Atlanta @ New Jersey Nov 14th Game 8

[HMFFL]

Time to focus on New Jersey!


6-1 (Road: 4-1)


Al Horford


PPG: 11.8 - RPG: 10.2 - BPG - 2.3






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2-5 (Home: 1-3)


Yi Jianlian

PPG: 11.7 - RPG: 8.2 - BPG - 1.00





Divisional Games:

Utah @ Charlotte

Washington @ Miami

Orlando @ Dallas

[Harry10]

i hope the team traveled last night, so that they can just rest all day Thursday.

rest up and just get back to work.

[lunarblues]

they're practicing in boston. there isn't much travel in going to new jersey from boston.

[Harry10]

^ i hope not..... Boston to Jersey is still a one hour flight.

[Anklebreaker702]

Just stopped in to give you guys your props, you guys are the real deal! Didn't get to see the Boston game but saw the highlights, to make the Celtics have to make a last second shot to beat you in the Garden! Ya I'm sold! Good luck against the Nets

[Skyhawk1]

These 2 games against NJ are important. I hope we get to come out with energy. It won't be an easy game over there, so we better be prepared. Just like the Bulls, the Nets have some trouble with their froncourt, so we got to play a lot with Horford and whoever we have available. LET'S GO HAWK... WITH YOU ALL THE WAY !

[killbuckner]

My hope for this game is to have Horford take over against a PF he should be able to take over against. Yi shouldn't be able to hang. Najera shouldn't be able to hang. If they play Anderson he shouldn't be able to hang.

[tontoz]

Harris is the key. He has been out with an ankle sprain and if he is out that is a huge break. He is exactly the kind of player that gives the Hawks problems, especially with Smith out.

[raleigh]

Couldn't Marvin be able to guard Yi in spurts?

It's not like Yi uses his length all that well defensively.

[tontoz]

Couldn't Marvin be able to guard Yi in spurts?

It's not like Yi uses his length all that well defensively.

marvin could guard Yi easily. Yi is just a spot up shooter. He doesn't do anything else.

[JoshB914]

Yi is one of the worst defensive players in the league. We need to exploit him on D as much as we can.

I'd like to see a blowout here. The Boston loss should motivate the guys, if they come out with energy and execute I think we'll be fine.

[betta1]

Anyone know Zaza's status for tomorrow night?

[Harry10]

Carter is a Hawk killer, it always seems like Hawks should blow out the Nets, but Vince always puts up 30 and keeps his team in it all the way up to the closing minutes.

[_BBIB_]

These games won't be easy at all.

I really hope Devin Harris does not play.

And yes we need to try to abuse them in the post with Horford. Horford needs to stay out of foul trouble for this one

[conleyorbust]

Yeah, lets hope Devin doesn't play.

We looked really bad @ NJ last season, IZOD is just a depressing place to be.

If Harris is out, they'd really need VC to come out firing - and maybe another big game from Yi.

The big worry in this sort of game is playing down, especially after that close loss to Boston. Don't want to come out thinking that the only games that matter are the ones against the big dogs, its still more important to distance ourselves from the Indy's and Miami's of the NBA than to try and prove we are hot **** and ignore NJ & co.

[hawksfan81]

I think we will be fine. I was thinking that the Oklahoma game would be a trap game. And all though we didn't play great that game we still found a way to pull out the win. I don't think this hawks team are the hawks of old. I think they have the mindset now were a real playoff team doesn't over look any team and they come out and play strong.

[HMFFL]

Devin will play. He nearly played against Indiana and I don't see him missing another game.

[HMFFL]

Devin Harris, Back At Work

"Yes, he's still feeling some soreness, but he says he's playing. After watching T.J. Ford do his razor dance through his helpless team twice in a week, what else is Devin Harris supposed to say? "It was a little bit tough, because I know we're better than that," Harris said. "Especially when a guy is affecting the game at your position, it's a little bit tougher. I'm watching us out there not keeping him out of the lane the way I know we can." So he's coming back Friday against Atlanta, for better or worse. But he still makes it sound as though the last six days of treatments didn't really have the desired effect. He still feels a twinge - OK, more than a twinge - with each cut. "It's ..."

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[HMFFL]

Atlanta favored by -3½. O/U 192

[evildallas]

Atlanta favored by -3½. O/U 192

Road favorites? Wow. I'll take the under on this one.