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(ATLANTA) – With the second half of the season already underway, the 4th and 5th seeded teams in the Eastern Conference, both have the first round of playoffs in their sights. It was an intense match-up as the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Toronto Raptors in front of their home crowd . Point Guard Dennis Schroder led the charge for Atlanta with 26 points and 5 assists along with Paul Millsap, with his 21 points and […]
(Eagle News) — Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala weighed in with 24 points each as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Atlanta Hawks 119-111 on Monday, March 6. The Warriors maintained their grip on the Western conference rankings after an inspired performance from Iguodala, who scored his points after coming off the bench to lead a second-quarter rally. Iguodala made six of eight shots from the field as well as grabbing five rebounds, three steals and […]
The Los Angeles Clippers (35-11) led a well-balanced attack against the Atlanta Hawks (32-24) for an easy 99-84 win at the Staples Center. The Clippers seemed glad to be home from their Annual Grammy Road Trip as they had help from both the starters and the bench to secure the victory. The bench pulled together 42 points and helped the home team build a 22-point lead in the third quarter. Griffin’s unselfish ways were showcased […]
NEW YORK – If Carmelo Anthony had a dream, it would be to make the game winning bucket. In reality, Anthony failed to close out the game off an offensive rebound, and the Knicks suffered another devastating loss to a Dwight Howard-less Atlanta Hawks team 108-107. It was a compelling Monday matinee game on Martin Luther King Day as both teams exchanged leads throughout with Anthony hitting a 3 point shot at the buzzer, giving […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Atlanta Hawks are off to their best start in six NBA seasons after a 106-95 victory over the Sacramento Kings lifted them to 3-0 in the fledgling campaign. It has now been a decade since the Kings won a game in Atlanta, although the Hawks gave them hope when they allowed the visitors to score 37 points in the third quarter. “Coach really challenged us after that,” Kyle Korver […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Danny Ferry, embroiled in a racial comments controversy that led to his leaving the NBA Atlanta Hawks a year ago, has been hired by the rival New Orleans Pelicans as a special advisor. Pelicans general manager Dell Demps announced the move on Wednesday. “Danny’s experience, insight and achievements will be a welcomed addition to the Pelicans as we continue our quest to improve the team,” Demps said. In 2014, […]
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — LeBron James and Kyrie Irving took over in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers took a 3-0 stranglehold lead over Atlanta on Friday to move within one win of advancing to the NBA semi-finals. James and Kevin Love each posted a double-double for the Cavaliers who drained 21 three pointers against the Hawks in a 121-108 victory. Cleveland is the first team in NBA history to hit at […]
LOS ANGELES United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 25 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks 104-93 to take a 1-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final playoff series on Monday. James also contributed nine assists and seven rebounds as last year’s NBA Finals runners-up got off to a smooth start in the best-of-seven series at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena. Kyrie Irving added 21 points with eight assists and one rebound as […]
LOS aNGELES , United States (AFP) — Paul Millsap had 17 points and eight rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks eliminated the Boston Celtics with a 104-92 win in game six of the first round playoff series Thursday. Al Horford and Kent Bazemore each scored 15 points, Kyle Korver had 14 points and Jeff Teague added 11 for Atlanta, which led by as many as 28 points in the second half en route to its first […]
MIAMI,United States (AFP) — The Atlanta Hawks scored a crushing 110-83 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday to seize the initiative in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. Atlanta’s Mike Scott top scored after weighing in with 17 points off the bench as the Hawks hassled the Celtics into 19 turnovers in what rapidly became a rout. The victory means Atlanta lead 3-2 in the best-of-seven series heading into Game Six in Boston on […]
