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Favored to Win:
Atlanta by 8

Over/Under:
207.5

Recent Meetings:
12/26/09 IND 98 - ATL 110
10/28/09 ATL 120 - IND 109
04/10/09 ATL 122 - IND 118
03/13/09 ATL 101 - IND 87
12/30/08 IND 104 - ATL 110
11/18/08 IND 113 - ATL 96
04/08/08 IND 112 - ATL 98
01/04/08 IND 113 - ATL 91
12/26/07 ATL 107 - IND 95
04/17/07 ATL 118 - IND 102

I would like to see Josh return to his early post all star form, Marvin get into the flow, and some ball movement.
Dont have a good feeling about this game.

Bench played so much better than the starters. They actually share the ball consistently.

... What?

Hawks starters off to a weak start as usual. Fortunately the bench came in with some energy.

Horford has made every spot up jumper but when he tries to post up he looks bad. How long is it going to take to realize he needs to be a face up player to be successful?

Bibby laying an egg. Marvin back to being garbage.

Josh was just given a 10 ft cushion for a jumper and he didnt take it. Wow, that made my day. Our bigs can bring it up, but they should not do it as often as they do.

@ Murphy playing under the basket when Smith has the ball on the perimeter.

Horford has 8 field goals and not one of them has been on a back to the basket move. If he would just abandon his back to the basket game he could average 16+.

Edit: make that 9 field goals without a back to the basket move.

I guess Horf has a midrange game like Rip Hamilton now. I love this kid.

tontoz wrote::lol: @ Murphy playing under the basket when Smith has the ball on the perimeter.

Its a slap in the face. Smoove counters his cushion with one of his nice jumpers. Like Rathbun said, he should take it to Murp. Or just create for others.

LOL @ Bibby swatting at the ball while the bigs battle for possession.

Zaza gets some pretty sweet assists sometimes.

Just glad we won. Our new magic number is 4. We need a combination of 4 wins and/or Bucks losses to clinch home court in the first round. After that milestone we can worry if we have any chance of finishing 3rd.

SneakerKing33 wrote:

tontoz wrote::lol: @ Murphy playing under the basket when Smith has the ball on the perimeter.

Its a slap in the face. Smoove counters his cushion with one of his nice jumpers. Like Rathbun said, he should take it to Murp. Or just create for others.

Definitely. I didn't see the game but if ANYONE is "covering" Smoove by standing under the basket, he should immediately drive and dunk right over that guy. A player like Smoove will almost always get the call if there's a whistle blown while he's flying to the basket.