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The Atlanta Hawks rested their starters Saturday, one night after locking up home court advantage in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The rest allowed for some valuable minutes from the reserves, and fans were appreciative of the effort:

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Fans Applaud Bench Effort vs. Hornets

The Atlanta Hawks got back to their winning ways Wednesday, using a 27-12 run to defeat the Orlando Magic 95-83.

As such, fans also got back to their winning tweets:

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Fans Get Back To Winning Tweets

The Atlanta Hawks couldn't hold a fourth quarter lead and fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-115 on Friday.

Needless to say, fans are ready for the road trip to be over:

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Fans Looking Forward To Returning Home

For three quarters, it wasn't very pretty in Denver.  But Atlanta's little-used reserves put together a 30-5 run in the fourth quarter to cut a 34-point deficit to 9 at one point before running out of time.

Nevertheless, fans saw the positives from an otherwise forgettable game on Wednesday:

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Bench Rally Encouraging For Hawks Fans

The Atlanta Hawks put on an offensive show in a 130-105 win over the Sacramento Kings Monday, setting several season and franchise records in the process.

Hawks.com writer KL Chouinard put together a social recap of the half:

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Twitter Reacts To 76-Point Half

Without three starters and Pero Antic, the Hawks reserves weren't able to overcome a cold-shooting second half in a 92-84 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

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Fans React To Hawks' Hiccup In Philadelphia

The Atlanta Hawks couldn't protect an 18-point lead in losing to the Boston Celtics Wednesday.  Nevertheless, they go into the All-Star break with a 43-11 record, good for best in the Eastern Conference.

Here's what fans are saying on Twitter headed into the break:

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Hawks Lose To Celtics In Final Second

The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Atlanta Hawks 115-100 Monday, ending Atlanta's 19-game winning streak.

Fans responded positively, as it's a streak they'll remember for a very long time.