Hawks-Trail Blazers Preview

By ANTHONY GIORNALISTA
Posted Nov 02 2009 5:16PM

LaMarcus Aldridge has helped the Portland Trail Blazers dominate Atlanta at home. His knee injury might give Greg Oden a greater role in trying to extend that success as the center plays his first game against the Hawks.

With Aldridge's status uncertain, the Trail Blazers may have to rely more heavily on Oden for points in the paint as they host the Hawks on Tuesday night.

The Trail Blazers (2-2) have won nine of 10 at home against the Hawks (2-1), holding them to 92.3 points per game during that stretch.

Aldridge averaged 20.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in Portland's last two games versus Atlanta at the Rose Garden, but he might not play Tuesday after suffering a bone bruise in his right knee Sunday night against Oklahoma City.

Blazers coach Nate McMillan said X-rays were negative, but he has no timetable for the 6-foot-11 forward's return.

Aldridge averaged a career-high 18.1 points last season, continuing his development after posting 9.0 as a rookie in 2006-07. Portland is hoping for the same amount of improvement from Oden, who averaged 8.9 points as a first-year player last season.

The 7-footer, selected first overall in the 2007 draft, has missed all four of the Blazers' games against the Hawks over the last two seasons due to various injuries.

Oden is averaging 6.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.8 blocks this season. If Aldridge can't go, Oden should get more chances to contribute offensively.

"I think he's going to get better," McMillan said. "We're running some stuff for him ... and we'll learn how to get him the ball."

Brandon Roy will likely assume even more of the scoring burden if Oden isn't effective. The fourth-year guard averaged 30.7 points in his first three games but was held to 16 on 5-of-17 shooting against the Thunder.

Roy didn't attempt his first free throw until 5:11 remained, but went 5 for 7 at the line the rest of the way.

"I'm maturing and learning the game and saying when you get leads you've got to try to build on them by getting to the free-throw line," said Roy, the 2007 Rookie of the Year. "You don't have to always shoot jumpers."

Roy averaged 26.7 points in his last three games versus the Hawks. He will likely be matched up with Joe Johnson, who continues to lead Atlanta offensively.

Johnson scored 27 points Sunday night but the Hawks lost 118-110 to the Los Angeles Lakers. Atlanta began the season with relatively easy home wins over Indiana and Washington, but allowed Los Angeles to shoot 52.9 percent.

This will be the second game of a four-game trip for the Hawks, who went 16-25 away from Philips Arena last season.

Atlanta needs a better performance from Josh Smith, who scored seven points on 3-of-10 shooting versus the Lakers. He averaged 18.5 points in his first two contests.

Smith had 19 points in Atlanta's 98-80 home win over Portland on March 15, the last meeting between the teams. The Blazers won the clubs' other matchup last season 108-98 on Feb. 20.

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Crawford comes off the bench to lift Hawks to important win

By Kerry Eggers, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday November 4, 2009 1:48AM

PORTLAND (NBA.com exclusive) -- For a quarter Tuesday night at the Rose Garden, the Portland Trail Blazers dominated the Atlanta Hawks.

For a half, Atlanta guard Joe Johnson was cold as an igloo.

Jamal Crawford wasn't, though. And when the smoke cleared, Atlanta had walked away with an important 97-91 victory over the Blazers.

Crawford came off the bench to score a game-high 27 points  17 in the first half. Then Johnson came to the party, scoring 17 of his 19 points in the second half as the Hawks improved to 3-1 this season.

Portland guard Brandon Roy and Crawford are Seattle natives who have played against each other and been friends for years.

"He's a good player, man," Roy said of Crawford, who played last season in New York. "He's a one-on-one guy. There were some (isolation) situations where he was able to create, especially when Joe was struggling early. Jamal kept them in the game. Good pickup for them."

Portland coach Nate McMillan has been preaching defense since training camp. Atlanta started the game shooting 2 for 12 and finished the first quarter 5 for 19 and trailing 35-25.

From that point, the Hawks were 32 for 61 (.525) from the field and outscored the Blazers 82-66 the rest of the way.

Conversely, Portland (2-3) was 10 for 18 in the first quarter and 26 for 67 the remainder of the game, finishing at .424 from the field.

"The two things you have to do to give yourself a chance to win is shoot the ball and play defense," McMillan said. "We didn't do either tonight."

In Portland's other two losses, Denver's Carmelo Anthony scored 41 points and Houston's Trevor Arizona had 33.

"Perimeter isolation," McMillan said. In Portland's losses, "a wing has had a big night. Tonight it was Crawford. You're out there (defending) by yourself, and you have to guard. We broke down and they were able to get to the paint and get layups without our bigs stepping in to help."

That wasn't the whole story. Portland entered the game as the No. 2 rebounding team in the NBA, but Atlanta won the battle of the boards 46-36 and points in the paint 50-34.

McMillan said he mentioned that to his players in his post-game talk.

"Our level of play has to go up," he said. "We're not playing as hard as we need to win games.

To win games in this league, you have to work. That's not something I've had to say to this group the last couple of years."

Atlanta's resilience and perseverence proved the difference.

"It was one of those games where you just have to grind," Hawks coach Mike Woodson said. "If we're going to be a team that makes that next push (in the playoffs), we have to win our fair share of games on the road. Tonight, it was a total team effort. Our defense really picked up in the second half when we needed it. For 48 minutes, we competed."

Johnson was awful the first half, scoring two points on 1-of-8 shooting. He found a rhythm early in the second half and was nails down the stretch, sinking 8 of 11 shots the final two periods.

"We didn't panic," the all-star guard said. "We hung around in the first half and pretty much the whole game. We just wanted to stay close, and down the stretch we played some good 'D' on Brandon Roy."

Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge were both on the money the first half, each with 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting. Their opportunities were fewer in the second half. Roy was 2 for 10 in the half and finished with 19 points; Aldridge was 3 for 8 and led Portland with 20 points and 14 rebounds.

"My shot felt good, and we did a good job trying to get Brandon open early," Aldridge said. "But as the game went on, it was tougher for him to get clean looks. We have to do a better job of getting him open."

In the end, the biggest difference was Crawford, the bounced-around shooting guard who may have found a home in Atlanta.

"He was huge," Woodson said. "I haven't had a big-time guy off the bench like that."

Crawford is liking everything about his role so far.

"This is the most fun I've had in the NBA," the nine-year veteran said. "I haven't had these kinds of athletes to play with before. It feels good."

It doesn't feel so for the Blazers, who have lost back-to-back games at the Rose Garden. Portland was 34-7 at home and lost two in a row only once last season.

"We just have to keep working," Roy said. "Can't get down. It's just five games in. The important thing is that we stick with it. Plenty of time to improve. We just have to stay together. We have to figure this out."

• Hawks: Hunter
• Trail Blazers: Batum, Mills, Pendergraph

• Hawks: --
• Trail Blazers: --

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 2

• Arena: Rose Garden, Portland, OR
• Officials: #15 Bennett Salvatore, #46 Matt Boland, #12 Violet Palmer
• Attendance: 20325
• Duration: 2:11

Atlanta Hawks (22-12)		Portland Trail Blazers (22-15)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Oden vs Smith (Johnson gains possession)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	11:41
	11:41	Team Rebound
	11:23	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:22
Bibby Jump Shot: Missed	11:06
	11:06	Oden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Bibby Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:03
	10:45	Blake Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:44
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)	10:29 [ATL 3-0]
	10:10	Roy 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:09	Oden Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:54 [POR 2-3]	Roy Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Horford Running Hook Shot: Missed	09:28
	09:27	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:08	Webster Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:08
Horford Layup Shot: Missed	09:01
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:00
	08:58	Oden Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:58
Team Rebound	08:58
Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:58
	08:57	Oden Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:30	Blake Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:25
Williams Driving Dunk Shot: Missed	08:21
	08:20	Webster Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:12 [POR 4-3]	Oden Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)
Horford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:12
	08:12	Oden Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:11
Smith Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:51 [ATL 5-4]
	07:28	Oden Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	07:22
	07:21	Oden Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:05 [POR 6-5]	Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	06:53	Oden Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	06:53	Oden Substitution replaced by Przybilla
Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	06:43
	06:43	Przybilla Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:29	Roy Jump Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:28
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	06:19
	06:18	Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:02
	06:02 [POR 7-5]	Aldridge Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	06:02 [POR 8-5]	Aldridge Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Smith Dunk Shot: Missed	05:41
	05:40	Team Rebound
Smith Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	05:40
	05:40	Team Timeout : Regular
Smith Substitution replaced by Pachulia	05:40
	05:22	Aldridge Running Jump Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:21
Bibby Running Jump Shot: Missed	05:05
	05:05	Przybilla Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:41 [POR 11-5]	Blake 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Roy (1 AST)
	04:27	Webster Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	04:27	Webster Substitution replaced by Fernandez
	04:21	Przybilla Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bibby Substitution replaced by Crawford	04:21
Pachulia Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	04:13 [ATL 7-11]
	03:49 [POR 13-7]	Roy Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	03:29
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	03:27
Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Aldridge (1 ST)	03:26
	03:23	Blake Substitution replaced by Miller
	03:14	Horford Violation:Kicked Ball
Horford Substitution replaced by Smith	03:14
	03:08 [POR 15-7]	Roy Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
	02:56	Aldridge Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:56
Williams Substitution replaced by Evans	02:56
Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:56 [ATL 8-15]
Pachulia Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:56 [ATL 9-15]
	02:31	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:30
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	02:15
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:14
Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Aldridge (2 ST)	02:11
	01:55 [POR 17-9]	Aldridge Jump Bank Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	01:45
Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:45
	01:40	Przybilla Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	01:40	Przybilla Substitution replaced by Outlaw
Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:40 [ATL 10-17]
Pachulia Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:40 [ATL 11-17]
	01:19 [POR 19-11]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pachulia (1 AST)	00:59.8 [ATL 13-19]
	00:48.9 [POR 21-13]	Roy Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:39.9 [ATL 15-21]
Pachulia Substitution replaced by Williams	00:28.0
Evans Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:26.7
	00:26.7 [POR 22-15]	Roy Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	00:26.7 [POR 23-15]	Roy Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Fernandez (1 ST)	00:05.9
	00:01.9 [POR 25-15]	Roy Driving Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (1 AST)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (22-12)		Portland Trail Blazers (22-15)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43	Webster 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:41	Outlaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:35 [POR 27-15]	Oden Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)
	11:23	Outlaw Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	11:15 [ATL 18-27]
	10:54	Oden Layup Shot: Missed Block: Pachulia (1 BLK)
	10:54	Team Rebound
Team Timeout : Short	10:54
	10:49	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:49
	10:44	Fernandez Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 3 (6 PTS)	10:44 [ATL 19-27]
Crawford Free Throw 2 of 3 (7 PTS)	10:44 [ATL 20-27]
Crawford Free Throw 3 of 3 (8 PTS)	10:44 [ATL 21-27]
Evans Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:23
	10:14	Outlaw Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	10:12	Oden Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	10:08 [POR 29-21]	Oden Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Pachulia Jump Shot: Missed	09:55
	09:54	Oden Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	09:33	Oden Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
Evans Substitution replaced by Johnson	09:33
Pachulia Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Fernandez (2 ST)	09:24
	09:08 [POR 31-21]	Outlaw Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	08:48
	08:47	Oden Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	08:25 [POR 33-21]	Outlaw Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miller (5 AST)
Pachulia Driving Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bibby (2 AST)	08:13 [ATL 23-33]
	07:49	Outlaw Layup Shot: Missed Block: Pachulia (2 BLK)
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:48
Crawford Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)	07:44 [ATL 25-33]
	07:31	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	07:30
	07:24	Oden Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	07:24
Williams Substitution replaced by Smith	07:24
	07:24	Oden Substitution replaced by Przybilla
	07:24	Webster Substitution replaced by Blake
	07:24	Fernandez Substitution replaced by Roy
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	07:24 [ATL 26-33]
Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	07:24 [ATL 27-33]
Pachulia Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:08
	07:08 [POR 34-27]	Outlaw Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford	07:08
	07:08 [POR 35-27]	Outlaw Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:56	Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:48	Roy 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:46	Przybilla Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:34	Outlaw 3pt Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:32
Horford Jump Shot: Missed	06:23
	06:22	Przybilla Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:15 [POR 37-27]	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Smith Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:50 [ATL 29-37]
	05:32	Blake Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (2 ST)
	05:32	Miller Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
	05:32	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:32	Outlaw Substitution replaced by Aldridge
Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)	05:13 [ATL 32-37]
	04:58	Przybilla Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Horford (1 ST)
Bibby Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	04:53 [ATL 34-37]
	04:34 [POR 39-34]	Aldridge Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (10 PTS)
Horford Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bibby (3 AST)	04:17 [ATL 36-39]
	04:00	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:57
Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:51
	03:50	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:45 [POR 41-36]	Aldridge Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Miller (6 AST)
Smith Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bibby (4 AST)	03:26 [ATL 38-41]
	03:06 [POR 43-38]	Aldridge Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Miller (7 AST)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)	02:48 [ATL 41-43]
	02:38	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:37
Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Przybilla (1 BLK)	02:29
	02:27	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:21	Blake Jump Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:20
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	02:12
	02:11	Przybilla Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:04 [POR 45-41]	Roy Running Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Miller (8 AST)
Bibby Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:04
Team Timeout : Regular	02:04
	02:04	Przybilla Substitution replaced by Outlaw
	02:04	Roy Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:03
Smith Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)	01:50 [ATL 43-45]
	01:27 [POR 47-43]	Outlaw Driving Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Roy (2 AST)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	01:11
	01:10	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:47.9	Blake 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:47.2
	00:47.2	Miller Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Smith Substitution replaced by Williams	00:47.2
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:47.2 [ATL 44-47]
Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:47.2 [ATL 45-47]
Horford Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:28.9
	00:28.9	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:28.9	Team Rebound
Horford Substitution replaced by Smith	00:28.9
	00:28.9 [POR 48-45]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	00:11.9
Team Rebound	00:11.2
	00:11.2	Outlaw Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:11.2 [ATL 46-48]
	00:11.2	Team Timeout : Short
Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans	00:11.2
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:11.2 [ATL 47-48]
	00:00.9	Outlaw Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:00.1
End of 2nd Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (22-12)		Portland Trail Blazers (22-15)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:37 [POR 50-47]	Przybilla Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blake (2 AST)
Johnson Step Back Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	11:17 [ATL 49-50]
	10:59 [POR 52-49]	Aldridge Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Blake (3 AST)
	10:42	Roy Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	10:42 [ATL 50-52]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	10:42 [ATL 51-52]
	10:20	Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	10:18
Johnson Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:00 [ATL 53-52]
	09:40	Roy Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	09:40	Roy Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Johnson Running Jump Shot: Missed	09:15
	09:14	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	09:00	Blake 3pt Shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:57
	08:54	Blake Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:54
Team Rebound	08:54
Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	08:54 [ATL 54-52]
	08:35	Roy Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	08:34
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:29
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:28
Johnson Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:28 [ATL 56-52]
	08:26	Team Timeout : Regular
Horford Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:01
	08:01 [POR 53-56]	Webster Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	08:01 [POR 54-56]	Webster Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	07:47
	07:46	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	07:27 [POR 57-56]	Webster 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Roy (3 AST)
Bibby Jump Shot: Missed	07:15
Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	07:13
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	07:11
Team Rebound	07:10
Horford Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	06:55
	06:34 [POR 60-56]	Webster 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:15
	06:01	Blake Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
	06:00	Przybilla Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	06:00 [POR 62-56]	Przybilla Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:55
Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford	05:55
	05:50	Aldridge Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Przybilla (1 ST)	05:40
	05:20 [POR 64-56]	Blake Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Roy (4 AST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)	05:04 [ATL 58-64]
	04:42	Aldridge Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	04:42
Smith Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Przybilla (2 BLK)	04:30
	04:29	Team Rebound
	04:14	Roy Jump Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	04:11
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	04:04
	04:03	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	03:52	Blake Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:52
Horford Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)	03:48 [ATL 60-64]
	03:19	Roy Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
	03:19	Team Rebound
	03:19	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	03:19	Blake Substitution replaced by Miller
	03:19	Przybilla Substitution replaced by Oden
Horford Running Jump Shot: Missed	03:03
	03:02	Aldridge Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	02:50	Oden Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Smith (3 ST)
Webster Violation:Defensive Goaltending	02:46
Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Smith (4 AST)	02:46 [ATL 62-64]
	02:27 [POR 67-62]	Roy 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Miller (9 AST)
Bibby Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:16 [ATL 64-67]
	02:00	Roy 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:57	Oden Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	01:57 [POR 69-64]	Oden Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Johnson Running Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	01:40 [ATL 66-69]
	01:16	Roy Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	01:14
Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed	01:08
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:06
Smith Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:05 [ATL 68-69]
	01:05	Oden Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	01:05	Oden Substitution replaced by Outlaw
Bibby Substitution replaced by Williams	01:05
Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia	01:05
Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	01:05
	01:04	Team Rebound
Pachulia Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	01:04
	00:49.9	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:48.9
Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)	00:44.8 [ATL 70-69]
	00:31.8	Outlaw Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:29.8
Pachulia Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Crawford (3 AST)	00:06.9 [ATL 72-69]
	00:00.6	Roy 3pt Shot: Missed
Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:00.1
End of 3rd Quarter
Atlanta Hawks (22-12)		Portland Trail Blazers (22-15)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Johnson Running Hook Shot: Made (14 PTS)	11:45 [ATL 74-69]
	11:18	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	11:17	Aldridge Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	11:17	Aldridge Putback Layup Shot: Missed
	11:17	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	11:17 [POR 71-74]	Aldridge Driving Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Crawford Jump Shot: Missed	11:00
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:58
Pachulia Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Crawford (4 AST)	10:55 [ATL 76-71]
Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:35
	10:35 [POR 72-76]	Outlaw Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	10:35	Webster Substitution replaced by Roy
	10:35 [POR 73-76]	Outlaw Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Pachulia Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed Block: Outlaw (1 BLK)	10:11
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	10:08
Smith Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:08 [ATL 78-73]
	09:50 [POR 75-78]	Aldridge Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Miller (10 AST)
Crawford Pullup Jump shot: Missed	09:31
	09:31	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	09:24 [POR 78-78]	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Miller (11 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:23
Pachulia Substitution replaced by Smith	09:23
Smith Substitution replaced by Horford	09:23
Horford Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Crawford (5 AST)	09:02 [ATL 80-78]
	08:41	Aldridge Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	08:25
Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	08:24
Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	08:14
	07:57	Roy Turnover : Palming Turnover (2 TO)
Horford Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	07:44
	07:28 [POR 80-80]	Roy Step Back Jump shot: Made (19 PTS)
Smith Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	07:10 [ATL 82-80]
	06:55	Roy Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Horford (1 BLK)
Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	06:53
Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)	06:50 [ATL 84-80]
	06:27	Aldridge Driving Hook Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:26
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:13
	06:13	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
	06:06	Miller Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:04
Horford Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Crawford (6 AST)	06:01 [ATL 86-80]
	06:00	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:00	Aldridge Substitution replaced by Oden
	05:42 [POR 82-86]	Outlaw Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Fernandez (2 AST)
Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Outlaw (2 BLK)	05:17
Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	05:16
Horford Layup Shot: Missed	05:15
	05:13	Oden Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	05:02 [POR 85-86]	Outlaw 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Roy (5 AST)
Horford Jump Shot: Missed	04:42
	04:41	Outlaw Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:26	Fernandez 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:25
	04:25	Oden Foul : Loose Ball (5 PF)
	04:25	Miller Substitution replaced by Blake
Team Timeout : Short	04:25
	04:25	Oden Substitution replaced by Aldridge
Williams Substitution replaced by Bibby	04:25
	04:25	Fernandez Substitution replaced by Webster
Crawford Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)	04:01 [ATL 88-85]
Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:44
	03:34	Aldridge Jump Shot: Missed
	03:33	Outlaw Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:33	Outlaw Tip Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	03:31
Smith Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed	03:14
	03:14	Aldridge Rebound (Off:2 Def:11)
Johnson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:02
	03:02	Webster Substitution replaced by Oden
	02:52	Oden Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)
	02:50	Aldridge Rebound (Off:3 Def:11)
	02:47	Outlaw Layup Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)
	02:47	Team Rebound
	02:47	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Timeout : Official	02:47
	02:47	Blake Substitution replaced by Miller
Bibby Jump Shot: Missed	02:30
	02:30	Roy Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:09 [POR 87-88]	Outlaw Step Back Jump shot: Made (17 PTS)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Bibby (5 AST)	01:53 [ATL 91-87]
Bibby Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:42
	01:42 [POR 88-91]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	01:42 [POR 89-91]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Johnson Pullup Jump shot: Made (19 PTS)	01:30 [ATL 93-89]
	01:11	Outlaw Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:10
Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Outlaw (1 ST)	01:07
	01:01	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	01:00
Horford Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Crawford (7 AST)	00:56.6 [ATL 95-89]
	00:56.4	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:56.4	Oden Substitution replaced by Blake
	00:56.4	Miller Substitution replaced by Fernandez
	00:48.9 [POR 91-95]	Outlaw Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Roy (6 AST)
Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed	00:24.9
Team Rebound	00:24.9
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:24.9
	00:24.9	Team Timeout : Short
	00:15.9	Blake 3pt Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)	00:14.9
	00:14.5	Aldridge Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Team Timeout : Short	00:14.5
Smith Substitution replaced by Williams	00:14.5
	00:13.8	Fernandez Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)	00:13.8 [ATL 96-91]
Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans	00:13.8
Williams Substitution replaced by Smith	00:13.8
Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)	00:13.8 [ATL 97-91]
	00:13.8	Team Timeout : Short
	00:13.8	Blake Substitution replaced by Webster
	00:09.9	Webster 3pt Shot: Missed
Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:11)	00:09.8
Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Webster (1 ST)	00:03.9
	00:00.2	Roy 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 4th Quarter

broadcast information
country		channel			time
usa		--	SSO-ATL	Local	Final
		--	CSN-POR	Local	Final