Rockets-Hawks Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Nov 19 2009 2:57PM

An afterthought in the Eastern Conference's three-team race during 2008-09, the Atlanta Hawks seemed like they'd be in a similar position this season.

Right now, though, everyone's chasing them.

The Hawks have barely been tested during a six-game winning streak that's propelled them to the conference's best record, and they'll look to make it seven in a row Friday night against the visiting Houston Rockets.

Atlanta (10-2) finished 19 games behind top-seeded Cleveland in the East last season, 15 behind No. 2 Boston and 12 in back of third-seeded Orlando in the Southeast Division. The Hawks survived a first-round playoff series in seven games against Miami but were swept by the Cavaliers in the next round, losing each game by double digits.

Not much drop-off was expected from Cleveland, Boston or Orlando, but the Hawks certainly have looked capable of inserting themselves in the conversation of East contenders. Atlanta has won by an average of 15.2 points during the streak, beating Miami 105-90 on Wednesday behind 30 points from Joe Johnson.

"If we stay healthy and do what we're capable of doing, no one is going to sweep us," forward Josh Smith said after finishing with 16 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and two blocks. "We'll make a series out of it with any team."

Johnson leads the way with 23.6 points per game, but it seems the Hawks are at their best when Smith is producing. He averaged 14.0 points and 6.2 rebounds through the first six games but has averaged 18.5 points, 12.5 boards and 2.7 blocks during the win streak - Atlanta's longest since a seven-game run from March 7-19.

"We're a tough team to beat when he's playing like that," Johnson said. "When he's rebounding, playing defense and diving down in the paint for dunks and layups, it makes the defense collapse. That's leaving guys like me and Mike (Bibby) open for shots."

The seven-game winning streak in March came at Philips Arena, and Atlanta is 6-0 there this season. It hasn't won its first seven at home since 1997-98, the last time it had a 50-win season.

Atlanta will now face Houston (7-5), which already has double-digit road wins against Utah and the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Rockets needed an impressive fourth quarter to blow open a close game at Minnesota on Wednesday. Luis Scola had eight of his team-high 20 points in the final 4:35, and Houston turned a one-point lead after three into a 97-84 win.

"When Luis gets it going, he works so hard that if you don't match his energy and effort you feel bad," forward Shane Battier said. "That is the good thing about this team, we have a lot of effort guys that you can draw from."

Houston is 5-1 when Scola records a double-double.

The Rockets' start has been somewhat of a surprise considering the absence of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, who participated in pregame workouts Wednesday but isn't considered ready to return.

Trevor Ariza is taking plenty of shots with no other proven perimeter scorer in the lineup, and though he averages a team-best 18.4 points, he's struggling from the field. Ariza is shooting 30.8 percent (16 of 52) in the last three games.

Each team won on its home floor last season, with Smith scoring 29 in a 103-100 victory Jan. 3.

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Smith's late heroics lift Hawks to seventh straight win

By Matt Winkeljohn, for NBA.com
Posted Friday November 20, 2009 11:36PM

ATLANTA (NBA.com exclusive) -- On a strange Friday night for the Hawks, Josh Smith cooled off, Joe Johnson could hardly get Houston's Trevor Ariza out of his jersey, and the NBA's most productive team in the paint was being whipped in that area by the under-sized Rockets.

So who did Atlanta coach Mike Woodson turn to? Time to dial up Marvin Williams, he of the lost shooting touch.

Williams, all but forgotten as the Hawks (11-2) have raced to the NBA's best record, scored a season-high 29 points, and Smith showed up when it mattered most, following Mike Bibby's missed shot with a two-handed jam in the game's final second to clinch a 105-103 win in Philips Arena.

Jamal Crawford scored 21 points off the bench for Atlanta, which won its seventh straight game even though Johnson scored a modest 19 points on 6-for-18 shooting after averaging 30.3 over the previous three games.

Smith pitched in an even more tepid nine points and eight rebounds in less than 24 minutes.

Ah, the beauty of depth.

"Phenomenal. It was good to see Marvin break out with a big-time game," said Woodson. "He had looks early, and he made them. We went to him, and he continued to make them."

After making just 1-for-8 3-pointers over the previous seven games, William made three treys Friday en route to a career-high 13 field goals on 19 shots.

"I feel like I found my rhythm," he said. "Obviously, I've been shooting the ball poorly the last few weeks, but I've been working this week. I've been here every morning at 8 o'clock shooting. Thankfully, it paid off."

Williams will probably be feeling it Saturday.

The fifth-year small forward-turned power forward (thanks to the unique matchup problems that Houston presents), pitched in nine rebounds. Atlanta needed them because the Hawks' usual rebounding leaders, Al Horford and Smith, were held to a combined 14 boards.

"I think that's why I got some open looks, so it worked out offensively, but on defense it's tough, giving up a lot of strength to those guys," said the 6-foot-9, 240-pound Williams. "They play hard, man. Their bigs are not very big ... but they pound the boards."

Houston opened the fourth quarter with a 16-5 run as the Hawks struggled with several defensive switches. Ariza's defense forced Johnson to give up the ball several times (he finished with a game-high nine assists), but when Crawford buried a trey with 2:07 left, the Hawks grabbed a 102-92 lead.

Yet the Rockets weren't finished.

Kyle Lowry made five free throws and a layup over the next 97 seconds, and when Carl Landry made two free throws with five seconds left (after Horford fouled out) to finish with a team-high 18 points, the game was tied 103-103.

After a Hawks timeout, the ball was inbounded to Bibby, who quickly gave it to Johnson high beyond the left elbow. Ariza was there once again, and when Aaron Brooks slid over for a trap, Johnson switched the ball back to Bibby on the left side of the lane.

His 17-foot jumper rattled high off the rim, and it looked like a pair of Rockets had a chance to corral it.

Smith soared above everyone and rammed it home with 0.7 left on the clock. Whipped 29-12 to that point on second-chance points, the Hawks got Nos. 13 and 14 to finish off the Rockets.

"They've got a lot of guys that are not that athletic, but their offensive rebounds killed us all night," said Smith, who averaged 17.7 points and 15.7 rebounds over the previous three games. "Carl Landry's a hard worker, [Luis] Scola, and Chuck Hayes. You've got to give those guys a lot of credit because they played their butts off.

"[On the final play] my man and Bibby's man stayed glued to him. All I want to do is just crash the boards. Just in case he missed, I was there for the putback. That's all that matters to us. It doesn't matter how many minutes I play, it just matters about that last shot."

• Rockets: Dorsey, McGrady, Yao
• Hawks: Hunter

• Rockets: --
• Hawks: --

• Lead Changes: 12
• Times Tied: 15

• Arena: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
• Officials: #27 Dick Bavetta, #45 Joe Forte, #63 Derek Richardson
• Attendance: 16674
• Duration: 2:25

Houston Rockets (20-15)		Atlanta Hawks (22-12)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Smith vs Scola (Horford gains possession)
	11:54 [ATL 2-0]	Smith Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	11:33
Brooks Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:32
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	11:24
Hayes Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:22
Hayes Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:20 [HOU 2-2]
	11:03	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:00
Scola Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ariza (1 AST)	10:52 [HOU 4-2]
	10:37 [ATL 4-4]	Bibby Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
	10:21	Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Ariza Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:10
Hayes Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	10:09
Hayes Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:07 [HOU 6-4]
	09:53 [ATL 6-6]	Williams Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	09:41
	09:39	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:36	Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Battier (1 ST)
	09:33	Horford Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:33
Team Rebound	09:33
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:33 [HOU 7-6]
	09:19	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ariza (1 ST)
Ariza Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:16 [HOU 9-6]
	08:52	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:51
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	08:46
	08:45	Team Rebound
	08:29	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:27	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Scola Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:27
	08:27	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:27	Team Rebound
	08:27 [ATL 7-9]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Battier Running Jump Shot: Missed	08:11
Hayes Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	08:09
Hayes Putback Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:08 [HOU 11-7]
	07:51 [ATL 9-11]	Horford Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Scola Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	07:36
	07:18 [ATL 11-11]	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:56	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:49	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Scola (1 ST)
Scola Running Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:44 [HOU 13-11]
	06:18	Smith Layup Shot: Missed
	06:17	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:15	Smith Putback Layup Shot: Missed
	06:13	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	06:13 [ATL 13-13]	Williams Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Brooks 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	06:04 [HOU 16-13]
	05:51	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:49	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:44	Johnson Layup Shot: Missed
	05:43	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Hayes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:43
	05:43	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:43 [ATL 14-16]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	05:43	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:40
Ariza Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	05:23
	04:59	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	04:58	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	04:56 [ATL 16-16]	Smith Putback Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Brooks Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)	04:42
	04:40	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:35	Johnson Driving Jump shot: Missed
	04:34	Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	04:34	Williams Tip Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:32
Scola Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	04:21
	04:18	Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	04:02 [ATL 19-16]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)
Scola Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)	03:44
	03:41 [ATL 21-16]	Williams Running Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)
Ariza Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	03:20
	03:20	Bibby Substitution replaced by Crawford
	03:01 [ATL 23-16]	Williams Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	02:36
	02:35	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	02:33	Smith Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Scola (2 ST)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Scola (1 AST)	02:29 [HOU 19-23]
	02:12 [ATL 25-19]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Hayes Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	02:04
	02:04	Team Rebound
Team Timeout : Regular	02:04
Battier Substitution replaced by Budinger	02:04
Brooks Substitution replaced by Landry	02:04
	02:04	Horford Substitution replaced by Teague
	02:04	Johnson Substitution replaced by Pachulia
Hayes Substitution replaced by Lowry	02:04
	01:49	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:47
Ariza 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Scola (2 AST)	01:31 [HOU 22-25]
	01:23	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lowry (1 ST)
	01:23	Teague Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Scola Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	01:14 [HOU 24-25]
	00:49.2 [ATL 28-24]	Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Teague (1 AST)
Budinger 3pt Shot: Missed	00:37.9
Landry Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:36.2
Landry Putback Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:36.2 [HOU 26-28]
	00:21.9	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
	00:20.9	Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:20.9	Pachulia Tip Shot: Missed
Budinger Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:19.7
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.9
	00:01.9	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:00.0	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Houston Rockets (20-15)		Atlanta Hawks (22-12)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Landry Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	11:48
	11:31	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:29
Budinger 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	11:11 [HOU 29-28]
	10:53 [ATL 30-29]	Crawford Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Landry Jump Shot: Missed	10:37
	10:36	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	10:29	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:28
Lowry Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:21 [HOU 31-30]
	10:05	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:04
Andersen 3pt Shot: Missed	09:42
	09:40	Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Lowry Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:33
	09:23 [ATL 32-31]	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Andersen Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	09:06
	09:03	Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Budinger Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:55
	08:55	Timeout : Official
Ariza Substitution replaced by Battier	08:55
	08:55 [ATL 33-31]	Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	08:55 [ATL 34-31]	Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Lowry Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)	08:37
Team Rebound	08:37
Battier Driving Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Andersen (1 AST)	08:30 [HOU 33-34]
	08:12	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:11
Landry Running Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Budinger (1 AST)	08:06 [HOU 35-34]
	07:42 [ATL 36-35]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Teague (2 AST)
Landry Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Pachulia (1 BLK)	07:17
	07:15	Johnson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	07:05	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:03	Pachulia Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	06:48	Pachulia Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
	06:48	Teague Substitution replaced by Bibby
	06:36	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	06:36	Crawford Substitution replaced by Williams
Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:36 [HOU 36-36]
	06:36	Smith Substitution replaced by Smith
Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:36 [HOU 37-36]
Andersen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:27
	06:27	Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:27	Team Rebound
	06:27 [ATL 37-37]	Pachulia Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Andersen Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	06:09
	06:07	Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	05:51 [ATL 39-37]	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Andersen 3pt Shot: Missed	05:25
	05:24	Pachulia Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	05:17 [ATL 41-37]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
	05:00	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	05:00	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:00	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Horford
Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	05:00 [HOU 38-41]
Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	05:00 [HOU 39-41]
	04:46 [ATL 43-39]	Bibby Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Horford (1 AST)
Landry Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Lowry (1 AST)	04:34 [HOU 41-43]
	04:09	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:08
Landry Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)	04:01
	03:59	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:56	Smith Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	03:56	Smith Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Andersen Substitution replaced by Scola	03:56
	03:39	Smith Substitution replaced by Crawford
Budinger Substitution replaced by Ariza	03:39
Lowry Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:34 [HOU 43-43]
	03:25 [ATL 45-43]	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Lowry Running Layup Shot: Missed	03:16
	03:15	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:11 [ATL 47-43]	Williams Running Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)
Ariza Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	02:53 [HOU 45-47]
	02:28 [ATL 49-45]	Crawford Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Johnson (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:23
Lowry Substitution replaced by Brooks	02:23
Landry Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Horford (1 BLK)	02:12
Jump Ball Horford vs Landry (Battier gains possession)	02:12
Team Rebound	02:12
Ariza Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	02:04
	02:01	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:42 [ATL 52-45]	Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Horford (2 AST)
Brooks Running Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	01:23 [HOU 47-52]
	01:07	Bibby Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:06
Landry Substitution replaced by Hayes	01:06
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	00:48.9
	00:46.9	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:39.9	Williams Running Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:37.9
Ariza Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Brooks (1 AST)	00:33.0 [HOU 49-52]
	00:13.8 [ATL 55-49]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Bibby (2 AST)
	00:05.5	Bibby Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Brooks Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:00.3 [HOU 51-55]
End of 2nd Quarter
Houston Rockets (20-15)		Atlanta Hawks (22-12)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Brooks Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (9 PTS)	11:47 [HOU 53-55]
	11:25	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Brooks Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:24
Scola Running Layup Shot: Missed	11:18
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:16
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	11:13
Ariza Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:12
	11:04	Horford Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	11:04 [HOU 54-55]
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	11:04 [HOU 55-55]
	10:44 [ATL 57-55]	Johnson Driving Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	10:25
Hayes Rebound (Off:4 Def:0)	10:20
Scola Jump Shot: Missed	10:10
	10:08	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Hayes Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:55
	09:45	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
	09:44	Johnson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	09:31	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:29
Battier 3pt Shot: Missed	09:05
Hayes Rebound (Off:5 Def:0)	09:03
Hayes Putback Layup Shot: Missed	09:01
Ariza Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:59
Ariza Tip Shot: Made (14 PTS)	08:59 [HOU 57-57]
	08:38 [ATL 59-57]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	08:29
	08:28	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	08:14 [ATL 62-57]	Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Johnson (6 AST)
Hayes Driving Layup Shot: Missed	07:57
Scola Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	07:55
	07:55	Horford Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Scola Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	07:55 [HOU 58-62]
Scola Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	07:55 [HOU 59-62]
Hayes Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	07:40
	07:40 [ATL 63-59]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	07:40 [ATL 64-59]	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Missed	07:17
Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	07:16
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	07:16
	07:07	Smith Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	07:07	Smith Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	06:54
Team Rebound	06:54
	06:54	Williams Substitution replaced by Crawford
Scola Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	06:42 [HOU 61-64]
	06:34	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:32	Team Rebound
	06:32	Team Timeout : Regular
Battier Substitution replaced by Lowry	06:32
Hayes Foul : Personal (4 PF)	06:28
Hayes Substitution replaced by Landry	06:28
Landry Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:19
	06:19 [ATL 65-61]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	06:19 [ATL 66-61]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Ariza Jump Shot: Missed	05:54
Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:52
Scola Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Lowry (2 AST)	05:45 [HOU 63-66]
	05:24	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
Scola Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	05:23
Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed	05:09
	05:08	Team Rebound
Landry Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	05:08
	05:08	Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia
	05:08	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:08	Team Rebound
	05:08	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	05:06
Lowry Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	04:52
	04:39	Pachulia Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	04:39	Pachulia Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	04:39	Johnson Substitution replaced by Williams
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Pachulia (2 BLK)	04:15
Brooks Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	04:14
Brooks Layup Shot: Missed Block: Crawford (1 BLK)	04:11
Team Rebound	04:11
Lowry Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Bibby (1 ST)	04:11
	04:07 [ATL 68-63]	Williams Running Dunk Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)
	04:03	Smith Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	04:03	Smith Substitution replaced by Johnson
Scola Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	03:56
	03:56	Team Rebound
	03:40	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:38
Lowry Running Layup Shot: Missed	03:32
	03:31	Team Rebound
	03:19 [ATL 70-63]	Crawford Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Landry Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	03:04
Scola Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	03:02
Landry Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ariza (2 AST)	02:52 [HOU 65-70]
	02:31 [ATL 72-65]	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Landry Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Lowry (3 AST)	02:10 [HOU 67-72]
	02:01	Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Lowry (2 ST)
Landry Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Crawford (1 ST)	01:57
	01:51 [ATL 75-67]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:46
Ariza Layup Shot: Missed	01:34
Landry Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:32
Lowry 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Landry (1 AST)	01:29 [HOU 70-75]
	01:17	Pachulia Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	01:17	Pachulia Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	01:09	Pachulia Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:09
Team Rebound	01:09
Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:09
	01:08	Williams Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	00:51.9	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	00:49.9	Pachulia Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	00:45.9	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Brooks Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:44.5
Brooks Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	00:37.7 [HOU 72-75]
Landry Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:30.5
	00:30.5 [ATL 76-72]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	00:30.5 [ATL 77-72]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Lowry Jump Shot: Missed Block: Pachulia (3 BLK)	00:06.9
	00:05.7	Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:03.0	Crawford Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Brooks Running Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:46	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:44
Andersen Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Battier (1 AST)	11:30 [HOU 74-77]
	11:06	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	11:05	Williams Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	11:05	Jump Ball Williams vs Landry (Evans gains possession)
	10:58	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Landry Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	10:56
	10:53	Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Battier 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Lowry (4 AST)	10:44 [HOU 77-77]
	10:24 [ATL 79-77]	Horford Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Andersen Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lowry (5 AST)	10:10 [HOU 79-79]
Andersen Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:57
	09:57	Evans Substitution replaced by Smith
	09:54	Horford Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	09:54	Horford Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Landry Jump Shot: Missed Block: Horford (2 BLK)	09:35
Landry Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	09:33
Landry Putback Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (3 BLK)	09:32
Landry Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	09:29
Landry Putback Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (4 BLK)	09:28
Landry Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)	09:27
	09:27	Smith Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	09:27 [HOU 80-79]
	09:27	Smith Substitution replaced by Bibby
Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	09:27 [HOU 81-79]
Andersen Foul : Personal (3 PF)	09:10
	09:02	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Lowry Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:00
Budinger 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lowry (6 AST)	08:47 [HOU 84-79]
	08:28 [ATL 81-84]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)
Lowry Running Jump Shot: Missed	08:10
Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:06
Landry Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Andersen (2 AST)	07:53 [HOU 86-81]
Andersen Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	07:29
	07:29	Timeout : Official
Budinger Substitution replaced by Brooks	07:29
	07:29	Crawford Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:29	Team Rebound
	07:29 [ATL 82-86]	Crawford Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	07:07 [HOU 88-82]
Andersen Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	06:49
Andersen Substitution replaced by Scola	06:49
	06:49 [ATL 83-88]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
Lowry Substitution replaced by Ariza	06:49
	06:49 [ATL 84-88]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	06:25
	06:24	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:13 [ATL 86-88]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (27 PTS)
Battier Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:45
	05:43	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:42	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:34	Bibby Driving Jump shot: Missed
	05:33	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:32 [ATL 88-88]	Horford Putback Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Brooks Jump Shot: Missed	05:16
	05:15	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:08 [ATL 91-88]	Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Johnson (7 AST)
Scola Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Crawford (2 ST)	04:45
Scola Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:35
	04:35 [ATL 92-88]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Battier Substitution replaced by Lowry	04:35
	04:35 [ATL 93-88]	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
	04:16	Johnson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Ariza Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)	04:11
Ariza Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:55
	03:55 [ATL 94-88]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	03:55 [ATL 95-88]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	03:41 [HOU 90-95]
	03:14	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	03:11	Williams Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
	03:11 [ATL 97-90]	Williams Putback Dunk Shot: Made (29 PTS)
Brooks Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Crawford (3 ST)	03:00
	02:56 [ATL 99-90]	Horford Running Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Johnson (8 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:54
Scola Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Brooks (2 AST)	02:33 [HOU 92-99]
	02:07 [ATL 102-92]	Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Johnson (9 AST)
	01:54	Horford Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:54 [HOU 93-102]
Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:54 [HOU 94-102]
	01:34	Jump Ball Horford vs Landry (Lowry gains possession)
	01:34	Crawford Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Landry (1 ST)
Ariza Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Lowry (7 AST)	01:30 [HOU 96-102]
	01:09	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:06
	01:06	Williams Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:06 [HOU 97-102]
Lowry Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	01:06 [HOU 98-102]
	00:46.0	Johnson Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)
Team Timeout : Short	00:46.0
Ariza 3pt Shot: Missed	00:36.9
	00:34.2	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Lowry Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:34.2
	00:34.2	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:34.2	Team Rebound
	00:34.2 [ATL 103-98]	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:34.2
	00:34.2	Bibby Substitution replaced by Smith
Lowry Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:30.5 [HOU 100-103]
	00:30.5	Williams Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	00:30.5	Smith Substitution replaced by Bibby
Landry Substitution replaced by Hayes	00:30.5
Lowry Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	00:30.5 [HOU 101-103]
	00:30.5	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:10.8	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
Ariza Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:09.9
Team Timeout : Short	00:09.9
	00:09.9	Bibby Substitution replaced by Smith
Hayes Substitution replaced by Landry	00:09.9
	00:05.0	Horford Foul : Shooting (6 PF)
	00:05.0	Horford Substitution replaced by Bibby
Landry Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:05.0 [HOU 102-103]
	00:05.0	Team Timeout : Short
Scola Substitution replaced by Hayes	00:05.0
Landry Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	00:05.0 [HOU 103-103]
	00:05.0	Team Timeout : Short
Landry Substitution replaced by Battier	00:05.0
	00:01.9	Bibby Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.7	Smith Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	00:00.7 [ATL 105-103]	Smith Putback Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Battier Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (2 ST)	00:00.4
End of 4th Quarter

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