Official Game Thread: Hawks 10-4 vs Trail Blazers 8-5

[Superiorblogman]

1st true test post Al Horford injury. This team could seriously beat us. On a positive note they have beat exactly 1 winning team on the road and the same goes for us at home. The difference is our win over a winning team at home was with Al Horford.

There are a lot of interesting matchups in this game.

Matchup 1



Jeff Teague vs Raymond Felton




Matchup 2




Joe vs Wesley Matthews



Matchup 3



Josh vs Lamarcus Aldridge



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at 8:00 PM EST

[DirtybirdGA]

Ok let's get it in!

[joe56755]

im looking forward to tonights game , youre right about this being atlantas toughest test since al went down . we should kinda get an idea if the hawks can play with the better teams after tonight . im also looking forward to seeing how crawford plays , hopefully he struggles .

[dweezy]

real talk.. ATL should be a BETTER team.. ya'll got the talent.. lets jus hope tonight ya'll up in skrokers or magic city too long and cant play well lol

[Superiorblogman]

real talk.. ATL should be a BETTER team.. ya'll got the talent.. lets jus hope tonight ya'll up in skrokers or magic city too long and cant play well lol

How does ATL have more talent without Al Horford?

I feel excuses coming on

[MaceCase]

All I know is that this had better be on watch/espn3, I finally get those jackasses at Time Warner and NBA to authorize league pass mobile and it's a nationally televised game.

[KickinItInSac]

Blazers are overrated...they started off strong but have slumped as of late...Hawks, on the other hand, have been streaking...Vegas has Hawks by 2, I agree

[KickinItInSac]

Blazers have always been pretty stagnant on the road, just gotta contain Batum he's been hot lately, Jamal will shoot himself outta this one as usual

[Skyhawk1]

Tough game tonight. The Blazers are better and deeper than us. We can win though as long as we bring a lot of energy and the bench contributes. Glad to see J. Crawford back, dude was great for us.

[ATL Boy]

I hope the home crowd shows some love for Jamal tonight, he was really huge for us during his time in Atlanta

[SAUCERY_SWEET]

Cheer him before the game and thereafter they lose. Go Hawks!!!

[Ruhiel]

If we win Sund/ownership stands still. If we lose Sund/ownership stands still.

1 game at a time I guess this game does not matter except we see just how good we are without any center.

But I'd love to run through the Western Conference teams and it all starts with a quality center.

I hope we win but I'm not optimistic. And what kind of matchups are those?

Marvin Williams vs Gerald Wallace. or what happens when they go small.

GO HAWKS!

[Ruhiel]

3 - 0 is red hot? if we ever win 4 games in a row watch out!

Jon Barry still asking if Joe Johnson's a #1 option.

[Ruhiel]

Aldridge tip out #1 over 6'8 Smith.

Josh Smith ... Watch him vs the hulking Aldridge. Smothering him 1 turnover already.

[Superiorblogman]

We may win but Josh and Joe will not be the reasons. They both looked like garbage as I expected

[Ruhiel]

POR's bench has... Jamal and batum right?

[Ruhiel]

Starters played 10 min and only up 3. Not a good sign. But damn, we're scrappy and POR looks pedestrian/overrated.

We are underrated and making Aldridge look pedestrian. But POR is deeper and Aldridge can get hot.

[Superiorblogman]

Teague would have 7 or 8 assist already if he had teammates that could finish. That's why I don't harp on his TO's. His talent is wasted on this team

[parson]

Marvin is marvelous (3 for 3 and our leading rebounder), so what do we do? Bench him for about 10 minutes and cool him off.

[parson]

If one player had a block on one end and then a fastbreak dunk on the other end, who would you assume that one player would be?


That's right, Zaza.