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| Hawks need to cure road woes to get back in series with Heat |
NBA Basketball |
04/27/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - After starting their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series with a bang, the Atlanta Hawks have fallen off the proverbial table. Mike Woodson's club hopes to right the ship tonight in Miami, halt an ugly postseason road losing streak and even their series with the Heat. Dwyane Wade starred in another lopsided Heat victory in Game 3 on Saturday, recording 29 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and four blocks in a 107-78 thumping of the Hawks to take a 2-1 series lead. After hitting 15 |
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| Hawks' Williams out with elbow injury |
NBA Basketball |
04/26/2009 |
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| Miami, FL (Sportsbooks) - Atlanta Hawks forward Marvin Williams missed Saturday's Game 3 Eastern Conference quarterfinal bout against the Miami Heat with an elbow injury. The Hawks lost 107-78 and now trail 2-1 in the series. Williams, who missed a plethora of games late in the regular season with a back injury, hurt his wrist in Atlanta's Game 2 loss on Wednesday. The fourth-year pro out of North Carolina is averaging 13.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 61 games this season. Williams scored 10 |
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| Hawks hope to end road playoff woes in Miami |
NBA Basketball |
04/25/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The scene shifts to sunny South Beach on Sunday as the Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat meet in the pivotal Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series. Miami bounced back from a poor opening game in the series to earn a split in Atlanta after Dwyane Wade finished with 33 points, seven assists and five rebounds on Wednesday, as the Heat evened the set with a 108-93 Game 2 win over Atlanta. In Game 1 of the series on Sunday, Wade scored only 19 points and committed eight turnovers |
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| Wade, Heat even series in Atlanta |
NBA Basketball |
04/23/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Sportsbooks) - Dwyane Wade finished with 33 points, seven assists and five rebounds, as the Miami Heat evened their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with a 108-93 Game 2 win over the Atlanta Hawks. In Game 1 of the series on Sunday, Wade scored 19 points and committed eight turnovers as the fifth-seeded Heat were blown out by the fourth-seeded Hawks, 90-64. However, he rebounded for Wednesday's contest and finished with six of the Heat's 15 three-pointers, a Miami playoff record. With |
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| Hawks aim for 2-0 edge in series with Heat |
NBA Basketball |
04/22/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Miami Heat hope to bounce back from an awful performance in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series with the Atlanta Hawks when the two teams resume the set at Philips Arena tonight. Josh Smith scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the fourth-seeded Hawks in a 90-64 rout of the Heat on Sunday. Joe Johnson added 15 points and Al Horford 14 with nine boards for Atlanta, which owns homecourt advantage for the first time since winning a best-of-five set against |
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| Hawks have their way with Heat in Game 1 |
NBA Basketball |
04/19/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Sportsbooks) - Josh Smith scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the fourth-seeded Atlanta Hawks in a 90-64 rout of the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Joe Johnson added 15 points and Al Horford 14 with nine boards for the Hawks, who own homecourt advantage for the first time since winning a best-of-five set against Detroit in 1999. Marvin Williams, Mike Bibby and Zaza Pachulia scored 10 points each in the win. Dwyane Wade totaled a team-best 1 |
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| NBA Playoff Preview - Atlanta vs. Miami |
NBA Basketball |
04/17/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - One year after ending a lengthy playoff drought, the Atlanta Hawks are back in the postseason with a winning record, their best since recording 50 victories in the 1997-98 season. The Hawks captured the eighth seed in East with a less-than-stellar 37-45 mark a year ago and faced the conference-champion Boston Celtics in the opening round of the playoffs. They took the eventual NBA champions to seven games in that opening round series, and will now square off with the fifth-seeded Miami He |
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| National Basketball Association Game Capsules |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2009 |
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| ing streak halted, dropped five of seven overall to close their campaign. Final Score: Memphis 98, Atlanta 90 Memphis, TN (Sportsbooks) - O.J. Mayo poured in 26 points and grabbed five rebounds, as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the playoff-bound Atlanta Hawks, 98-90, in a regular-season finale at FedEx Forum. Rudy Gay added 20 points for the Grizzlies (24-58), who had dropped their last two contests. Marc Gasol ended with 19 points and eight rebounds. Mike Conley finished with 12 points, while Hakim Warr |
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| Mayo, Grizzlies upend Hawks |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2009 |
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| Memphis, TN (Sportsbooks) - O.J. Mayo poured in 26 points and grabbed five rebounds, as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the playoff-bound Atlanta Hawks, 98-90, in a regular-season finale at FedEx Forum. "We really wanted to get a win," Mayo said. "We wanted to give our fans one last memory to look forward to next year." Rudy Gay added 20 points for the Grizzlies (24-58), who had dropped their last two contests. Marc Gasol ended with 19 points and eight rebounds. Mike Conley finished with 12 points, while |
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| Hawks, Grizzlies meet in Memphis |
NBA Basketball |
04/15/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Atlanta Hawks will try to close out the regular season with five straight wins, as they pay a visit to the Memphis Grizzlies tonight at FedEx Forum. Atlanta, which is the fourth seed in the East and will open the playoffs against Miami, posted its fourth straight win with an 81-79 decision over the Heat on Tuesday at Philips Arena. Flip Murray had 17 points and dished out five assists, while Marvin Williams added 13 points and Joe Johnson scored nine for Atlanta. Al Horford, Josh Smit |
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