Fri: Utah 15-10 (4-6 V) @ Atlanta 18-6 (11-2 H)

Post #1 » by **HMFFL** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:36 am

Favored to win: Atlanta by 7

Over/Under: 206.5

SAUCERY_SWEET · Post #2 » by **SAUCERY_SWEET** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:08 am

Most competitive team and game we will get since the Dallas game, I got the Hawks taking the Jazz out 116-101. I believe the Hawks are just to powerful at home.

Harry10 · Post #3 » by **Harry10** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:07 am

match ups are fine,...... as long as the Hawks have a decent shooting night and keep playing team ball, then they should be fine, but you never know when a bad shooting night will come up.

MaceCase · Post #4 » by **MaceCase** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:35 pm

Hmm,
Jazz on road = autoloss
Hawks at home= autowin

There really should be no need for us to fudge this game up.

azuresou1 · Post #5 » by **azuresou1** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:35 pm

Yeah, I concur with Mace, I see no reason to be afraid of this one

Post #6 » by **HMFFL** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:47 pm

Refs:
James Capers
Jason Phillips
Olandis Poole

Recent Meetings:
03/11/09 ATL 100 - UTA 93
02/23/09 UTA 108 - ATL 89
02/23/08 UTA 100 - ATL 94
12/17/07 ATL 116 - UTA 111
02/12/07 UTA 102 - ATL 76
12/20/06 ATL 106 - UTA 112
03/17/06 ATL 101 - UTA 111
12/07/05 UTA 95 - ATL 83
03/02/05 UTA 96 - ATL 74
11/20/04 ATL 79 - UTA 92

tontoz · Post #7 » by **tontoz** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 1:11 am

The Hawks have blown some easy oppurtunities in the 1st quarter. They actually ran the offense well but just couldn't convert.

I don't like seeing JJ take 7 shots in the 1st quarter.

ATL DirtyBird · Post #8 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 1:40 am

most impactful first half by a hawks player in a long time....josh is a beast tonight!

tontoz · Post #9 » by **tontoz** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 1:53 am

SneakerKing33 wrote:most impactful first half by a hawks player in a long time....josh is a beast tonight!

5 steals in a half. i don't remember him ever doing that before.

HoopsGuru25 · Post #10 » by **HoopsGuru25** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:12 am

Utah is getting curb stomped right now.

It would be cool to see Smith win DPOY. At the very least he should be 1st team all defense.

tontoz · Post #11 » by **tontoz** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:18 am

the Jazz aren't a bad team. Geez

Crawford and JJ were both off but the Hawks are still crushing them. Wow

ATL DirtyBird · Post #12 » by **ATL DirtyBird** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:43 am

HoopsGuru25 wrote:Utah is getting curb stomped right now.

It would be cool to see Smith win DPOY. At the very least he should be 1st team all defense.

I would think hes ranked first right now if the award was given tonight. He leads in blocks and is high in steals and is a good rebounder!

Celtics lost tonight!

Harry10 · Post #13 » by **Harry10** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:01 am

anybody realize that the Hawks are doing the same thing that alot of championship teams are doing.... they are winning not by out shooting or rebound their opponents..... they are winning by getting more shot attempts than the other team, and they are doing by playing good and hard defense. it is a beautiful thing to see, and it is such an efficient way to play basketball games, because it is something that is dependable.

Skyhawk1 · Post #14 » by **Skyhawk1** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:36 am

I'm so happy with the way we've been playing lately. Great win, we made D. Williams look really bad and thats not easy. Horford and Smith have been playing so well, same thing with M. Bibby, I'm not sure if we ever thought he would fit this team as well as he does. I hope we keep the energy level up and bring it on every night, it just feels good to be a Hawks fan now. GO HAWKS.

DirtybirdGA · Post #15 » by **DirtybirdGA** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:06 pm

That was awesome, Boozer and Deron didn't have 10 pts combined?