Feb. 11: Atlanta @ Detroit

JoshB914 · Post #1 » by **JoshB914** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:08 am

Big game on the road heading into the break.

ConverseChris · Post #2 » by **ConverseChris** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:11 am

If we win this game we will have a 3.5 game lead over the 4th seed which will be big
especially when we have to play teams like LA when we come back from the break

Post #3 » by **HMFFL** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 1:43 am

I'm sure the team will enjoy the days off before the road trip continues.

The next four games:

Tue, Feb 17 at LA Lakers 10:30 pm
Wed, Feb 18 at Sacramento 10:00 pm
Fri, Feb 20 at Portland 10:00 pm
Mon, Feb 23 at Utah 9:00 pm

tontoz · Post #4 » by **tontoz** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:14 am

The Pistons lost a tough one last night to the Bulls, blowing a 14 pt 4th quarter lead.

LL Cool Scott · Post #5 » by **LL Cool Scott** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:27 am

I like the intensity we're showing tonight. This is how we were playing early in the season. Love Horford's aggressiveness too.

tontoz · Post #6 » by **tontoz** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:52 am

Bibby has gotten outscored 26-5. Fortunately Flip has been money.

Now they have to make foul shots ....... ugh.

HoopsGuru25 · Post #7 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:57 am

Please hit these free throws Joe.

HoopsGuru25 · Post #8 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:02 am

Joe caps off a good game by hitting the clinching free throws. This was the 1st game where we played a consistent 48 minutes on the road since November probably. We hit so many big shots to counter their momentum. It feels really good to go into the break on a positive note unlike last year where we self destructed at Charlotte.

tontoz · Post #9 » by **tontoz** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:29 am

That was a big win for so many reasons. They beat Detoit on the road and they may be our first round matchup. They opened up a 3.5 game lead. Everyone is back and JJ is playing like himself again.

The Hawks are really in the drivers seat right now for homecourt in the 1st round.

JoshB914 · Post #10 » by **JoshB914** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:55 am

Huge win tonight. We showed some grit for once and got a big road win, one that gives us a really nice cushion heading into the break. I agree with Tontoz, the four seed is now officially ours to lose.

It will be really interesting to see how we come out of the gates in the second half with that brutal west coast trip. If we are going to get back to our early season form like tonight, we might be able to surprise some people.

Skyhawk1 · Post #11 » by **Skyhawk1** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:38 am

It was good to see JJ and Horford playing well. When these two are active and aggressive we look much more solid. 10 games over 0.500, I think we're having a great season despite the injuries. We need to go 19-11 or better to reach the 50 win mark. Can we do it ?

DeShaunRed · Post #12 » by **DeShaunRed** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:07 am

Great win!!!

conleyorbust · Post #13 » by **conleyorbust** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:04 pm

Good to see Joe play well like that.

Flip continued his hot shooting.

Josh's work in the post lately paid off, did anyone else see the doubles they were throwing at him? That's how you get 7 assists without turning the ball over a bunch... get it to the wide open man.

DirtybirdGA · Post #14 » by **DirtybirdGA** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:01 pm

Props to the team for the win, and just committing under 10 turnovers for 2 straight games. Good to have some breathing room, since next week will be hell.