THE FACTS: Josh Smith recorded a double-double consisting of 28 points and 12 rebounds, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a resounding 124-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Rookie guard John Jenkins scored 21 points while rookie forward Mike Scott contributed 17 points. Al Horford added 16 while Jeff Teague had 13 points and 11 assists. The Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak while improving to 43-36.
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THE FACTS: In his two seasons in Atlanta, Ivan Johnson has carved out his niche as an energy guy that makes things happen. He chose a perfect time to make things happen Saturday night at Philips Arena. Johnson, starting for Al Horford, scored 21 points, marking his season high and matching his career high. He added 10 rebounds in 34:28 to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a 97-88 win over the Orlando Magic. …read more
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THE FACTS: Paul Pierce had his third triple-double of the season, and Jeff Green added a game-high 27 points as the Boston Celtics pushed past the Atlanta Hawks for a 118-107 win. Jason Terry chipped in with 24 points off the bench for Boston, as the hosts played inspired basketball in front of Rajon Rondo. The All-Star point guard watched the game for the first time from the Celtics bench since undergoing surgery on his torn ACL last month. Mike Scott had a team-high 19 points off the bench for the short-handed Hawks, who played without star center Al Horford (flu). …read more
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THE FACTS: The Atlanta Hawks (40-32) clinched a playoff berth for a sixth straight season with a 107-88 win over the Toronto Raptors (26-45) at Air Canada Centre on Wednesday. The Hawks finished strong outscoring the Raptors 63-34 in the second half, behind Al Horford‘s 26 points and 12 rebounds, 10 of which he scored in the fourth quarter. Jeff Teague added a double-double of 24 points and 13 assists, while Josh Smith chipped in 19 points. …read more
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THE FACTS: Wednesday’s game in Atlanta had playoff implications, and Al Horford played like it. The Hawks’ center had 26 points and 15 rebounds as Atlanta beat the visiting Bucks 98-90. …read more
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THE FACTS: Josh Smith (21 points, seven rebounds, five assists) and Al Horford (22 points, 11 rebounds) punished the Nets with versatile play, leading the Hawks to a 105-93 victory at Barclays Center. Reggie Evans scored a season-high 14 points and grabbed 22 rebounds in defeat, but no other Nets starter played particularly well. By winning, the Hawks split the season series and moved within one game of the Nets for the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Nets begin a streak of eight consecutive road games on Monday in Detroit. …read more
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By The Huffington Post News Editors
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Al Horford had 23 points and 22 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Detroit Pistons 114-103 on Monday night for their fifth win in six games.
Josh Smith added 23 points for the Hawks, who were ahead 61-51 at halftime and led by as many as 26 in the third quarter.
THE FACTS: The Atlanta Hawks may have stopped playing defense for a while, but they resumed scoring Friday night and Al Horford remained red hot while scoring 24 points in a 122-108 win over the visiting Sacramento Kings. Jeff Teague added 20 points and 12 assists for Atlanta (29-23). …read more
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THE FACTS: Josh Smith and Al Horford made their cases for All-Star snubdom, combining for 56 points, 22 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks into the All-Star break with a 108-76 rout of the Orlando Magic. …read more
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THE FACTS: Josh Smith punished the Dallas Mavericks inside and out and powered the Atlanta Hawks to a rare road victory Monday. He went 4-for-5 on 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 26 points, 13 rebounds and six assists in a 105-101 Hawks win over the Mavs. Al Horford added 21 points and 10 boards and Jeff Teague had 20 points and nine assists for the Hawks (28-22), who won for just the second time in their last 10 road games. …read more
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THE FACTS: Four Timberwolves starters scored in double figures Tuesday night, but it was the fifth starter, Dante Cunningham, who made the critical plays that helped the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Atlanta Hawks for the first time since 2006, 108-103 in Target Center. Cunningham nailed a 20-foot jumper to give the Wolves, who had lost 11 straight games to Atlanta, a three-point lead with 15.9 seconds to play, then stole the ensuing inbounds pass to kill the Hawks’ hopes of a rally. Nikola Pekovic scored 25 points and added a career-high 18 rebounds to lead the Wolves, who improved to 8-0 when scoring 100 points or more this year, while Andrei Kirilenko added 21 points, six rebounds, and the 2,000th assist of his career. Josh Smith and Lou Williams led Atlanta, which fell behind by 17 in the first half and never quite caught up, with 21 points apiece, while Al Horford added 19 points.
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