Hornets-Hawks Preview

By DAN PIERINGER
Posted Nov 14 2009 1:46AM

New Orleans fired coach Byron Scott on Thursday, hoping a new voice could help motivate the team to live up to its potential. The Hornets will have a much harder time doing so if Chris Paul is out for an extended amount of time.

With their All-Star point guard sitting because of an ankle injury, the Hornets look to avoid their sixth loss in seven road games Saturday night when they face the Atlanta Hawks, who hope to remain undefeated at Philips Arena.

New Orleans (3-7) lost six of its first nine under Scott before firing the sixth-year coach and handing the job to general manager Jeff Bower.

Bower, though, will have a hard time turning around the slumping Hornets without Paul. Paul hurt his ankle when he landed on an opponent's foot in the third quarter of an 86-78 loss to Portland in Bower's coaching debut Friday night.

Paul left the arena on crutches, saying he would not play in Atlanta and beyond that could not be sure about how serious the injury was.

"I hate to watch and I hate to know that I'm going to miss a game," said Paul, a native of Winston-Salem, N.C., who said he expected about 75 friends and relatives to attend the Atlanta game. "They just took X-rays. I don't know anything."

Even before Paul was hurt Friday, the Hornets struggled offensively. They shot 36.7 percent from the field overall while recording their lowest point total of the season. Despite what seemed like a very inauspicious debut for Bower, he claims not to be discouraged.

"We struggled scoring the ball obviously, but we didn't let our offense affect our defense and I think that's another sign of a step forward," Bower said.

The Hornets will need to make a lot more progress to start winning on the road. They've given up 106.5 points per game while losing five of their first six outside New Orleans.

The Hornets will likely have their hands full again in Atlanta. The Hawks (7-2) beat Boston 97-86 on the road on Friday night to continue their strong start. They pulled away late, holding the Celtics to 16 points in the fourth quarter.

"We needed to beat a good team on the road for our confidence level," coach Mike Woodson said. "I think that's the best team in the East. Tonight we matched them from beginning to end. From a defensive standpoint, we finally stepped up and played 48 minutes defensively."

Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 24 points and Jamal Crawford added 18 off the bench as the Hawks won in Boston for the first time in 10 games, including the playoffs.

"Since Day One, we've believed," said Johnson, averaging 24.4 points and 5.4 assists while shooting 47.0 percent from the field in his last five games against the Hornets. "Nobody's believed in us. We've been playing pretty good on the road this year."

Atlanta has also been tough to beat at home, where it's averaged 115.0 points during a 3-0 start. The Hawks haven't opened 4-0 at home since 2002-03.

The Hawks won both meetings with the Hornets last season, holding New Orleans to 79 points each time. Paul averaged 23.0 points, 10.5 assists and 3.0 steals in those games. It's unclear who will start in his place Saturday, though the job could fall to rookie Darren Collison, selected 21st overall from UCLA in the most recent draft.

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Hawks perched atop standings with win over Hornets

By Matt Winkeljohn, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday November 14, 2009 11:46PM

ATLANTA (NBA.com exclusive) -- The Atlanta Hawks did what they were supposed to do Saturday night in proving that they're on track to take the next step.

Having finished No. 4 in the Eastern Conference last season, having advanced to the second round of the playoffs, having ended a seven-game losing streak to the bully Boston Celtics on Friday night, they on Saturday lit into the latter half of a back-to-back sequence by lighting up an inferior team.

A 121-98 win over the visiting New Orleans Hornets was not poignant in and of itself. The Hornets fired their coach this week, lost All-Star point guard Chris Paul to an ankle sprain Friday, and were grossly undermanned.

Yet the Hawks hardly toyed with the situation.

That gave the appearance of a big change in a game that helped -- in combination with the Celts' upset loss to Indiana on Saturday -- push Atlanta to the top of the Eastern Conference with an 8-2 record.

New Orleans made a brief and spirited run in the fourth quarter to pull to within six points in Philips Arena, but the Hawks responded.

That's the key: they responded -- and throughout.

"Two years ago for sure, maybe even last year, we might have lost that game right there," said forward Marvin Williams, whose 2-for-10 shooting night was overcome by teammates who made 46 of 78 shots (59 percent).

"That's was a huge win for us [Friday] night in Boston, and coming in playing against a team without their superstar, we kind of would have taken it easy a couple years ago."

Not Saturday night.

The Hawks blew out to a 37-28 lead by the end of the first quarter, but for a couple fits and starts, they kept their collective boot on the Hornets' throats from there.

All-Star guard Joe Johnson scored 26 points with seven assists, and forward Josh Smith continued his monstrous autumn with 17 points and 17 rebounds. Johnson scored 13 in the first quarter alone.

The Hornets rode a 12-4 scoring blitz to start the fourth quarter to pull within 95-89 on Peja Stojakovic's 3-pointer with 8:47 left.

Then, the Hawks took advantage of a timeout to not only cool the Hornets who would finish with 25 points, but to re-align themselves.

New Orleans suddenly was hitting the boards, winning loose balls, and getting easy shots (including three lay-ups in that stretch).

So Atlanta coach Mike Woodson stuck with his starters.

That paid off with a 16-0 run, every point scored by a starter.

Smith scored nine points, grabbed six rebounds, registered two steals and pitched in three assists in the final quarter, and he left with 3:30 remaining in the game.

"He was all over the place in terms of rebounding the ball,"

Woodson said. Woodson was right; Smith had a special goal in mind.

"I made a conscious effort to go down there and help out Al [Horford, who had 14 points and a modest five rebounds], and not let him be the only one down there rebounding," he said.

Something seems different about the Hawks.

"Maybe three years ago we would have struggled in a game like this after winning such a big game against a great opponent, but we're a different team, man," Woodson said. "We're trying to prove something to ourselves as players and coaches, and this organization where we're going.

"You just got to tip your hat to the guys in the locker room because they're growing up."

There is a difference in these Hawks and those last year, and it goes beyond the addition of guard Jamal Crawford, who scored 21 points with four assists off the bench. Atlanta also out-scored New Orleans 70-48 in the paint.

"It's impressive how good they are defensively," said Hornets coach/general manager Jeff Bower. "They're playing some of the best basketball in the league right now. They continued to put pressure on us with their drives, and . . . attacking the paint."

• Hornets: Diogu, Paul, Peterson
• Hawks: Hunter

• Hornets: --
• Hawks: --

• Lead Changes: 3
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
• Officials: #32 Eddie F. Rush, #11 Phil Robinson, #47 Bennie Adams
• Attendance: 18572
• Duration: 2:12

New Orleans Hornets (16-17)		Atlanta Hawks (22-12)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Smith vs Okafor (Collison gains possession)
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Collison (1 AST)	11:42 [NOH 3-0]
	11:23 [ATL 2-3]	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Okafor Hook Shot: Missed	11:10
	11:08	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:03 [ATL 4-3]	Horford Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
West Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:03
	11:03	Horford Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:02
Stojakovic Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Collison (2 AST)	10:46 [NOH 5-4]
	10:29	Bibby Jump Shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:28
	10:24	Horford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Okafor Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:24
Team Rebound	10:24
Okafor Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:24
	10:22	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:06	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:05
	10:01	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:01
Team Rebound	10:01
Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:01 [NOH 6-4]
	09:50 [ATL 6-6]	Smith Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)
Collison Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)	09:35
	09:30	Smith Layup Shot: Missed
	09:26	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:26 [ATL 8-6]	Johnson Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
West Layup Shot: Missed	09:13
	09:11	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:07 [ATL 10-6]	Smith Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Stojakovic Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Collison (3 AST)	08:53 [NOH 8-10]
Stojakovic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:46
	08:46 [ATL 11-8]	Bibby Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	08:46 [ATL 12-8]	Bibby Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
West Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)	08:29 [NOH 10-12]
	08:14	Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Collison (1 ST)
Collison Jump Shot: Missed	08:02
	08:01	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Okafor Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:55
	07:55 [ATL 13-10]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:55 [ATL 14-10]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Collison Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: West (1 AST)	07:40 [NOH 12-14]
	07:21 [ATL 17-12]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Horford (1 AST)
Okafor Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Collison (4 AST)	07:11 [NOH 14-17]
	07:11 [ATL 19-14]	Horford Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bibby (2 AST)
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	06:55
West Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:53
West Tip Shot: Missed	06:53
Okafor Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:53
Okafor Tip Shot: Missed	06:51
	06:51	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:47	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brown (1 ST)
Stojakovic Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)	06:42 [NOH 16-19]
	06:21 [ATL 21-16]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Horford (2 AST)
Collison 3pt Shot: Missed	06:10
	06:09	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:00 [ATL 23-16]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Collison Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	05:34
	05:29 [ATL 25-16]	Bibby Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:23
	05:23	Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford
	05:23	Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	05:03
	05:02	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:45	Johnson Running Jump Shot: Missed
	04:44	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:44 [ATL 27-16]	Smith Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
West Jump Shot: Missed	04:27
	04:26	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:10	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
Stojakovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:08
West Driving Jump shot: Missed	03:56
	03:55	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Okafor Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:52
	03:52 [ATL 28-16]	Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Collison Substitution replaced by Brown	03:52
Brown Substitution replaced by Posey	03:52
	03:52	Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans
	03:52	Pachulia Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
West Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:51
West Jump Shot: Missed	03:35
West Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:33
West Layup Shot: Missed	03:32
Okafor Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	03:32
West Tip Shot: Missed	03:32
Okafor Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	03:32
	03:32	Evans Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	03:32	Smith Substitution replaced by Smith
Okafor Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:32
Team Rebound	03:32
Okafor Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:32
	03:27	Pachulia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:14	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	03:13
West Jump Shot: Missed	03:03
Stojakovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:01
Stojakovic Layup Shot: Missed	03:01
Stojakovic Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	03:01
Stojakovic Tip Shot: Made (11 PTS)	03:01 [NOH 18-28]
	03:01	Pachulia Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Okafor Substitution replaced by Armstrong	03:01
Stojakovic Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	03:01 [NOH 19-28]
	02:37	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:36
Brown Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:28 [NOH 21-28]
	02:11	Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Posey (1 ST)
Brown Layup Shot: Missed	02:06
	02:05	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:54 [ATL 30-21]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Posey (1 AST)	01:33 [NOH 24-30]
	01:06 [ATL 33-24]	Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Brown Driving Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:45.1 [NOH 26-33]
	00:34.9	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:32.9	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:30.8	Smith Putback Layup Shot: Missed
	00:30.8	Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:30.8 [ATL 35-26]	Pachulia Tip Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Brown Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:11.6 [NOH 28-35]
Stojakovic Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:03.3
	00:03.3	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:03.3 [ATL 36-28]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:03.3 [ATL 37-28]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
New Orleans Hornets (16-17)		Atlanta Hawks (22-12)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
	11:42	Evans Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Armstrong Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:36
	11:36 [ATL 38-28]	Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	11:36 [ATL 39-28]	Pachulia Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Thornton 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)	11:24 [NOH 31-39]
	11:10	Jump Ball Pachulia vs Songaila (Evans gains possession)
	11:07	Pachulia Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	11:07	Pachulia Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	10:56	Teague Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed	10:51
	10:49	Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:42	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:40	Pachulia Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	10:29	Teague Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Songaila (1 BLK)
Armstrong Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:27
Thornton Running Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)	10:24 [NOH 33-39]
	10:09 [ATL 41-33]	Crawford Driving Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)
	09:39	Pachulia Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	09:39	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford
Armstrong Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:39
Team Rebound	09:39
Armstrong Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:39 [NOH 34-41]
	09:27	Crawford Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	09:18
	09:17	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Songaila Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:13
	09:06	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:05
Songaila Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thornton (1 AST)	09:00 [NOH 36-41]
	08:45	Horford Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Timeout : Official	08:45
	08:45	Evans Substitution replaced by Williams
Thornton Jump Shot: Missed Block: Crawford (1 BLK)	08:34
Team Rebound	08:34
Armstrong Slam Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Brown (3 AST)	08:27 [NOH 38-41]
	08:08 [ATL 44-38]	Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	07:45
	07:43	Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:39 [ATL 46-38]	Teague Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
	07:37	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
	07:26	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	07:26	Teague Substitution replaced by Bibby
	07:26	Smith Substitution replaced by Smith
Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	07:26 [NOH 39-46]
Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	07:26 [NOH 40-46]
	07:08	Smith Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Posey (2 ST)
Posey Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:01 [NOH 42-46]
	06:43	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
	06:41	Bibby Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:38	Crawford Layup Shot: Missed
	06:34	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:34	Williams Tip Shot: Missed
	06:33	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:33 [ATL 48-42]	Williams Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Brown Driving Jump shot: Missed	06:22
	06:21	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Posey Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:17
	06:17 [ATL 49-42]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	06:17	Crawford Substitution replaced by Johnson
Brown Substitution replaced by Stojakovic	06:17
Posey Substitution replaced by Okafor	06:17
Armstrong Substitution replaced by Collison	06:17
	06:17	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Songaila Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:15
Songaila Driving Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:58 [NOH 44-49]
	05:36 [ATL 51-44]	Bibby Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Horford (3 AST)
Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed	05:20
	05:19	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	05:09	Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Okafor (1 ST)
Okafor Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bibby (1 ST)	05:08
Collison Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:08
	05:08	Team Timeout : Regular
Thornton Substitution replaced by West	05:08
Songaila Substitution replaced by Brown	05:08
	05:00	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	04:58
Stojakovic Jump Shot: Missed	04:48
	04:46	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:43	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Collison (2 ST)
Brown Driving Jump shot: Missed	04:28
	04:27	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	04:09	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	04:08
Collison Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:54 [NOH 46-51]
Brown Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:28
	03:28	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 3 Missed
	03:28	Team Rebound
	03:28	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 3 Missed
	03:28	Team Rebound
	03:28 [ATL 52-46]	Johnson Free Throw 3 of 3 (14 PTS)
Stojakovic Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	03:13 [NOH 48-52]
	03:00 [ATL 55-48]	Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	02:46
	02:43	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	02:39	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	02:36	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	02:36 [ATL 57-48]	Johnson Tip Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Brown Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	02:23
Team Timeout : Regular	02:23
	02:14 [ATL 59-48]	Smith Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: West (2 AST)	01:56 [NOH 51-59]
	01:38 [ATL 61-51]	Horford Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bibby (3 AST)
West Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brown (3 AST)	01:18 [NOH 53-61]
	01:16	Bibby Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	01:04
	01:02	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)
	00:59.6 [ATL 63-53]	Williams Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)
Collison Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	00:44.1
	00:29.8	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:28.9
Collison Jump Shot: Missed	00:04.9
Okafor Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	00:04.2
Okafor Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:04.2 [NOH 55-63]
	00:02.0 [ATL 65-55]	Horford Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (5 AST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
New Orleans Hornets (16-17)		Atlanta Hawks (22-12)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	11:39	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:36	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:34	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	11:30	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	11:30	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
	11:30	Okafor Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	11:30 [ATL 67-55]	Smith Putback Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	11:05
Team Rebound	11:05
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	11:05
	10:46	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Stojakovic Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	10:44
Collison Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)	10:39
Team Rebound	10:39
West Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	10:34
West Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:34
	10:19	Williams Hook Shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	10:17
Okafor Hook Shot: Missed	10:05
Okafor Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	10:02
Okafor Putback Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	10:01 [NOH 57-67]
	09:44 [ATL 69-57]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Johnson (6 AST)
Collison Jump Shot: Missed	09:25
	09:24	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	09:15	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	09:14
West Jump Shot: Missed	09:01
	09:00	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Brown Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:51
Brown Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:44
	08:44 [ATL 70-57]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	08:44	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
West Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	08:43
Stojakovic Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)	08:23 [NOH 59-70]
	08:07	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Okafor (1 BLK)
	08:05	Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	08:02	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	08:01
West Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	07:52
West Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	07:52
	07:35 [ATL 72-59]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Okafor Hook Shot: Missed	07:20
West Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	07:18
West Tip Shot: Missed	07:18
	07:17	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:11)
	07:09 [ATL 74-59]	Smith Running Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:01
	07:01	Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: West (3 AST)	06:46 [NOH 62-74]
	06:24 [ATL 77-62]	Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Okafor Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	06:07
	05:56 [ATL 79-62]	Johnson Running Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)
Collison Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:44 [NOH 64-79]
	05:22 [ATL 81-64]	Bibby Running Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Collison Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brown (4 AST)	05:03 [NOH 66-81]
	04:41	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:39	Team Rebound
	04:39	Bibby Substitution replaced by Evans
Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Brown	04:39
Brown Substitution replaced by Thornton	04:39
Collison Substitution replaced by Posey	04:39
	04:29	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	04:26
Brown 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Thornton (2 AST)	04:19 [NOH 69-81]
	03:55 [ATL 83-69]	Evans Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (7 AST)
Posey 3pt Shot: Missed	03:28
West Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	03:26
West Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Brown (4 AST)	03:12 [NOH 71-83]
	02:54	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:54	Horford Substitution replaced by Teague
	02:54	Johnson Substitution replaced by Pachulia
	02:46	Smith Driving Jump shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	02:45
Brown Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (2 ST)	02:33
	02:30 [ATL 85-71]	Smith Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)
	02:10	Teague Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	02:06	Pachulia Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Okafor Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:06 [NOH 72-85]
Okafor Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:06 [NOH 73-85]
	01:52	Evans 3pt Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:48
Posey Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brown (5 AST)	01:46 [NOH 75-85]
	01:46	Crawford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Posey Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	01:46 [NOH 76-85]
West Substitution replaced by Songaila	01:35
	01:30	Teague Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Okafor (2 BLK)
Songaila Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:28
Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed	01:16
	01:14	Pachulia Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:09	Teague Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	01:09	Teague Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Thornton Layup Shot: Missed	00:58.9
	00:56.8	Pachulia Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:51.8 [ATL 87-76]	Crawford Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Teague (1 AST)
Brown Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Crawford (1 ST)	00:41.8
	00:38.7 [ATL 89-76]	Smith Running Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Crawford (3 AST)
Songaila Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:38.7
	00:38.7	Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Okafor Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	00:37.9
Songaila Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Thornton (3 AST)	00:21.6 [NOH 78-89]
	00:03.0 [ATL 91-78]	Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
West Running Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Songaila (1 AST)	11:45 [NOH 80-91]
	11:21	Smith Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Songaila (1 ST)
Thornton Running Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Songaila (2 AST)	11:16 [NOH 82-91]
	10:55	Smith Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Posey Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:52
Songaila Running Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brown (6 AST)	10:40 [NOH 84-91]
	10:21 [ATL 93-84]	Crawford Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Thornton Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:21
Thornton Substitution replaced by Stojakovic	10:21
	10:21 [ATL 94-84]	Crawford Free Throw 1 of 1 (18 PTS)
Jump Ball Smith vs Songaila (West gains possession)	10:08
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	09:54
Posey Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:52
Posey 3pt Shot: Missed	09:48
Team Rebound	09:48
	09:48	Evans Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Songaila Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Crawford (2 ST)	09:42
	09:28	Teague Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:28
	09:28	Evans Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
	09:28	Evans Substitution replaced by Johnson
Brown Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	09:15 [NOH 86-94]
Posey Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:01
	09:01 [ATL 95-86]	Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	09:01	Teague Substitution replaced by Bibby
	09:01	Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Posey Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:00
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Posey (2 AST)	08:47 [NOH 89-95]
West Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	08:22
	08:22	Timeout : Official
	08:22	Bibby Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:22	Team Rebound
	08:22 [ATL 96-89]	Bibby Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
	08:08	Pachulia Foul : Personal (5 PF)
	08:08	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford
	08:08	Smith Substitution replaced by Smith
Brown Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	07:57
	07:43	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:42	Johnson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	07:37 [ATL 98-89]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Songaila Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Smith (3 ST)	07:21
	07:15	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:14
	07:14	Crawford Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Brown Substitution replaced by Collison	07:14
Collison Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)	06:52
West Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	06:49
West Jump Shot: Missed	06:45
	06:44	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:12)
	06:36	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:34	Horford Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
Songaila Foul : Personal (3 PF)	06:26
	06:26	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:21 [ATL 100-89]	Bibby Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (14 PTS)
West Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Crawford (3 ST)	06:01
	05:55 [ATL 103-89]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Crawford (4 AST)
Collison Layup Shot: Missed	05:28
	05:26	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:13)
	05:23 [ATL 105-89]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bibby (4 AST)
Posey Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:23
	05:23	Crawford Substitution replaced by Williams
	05:23	Horford Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Posey Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:22
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	05:08
	05:06	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:14)
	05:00 [ATL 107-89]	Horford Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Bibby (5 AST)
West Driving Jump shot: Missed	04:39
	04:36	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:15)
	04:25 [ATL 110-89]	Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Smith (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:24
Collison Substitution replaced by Thornton	04:24
Songaila Substitution replaced by Brown	04:24
	04:24	Bibby Substitution replaced by Teague
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	04:03
	04:03	Team Rebound
West Foul : Loose Ball (5 PF)	04:03
	04:03	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:03	Team Rebound
	04:03	Horford Substitution replaced by Morris
	04:03	Johnson Substitution replaced by Evans
	04:03 [ATL 111-89]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Brown Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	03:51 [NOH 91-111]
	03:30	Teague Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (2 TO)
	03:30	Smith Substitution replaced by Crawford
West Jump Shot: Missed	03:20
	03:19	Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:03 [ATL 113-91]	Morris Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Stojakovic 3pt Shot: Missed	02:52
West Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)	02:50
West Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	02:48
	02:45	Crawford Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	02:45	Crawford Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Thornton Running Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Brown (7 AST)	02:34 [NOH 93-113]
	02:07	Teague Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	02:05	Morris Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:05 [ATL 115-93]	Morris Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	01:51	Morris Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Stojakovic Substitution replaced by Wright	01:51
West Substitution replaced by Marks	01:51
Thornton Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:51
Team Rebound	01:51
Thornton Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:51 [NOH 94-115]
Marks Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:32
	01:32 [ATL 116-94]	Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
Posey Substitution replaced by Collison	01:32
	01:32 [ATL 117-94]	Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Thornton 3pt Shot: Missed	01:16
	01:15	Morris Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:59.5 [ATL 119-94]	Teague Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	00:54.0	Morris Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Collison Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:54.0 [NOH 95-119]
Collison Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:54.0 [NOH 96-119]
	00:40.5 [ATL 121-96]	Morris Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Collison Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Teague (1 ST)	00:37.9
	00:28.9	Teague Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Thornton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:25.9
Wright Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:19.1 [NOH 98-121]
End of 4th Quarter

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