back to haunt them later.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:53 pm
Dwight Howard with three turnovers. He has been stripped three times by Kirk Hinrich.
eddie long
April 28th, 2011
7:54 pm
Why must they play those mad beats over the P.A. during live action. The game can stand on its own.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:54 pm
Tied at 12 after 6 1/2 mins.
Joe Johnson with FTs when play resumes.
Joe for 3
April 28th, 2011
7:56 pm
Lets Go Birdbrains!!
Abe the Fan
April 28th, 2011
7:58 pm
MEMO TO JOE J: Orlando (and every other team) is ready for the spin move of yours. SWITCH IT UP OR TRY SOMETHING ELSE?
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:59 pm
Turkoglu misses two layups driving on Smith.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
7:59 pm
Turkoglu misses two layups driving on Smith.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:00 pm
Two Dwight hoops make it 17-16, home team.
Abe the Fan
April 28th, 2011
8:01 pm
Joe’s spin move is peeped and Orlando is ready for it.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:02 pm
Howard misses against Pachulia, then fouls him on the way downcourt. Silly.
Steve
April 28th, 2011
8:04 pm
Howard must be the dirtiest thug in the NBA.
eddie long
April 28th, 2011
8:05 pm
This live blog is like old-timey radio without the sound.
Cousin Vicker
April 28th, 2011
8:06 pm
Panthers pick Cam Newton.
Jesse
April 28th, 2011
8:06 pm
When will Joe show up consistently in the playoffs?
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:08 pm
Hawks 23, Orlando 18. One quarter gone.
Nothing wrong with that period.
DF
April 28th, 2011
8:09 pm
Come on JJ…
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:11 pm
Howard has eight points, two caroms, four floor errors.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:13 pm
Another four-point play for Jamal Crawford.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:14 pm
Actually a five-point play. Ryan Anderson got a T.
H
April 28th, 2011
8:15 pm
A chance to close out a series and empty seats all over the place….pathetic.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:17 pm
Hawks up 30-24, 8:41 left in Half No. 1. The Magic look no different than in the first four games. They’ve hit only one 3-pointer.
Sid
April 28th, 2011
8:18 pm
I don’t know who is the dumbest….Johnson or Smith.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:21 pm
Ten-point lead.
Steve
April 28th, 2011
8:23 pm
Mark, how realistic is it that the Hawks can get past Chicago, in your opinion? I am still dumbfounded that they have never been past the second round, even with those amazing teams from the 80’s and early 90’s.
Cousin Vicker
April 28th, 2011
8:24 pm
The AJ Green Dream is over
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:25 pm
It’s possible, Steve. But Chicago’s a lot better than the Magic.
And this series isn’t over.
blazerdawg
April 28th, 2011
8:27 pm
Why the criticism of the crowd MB? It looks enthusiastic & packed on my 47″ HDTV. Wish I were there.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:28 pm
Hedo: 0-for-6.
Steve
April 28th, 2011
8:28 pm
Just being positive here : ) AJ went to Cincy!
Cousin Vicker
April 28th, 2011
8:28 pm
Julio jones is not worth drafting up for. Falcons should stay put. AJ Green will be a difference maker, Jones will be out of the league in 6 years
todd grantham
April 28th, 2011
8:30 pm
Mark, my wife doesnt believe that I’m one of your elite bloggers.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:31 pm
Neither team doing anything now. Hawks ahead by nine, 4:24 in the half.
Hawks have missed 25 of 38. Magic have missed 14 of 26.
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
8:33 pm
flop flop
Sid
April 28th, 2011
8:34 pm
Johnson is a JOKE….Smith is a JOKE….this team should be up by 20…..will come back to haunt them.
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
8:34 pm
the biggest flopper in the whole league
Cousin Vicker
April 28th, 2011
8:35 pm
Falcons just made a HUGE mistake. UGH
Jesse
April 28th, 2011
8:35 pm
FYI: Falcons traded up to #6 to get Julio Jones
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
8:35 pm
Go Hawks Go!!!!
Abe the Fan
April 28th, 2011
8:36 pm
This is ridiculous and almost embarrassing…10 point lead then miss 4 shots in a row…no killer instinct…com’ on Hawks. And Joe can’t keep deferring to Jamal because Jamal seems to think he’s at the carnival.–just jacking em up!
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
8:36 pm
Woh! re: Falcons. i do NOT think it is a mistake, dependent upon what they gave up…. What did they give up?
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
8:37 pm
JOSH=IDIOT!
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
8:37 pm
wow look what they gave up
Abe the Fan
April 28th, 2011
8:38 pm
It’s was worth it…the boy is a BEAST!
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
8:38 pm
gave up a 2nd and 4th this year and a 1st and something next year
Cousin Vicker
April 28th, 2011
8:40 pm
1st, 2nd, 4th this year. 1st and 4th next year. For Michael Jenkins 2.0. This is as mad as I’ve been at a Falcons draft… and that takes something.
Not A Hewitt Fan
April 28th, 2011
8:40 pm
Julio Jones to Falcons they moved up to 5……..idn understand. We need defense.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
8:40 pm
I’ll take being up by 6 at the half. Magic get the ball @ beginning of 3rd quarter.
Sid
April 28th, 2011
8:41 pm
the lead should be 15-18….they better hope the Magic guards don’t get hot……Josh Smith really needs to go after the season is over….stuck with Johnson.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
8:42 pm
Didn’t Julio have some sort of injury, also??/
Jesse
April 28th, 2011
8:42 pm
Jones is better than Jenkins…. by far. It’s a shame that the Bengals dropped out of the trade at the last min. They could have had Green. Now back to the Hawks…
Not A Hewitt Fan
April 28th, 2011
8:43 pm
Idiots sda moved up one more spot and got PP. He will be next big DB in league. Did the Smiths re-purchase the team and no one told me?
Cousin Vicker
April 28th, 2011
8:43 pm
Yeah Coach, he was always nagged by injuries. In addition to dropping a lot of passes. But hey, have a good combine and you can accomplish anything.
5manattackmachine
April 28th, 2011
8:43 pm
I hope the Hawks can overcome Josh’s bird brain plays.
CoachT
April 28th, 2011
8:44 pm
Watching the game with my two daughters….During the last 3 minutes of the 1st half, they observe J Stoop’s turnovers, bad shots, no hustle play and one asks….but daddy you say he gets paid to play this bad? the other “Can’t the coach sit his butt on the bench?”
Roger
April 28th, 2011
8:44 pm
OK, I’ve watched the 1st half. Josh has 2 dunks; 1 off-balance luck shot; 2 successful free throws; and how many missed shots out of his 2-foot range? I would think at least 6, and a couple of bonehead turnovers. This guy is a joke!!!!
mrs. todd grantham
April 28th, 2011
8:45 pm
Mr Bradley, i believe my husband spends more time talking to you than he does me.
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
8:46 pm
atl leads reb 26-13 leads orb 10-1 Orlando only has one off reb wow
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
8:46 pm
Just recently he had a lower body fracture as well, I think. He’s a stud, but obviously has to stay healthy which is going to be a lot tougher in the pros.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:46 pm
I wouldn’t be too mad. I think this is a nice move.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:47 pm
The Hawks let Orlando linger. But these are the Hawks, and that’s what they do
Marcus
April 28th, 2011
8:47 pm
We should be ahead by so much more ………
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
8:49 pm
woulda coulda shoulda
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
8:49 pm
TV is hijacked by wife & kids—-A.I. HELPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
8:51 pm
Crawford forcing shots big time
todd grantham
April 28th, 2011
8:52 pm
she finally let me change the channel to the Hawks from the NFL draft. I told her AJ would be back at Georgia rather than play for the Bengals. heh heh
Steve
April 28th, 2011
8:52 pm
Mark, your initial thoughts on the Falcons trading up to get Jones at #6?
todd grantham
April 28th, 2011
8:53 pm
said aj surname green
things arent as all they seem
at georgia i’ll stay
rather than take the pay
and play with the dream team
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:54 pm
Good trade. Gave up a lot, but they filled a major need.
freshd
April 28th, 2011
8:54 pm
Josh will blow the game for the Hawks with all his ballhawking skills. I cant believe Drew wont take him out when he is screwing up.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:55 pm
Hawks were 16 of 46, according to the official stats. I can’t read this monitor
Aaron Murray
April 28th, 2011
8:57 pm
So AJ its now good bye
but dude i wont just cry
you now got the loot
and dont give a hoot
but when i need a receiver
i’ll just sigh
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
8:58 pm
Technical foul on Dwight Howard for pulling Collins down.
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
8:58 pm
oscar time oh brother
todd grantham
April 28th, 2011
8:58 pm
Josh Smith still looks like a thug
todd grantham
April 28th, 2011
8:59 pm
is this slipping away?
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:00 pm
both of these teams are just pitiful
todd grantham
April 28th, 2011
9:00 pm
there’s more iron in this game than in west virginia
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:00 pm
Hawks go up seven on Johnson’s teardrop.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:01 pm
Ten-point lead. Hinrich trey from Josh
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:01 pm
Hawks need to move & attack the basket. Wide open j’s only! Like Heinrichs!!!
todd grantham
April 28th, 2011
9:01 pm
beautiful 3 pointer
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:03 pm
Magic with an eight-second violation. Unbelievable.
todd grantham
April 28th, 2011
9:03 pm
AJ Green was astonishingly disappointed when drafted by Cinci
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:03 pm
give me a break- no way that was 8 sec
todd grantham
April 28th, 2011
9:04 pm
that was a home call
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:04 pm
make up call
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:04 pm
Obvious make-up call… not a big deal.
todd grantham
April 28th, 2011
9:04 pm
Larry Drew looks like he swallowed a lemon
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:05 pm
hack a dwight
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:05 pm
2 clanks for Howard at the free-throw line- Ihope
todd grantham
April 28th, 2011
9:05 pm
what about Al Horford?
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:06 pm
again, inability to put the Magic away will bite them…it’s pathetic.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:06 pm
Getting a sinking feeling.
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:07 pm
of course it really doesn’t matter….either of these stinkers will lose to the Bulls.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:08 pm
Nice JOE!! Earn your $ brother!!!!
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:08 pm
Atlanta 50, Magic 44, halfway through the third.
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:08 pm
josh crying
Hawks vs Magic (game 6)
April 28th, 2011
9:09 pm
wonder if it’s possible for the hawks to go more than a minute without fouling someone?
Chas
April 28th, 2011
9:09 pm
I wish we had a real post up threat. It is so hard to get the offense going without one.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:09 pm
Magic have made only two threes. If that holds, Atlanta wins.
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:10 pm
Josh Smith….what a mess…..probably difficult to teach.
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:11 pm
is Jamal hurt…WTH.
todd grantham
April 28th, 2011
9:11 pm
terrible air ball
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:12 pm
this is just pathetic…Charles Barkley is laughing is butt off.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:12 pm
Wow. Turk with five points in 30 seconds.
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:12 pm
put that stupid Smith’s ass on the bench……
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:13 pm
Now Turkoglu gets called for a flagrant foul against Pachulia.
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:13 pm
that is a joke call
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:14 pm
at least Z. Z. makes an effort…….Where is Crawford….this is crazy.
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:14 pm
the only flagrant call in 6 games – are you kidding me???
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:15 pm
if either of these teams were a horse they would have to shoot it.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:15 pm
Williams trey after Crawford steals the ball from Hedo
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:16 pm
Now Zaza with a flagrant F on Howard.
HawksFan
April 28th, 2011
9:17 pm
Hawks need to keep swinging the ball around. They can’t keep the ball on one side of the court otherwise the middle gets jammed.
They must swing the ball.
todd grantham
April 28th, 2011
9:17 pm
I’m worried. The Hawks should be way ahead by now.
welikebaseball2
April 28th, 2011
9:17 pm
Saw that flagrant coming. It’s only fair. Got to call it both ways. The refs are trying to keep the game under control. I wish they’d let them play though.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:17 pm
This is kind of a chippy game.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:18 pm
That seemed a flagrant foul. I wasn’t sure about Turkoglu’s.
HawksFan
April 28th, 2011
9:19 pm
Chippy is a good word for it. Good ole’ fashioned Bball.
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:19 pm
maybe they can go back and review all the 3 pointers for the magic
this is home cooking at its worst
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:20 pm
Crawford with another steal, this one from Redick.
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:21 pm
williams???? good lord
HawksFan
April 28th, 2011
9:21 pm
Howard is literally the only player the Magic have. It’s ridiculous.
Chas
April 28th, 2011
9:22 pm
Marvin is alive!!!
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:23 pm
Atlanta by nine. Horford, Williams, Johnson.
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:24 pm
by 7
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:28 pm
Marvin three to start the quarter.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:28 pm
Crawford three. Close to putting them away.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:29 pm
J.J. Redick dunk.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:30 pm
Crawford three. Up 12.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:30 pm
J>C> the real deal!!!!!!!!!
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:31 pm
thank you Jamal…and Marvin….now they resemble an NBA playoff team.
worse2first
April 28th, 2011
9:32 pm
Hawks look good when the rhythm threes are falling. They seem unwilling to challenge in the paint. Unable to go to the line.
Time
April 28th, 2011
9:32 pm
Marvin needs to be featured in the offense. He’s the wildcard that could make this team a real threat to advance against Chicago and beyond.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:32 pm
Detroit LIons just picked Nick Fairly. How about Fairly & N. Suh on the same D-Line!!!!????
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:32 pm
Lakers up 8 mid 3rd quarter.
welikebaseball2
April 28th, 2011
9:33 pm
Coach Dooley: While they’re at it, maybe they can review all Dwight Howard’s moving screens that are never called.
JC
April 28th, 2011
9:34 pm
OH NO, COULD IT BE?? COULD THE HAWKS BE PULLING AWAY FROM THE MAGIC RIGHT NOW?? COULD THEY BE IN THE PROCESS OF SILENCING ALL THEIR CRITICS INCLUDING YOURS TRULY?? SURELY NOT..CAN WE EXPECT A COLLAPSE OF EPIC PROPORTIONS THE REST OF THE GAME?? A BAD OMEN FOR ORLANDO..THEY ANNOUNCED THEIR BRINGING BACK THEIR DUMB A– COACH, STAN VAN GUNDY FOR ANOTHER LOSING YEAR!!! GO HAWKS!!!!
HawksFan
April 28th, 2011
9:34 pm
Hawks just can’t put them away.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:35 pm
Joe big deep three.
HawksFan
April 28th, 2011
9:35 pm
Ha Howard’s pissed. You can tell by his dunks.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:35 pm
Joe spins. Up 10.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:35 pm
JOEEEEEEEE!!!! for 3. Keep on earning it. Wouldn’t want to be in the way of Dwight’s dunks.Stating the obvious.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:36 pm
Nelson scores driving. Hawks by eight, 6:43 remaining.
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:36 pm
keep on shooting 3s
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:37 pm
Hawks shooting jump shots, Magic getting slams/lay-ups. Hope we can keep our lead.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:38 pm
Would love to see Horford vs. Noah in Chi. town soon
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:39 pm
keep shooting 3s hawks
JC
April 28th, 2011
9:40 pm
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HAWKS 71-59 LEAD?? THEY’RE NEVER COMFORTABLE WITH A BIG LEAD, HAVE YOU NOTICED??
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:40 pm
horford? how about williams again?
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:40 pm
now there’s the Marvin we all know….this team is really afraid of success.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:40 pm
Need some freaking rebounds!
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:40 pm
Zaza with PF No. 5.
HawksFan
April 28th, 2011
9:41 pm
Hawks imploding here late.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:41 pm
Dwight chokes on big free throws!
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:42 pm
there ya go
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:42 pm
Down to 76-74. Anderson finally hits.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:43 pm
If the Hawks don’t drive the refs can’t give them calls….
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:43 pm
hey MB…could be another great collapse in Atlanta sports history coming. like watching a train wreck.
JC
April 28th, 2011
9:43 pm
WAY TO GO HAWKS, WAY TO BLOW A 12 POINT FOURTH QUARTER LEAD!!! I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT!!!! IF THE MAGIC COME BACK TO WIN THIS GAME, THIS SERIES IS OVER!!!!!
5manattackmachine
April 28th, 2011
9:43 pm
Josh don’t let him shoot a wide open 3…. too late…
worse2first
April 28th, 2011
9:44 pm
offensive collapse. Share the ball….
Chas
April 28th, 2011
9:44 pm
Finally on Howard!!!
chem
April 28th, 2011
9:45 pm
finally called the moving screen. he’s been doing it all night
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:45 pm
flop flop
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:45 pm
home call
welikebaseball2
April 28th, 2011
9:45 pm
Here we go…Iso’s & jumpshots. Ugh.
J.J.M.
April 28th, 2011
9:45 pm
another jumper
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:45 pm
How many steps did ANderson take. From Buckhead to downtown??
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:46 pm
Hinrich…that was GUTSY!!!!!! you watching Josh Smith.
welikebaseball2
April 28th, 2011
9:46 pm
iso’s & jumpshots, iso’s & jumpshots…
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:46 pm
Kirk Hinrich: Big flip. Hawks by four. Arenas to shoot fouls after the timeout. Down to 2:56.
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:47 pm
you’re thinking about smith with the steps d
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:47 pm
Duck to the rescue? Hope Heinrich is OK. no foul called…
worse2first
April 28th, 2011
9:48 pm
Capt Kirk is a ball player….and why is Joe passing out with Jameer guarding him?
CONservative Johnson
April 28th, 2011
9:48 pm
Kirk hurt . . . if only we had another PG that could have had some legit PT during the playoffs.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:49 pm
Bear down Hawks, bear DOWN!!!!
JC
April 28th, 2011
9:49 pm
HOW MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE THE MAGIC WASTING ON GILBERT ARENAS?? THAT GUY’S BEEN INVISIBLE ON THIS TEAM..I FORGOT THEY EVEN PICKED HIM UP!! WHAT A WASTE OF SPACE ON THE COURT!! WISH I COULD MAKE 20 MILLION A YEAR FOR DOING NOTHING!!!!!!
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:49 pm
Co-sign Conservative Johnson
welikebaseball2
April 28th, 2011
9:49 pm
Man, I don’t like Crawford @ PG. Would’ve been great to have worked Teague into this series. Not sure I’d trust him in this situation but, thanks to Drew, we’ll never know.
5manattackmachine
April 28th, 2011
9:50 pm
thats gotta be the fifth air ball smoove shot
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:51 pm
Get past Orlando & we’ll need Teague
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:51 pm
who me??
welikebaseball2
April 28th, 2011
9:52 pm
So…we’re using Josh & Al to defend Howard at the end of the game…yet again. Oh boy.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:52 pm
Would love to see some pick & roll with jamal & Joe
NRBQ
April 28th, 2011
9:53 pm
Hinrich not coming back. Knee injury.
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:53 pm
maybe Josh can win the tip….has done nothing else.
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:54 pm
allowing a layup….are you kidding me?
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:55 pm
two layups….what a bunch of losers.
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:55 pm
layups again
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:55 pm
One-point game.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:55 pm
OH DEFENSE, Where art thou?????
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:56 pm
Nelson hits a three to win it…after the clowns clank 2 FT’s
welikebaseball2
April 28th, 2011
9:56 pm
Wow. The inability to close out games is losing it’s excitement. Okay, here’s to something other than an ISO play!
worse2first
April 28th, 2011
9:56 pm
This is playoff basketball? Protecting the home court? Balderdash!
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:57 pm
Make good passes here!!!
Coach Dooley
April 28th, 2011
9:57 pm
iso for johnson or crawford
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:58 pm
Duck has some cahuna’s to shoot it!! Great rebound!!!!
worse2first
April 28th, 2011
9:58 pm
Sometimes its better to be lucky than good.
Sid
April 28th, 2011
9:59 pm
damn lucky to win this……the defense in the last 2 minutes, no excuse for it. another 2nd round blowout possible.
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
9:59 pm
Huge play by Joe Johnson. Tapped the rebound to Crawford.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
9:59 pm
Yea, Yeah!!!!!!! Defense here, HERE!!!!!
welikebaseball2
April 28th, 2011
10:00 pm
The clock-killing ISO crap almost did us in…again. We were fortunate to get the offensive rebound. Our offense is sickeningly predictable at the end of games.
worse2first
April 28th, 2011
10:00 pm
Lakers cruising past N.O.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
10:00 pm
Enter your comments here
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
10:01 pm
Don’t let jameer get a shot here!!!
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
10:01 pm
Al out of bounds.
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
10:02 pm
Joe taking some leadership here!!!
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
10:03 pm
Hawks win.
Birdbrains, huh?
Mark Bradley
April 28th, 2011
10:03 pm
Hawks win.
Birdbrains, huh?
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
10:03 pm
Pride comes before the fall Jameeerrrr!!!!!!!
GT Trumpet
April 28th, 2011
10:05 pm
Someone in Vegas just made a whole bunch of money! Good job Hawks! Maybe we can win a game in Round 2 this time!
Sid
April 28th, 2011
10:05 pm
well MB you gotta admit the way they play a lot of the time…….just lucky to have played a team that executes worse than they do.
PMC
April 28th, 2011
10:06 pm
Awesome! The reason that with a 3-1 win you always discount game 5 especially when it’s away.
Just WIN BABY!
Coach D
April 28th, 2011
10:07 pm
A win is a win, is a win!
Sid
April 28th, 2011
10:07 pm
Bianchi is sort of like the Donald Trump of sportswriters……anything for attention.
soldierman
April 28th, 2011
10:08 pm
we match up well against chicago if josh can get his head out of his 4th point of contact
Sleepy
April 28th, 2011
10:09 pm
Glad its over now we need to rest up for the Bulls.
There are a lot of things to complain about but the name of the game is winning and they did it
(does haters gonna hate strut)
haybud
April 28th, 2011
10:10 pm
Need updates on Hinrich pronto!
CaptainMudderland
April 28th, 2011
10:13 pm
It is the Hawks’ time….toughness is there, coaching is there…congrats men!
See ya in the 2nd round Jameer
April 28th, 2011
10:13 pm
what a bum, magic suck
ep
April 28th, 2011
10:13 pm
Birdbrains???? Hahahahahahaha!
deron
April 28th, 2011
10:16 pm
The Hawks have avenged their playoff sweep at the hands of the Orlando Magic in 2010. They became the 9th team in the last 30 years win a series against the team who swept them in the playoffs the previous season
http://theresastatforthat.blogspot.com/2011/04/sweep-revenge-how-teams-bounce-back.html
wolfman
April 28th, 2011
10:17 pm
The Hawks didn’t quit on Drew like Drew II did on UNC….
Tech Man
April 28th, 2011
10:19 pm
deron
April 28th, 2011
10:16 pm
Thanks for the stat!
JC
April 28th, 2011
10:22 pm
UNBELIEVEABLE!!! YOU ARE RIGHT, MR.BRADLEY!!!! ALL-RIGHT HAWKS, NOW IT’S TIME TO REALLY SURPRISE US ALL BY BEATING THE BULLS!!! GO HAWKS!!!!!
Rico Niles
April 28th, 2011
10:26 pm
Jamier Nelson: See you in the SECOND ROUND OF FISHING!
BullTIME
April 28th, 2011
10:28 pm
I’m so happy you Hawks won, you’ll be an easy team to destroy next!
CoachT
April 28th, 2011
10:28 pm
Sure hope Kirk’s not hurt bad.
And we survived J-Stooop. My girls observed as he came into the game late…
“daddy, why is the coach bringing mr. stupid back into the game?”
dumb i nick wilikins
April 28th, 2011
10:35 pm
Hacks will be swept by Bulls. What a batch of losers…
- highlight factory hasn’t had highlights since dumb-i-nick in the 80s
- dominique was a great player, more like dumbinick with color commentary; can we get another clothespin on the nose of the puker Rathbun? what a homer…..
What a sad batch of hacks…
- j lose (3-14)
- al hackford (3-9)
- joe (10-25)
- jamal (6-16)
and the great cha cha patchouli will no doubt contribute another flop
Party while you have the chance you batch of losers……no wonder the ATL is dissed in every sport
See ya in the 2nd round Jameer
April 28th, 2011
10:41 pm
LOL how stupid are you “dumb i nick wilikins”
rathbun is a hawks broadcaster, of course he’s a homer, what a moronic comment to make…I guess you’d call Munson a homer too…learn english before you post
Rico Niles
April 28th, 2011
10:41 pm
BULLTIME: Wow after what just happened I guess you didn’t learn from Jamier Nelson’s comment! Okay I got you who you can repeat your words in two-weeks!
Greg
April 28th, 2011
10:41 pm
Even when the Hawks win, they give their fans plenty of reasons to feel awful about them. Incredible how they kept Orlando in the game until the last second. Tried their best to give it away, but Orlando couldn’t make any plays to take it.
The Hawks-Bulls series is going to look a lot like Magic-Hawks last year. Without Hinrich, I doubt the Hawks win a game. 4-1 is best case scenario and at least 2 of the losses will be by 20+.
Rico Niles
April 28th, 2011
10:41 pm
“Hope you can Repeat your words in Two-Weeks”!
cwm
April 28th, 2011
10:49 pm
what happen to kirk
dumb i nick wilikins
April 28th, 2011
10:50 pm
see ya….u must be all of 15…… and a proud hacks fan. ps, munson was a homer for a gaggle of losers
captguitarman
April 28th, 2011
10:58 pm
Glad they won. Overall, they were the better team. But, they came very close to losing, and thus the whole series because the team that played tonight, although much better than the one that showed up for game 5, could not have won in Orlando. This game was actually the 7th game for the Hawks. Lots and lots of problems, but the absolute most disturbing were Nelson’s two completely unmolestd lay ups in the closing minutes. No block, no push, no hard foul, no punishment and worst of all, no weak side help – what were they thinking? Neslon should have been punished badly for each time he went into the lane. And why the Magic gave up the pick and roll in which Howard waltzed down the lane unmolested for monster jams? They could have done that a lot more times. Again, no block, no push, no weak side help, no hard foul, no punishment – just come on in Dwight and show us what a monster jam looks like out of a half court offense. Lapses like this agains Chicago will make that a much shorter series than this one. It was almost as if they were asleep, not knowing what to do. And finally, could Ryan have possibly been any more open when he missed the 3 pointer that would have tied the game? He probably missed because he was surprised he was completey and totally wide open. I cannot imagine a team like the LA, Boston, Chicago, etc. allowing something like that to happen. Replays showed two Hawks just standing under the basket watching him shoot. All of this at the end of the game the Hawks had to win. I pull for them and like to see them win, but they have a ways to go. Also don’t know how bad Hinrich is hurt. If he is down for the rest of the playoffs . . . Chicago in 4.
BoricuaHawk
April 28th, 2011
11:07 pm
Can’t wait to read Mike Bianchi’s blog on the Orlando Sentinel tomorrow! Go Hawks!! Let’s bring THIS team to Chicago!