Atlanta Hawks Wiretap

Hawks "Short" In Effort Against Kings

The Hawks are on the cusp of making a giant step forward, as playing these close game may prove. But they have a lot of learning and growing to do before they can begin to make these close losses quality wins.

One more point.

One more free throw.

One more pass.

One more of anything and the Hawks would have taken out the team with the best record in basketball, the Sacramento Kings.

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Hawks Get Hard Lesson From Carter-less Raptors

The Toronto Raptors are quickly becoming a poisonous thorn in the Hawks flesh.

The Raptors had beaten the Hawks in two very close games this year, both games that the Hawks had in their collective hands, but yielded at the very end.

Tonight, the Raptors snuck into Philips Arena and without Vince Carter, caught the Hawks dead flat, and used their front line to force many issues with the home team.

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Hawks still see potential in Johnson

Is DerMarr a bust or does he still possess greatness?

Michael Carvell believes that we won't know until next year, as he delves into the life of DerMarr.

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Hawks Mar 2002 Archive

  • Vaughn Cuts Down the Nets

    It must have been Final Four Fever.

  • Hawks pound Nets by 26 points

    Michael Lee of the AJC asks "Are these guys for real?" The Hawks are supposed to beat up on Bulls, Nuggets, Knicks and Warriors.

  • Martin nets sixth flagrant

    Shareef Abdur-Rahim was the latest target of the NBA's newest bad boy, Kenyon Martin of the New Jersey Nets.

  • It's a Win!!! Hawks Whip Bulls Without Shareef

    There was a general feeling of uneasiness an hour and a half before the game when it was confirmed that Shareef Abdur-Rahim was going to be absent from Saturday’s game against Chicago to witness the birth of his first child, a son.

  • It's a boy for Abdur-Rahim

    Shareef Abdur-Rahim has been an NBA lottery pick, an Olympian and an All-Star, but early Saturday morning, Abdur-Rahim became something that may dwarf them all -- a father.

  • Hawks improve to 8-3 in March

    Jason Terry got a steal, drifted into the lane and tossed a behind-the-back pass to Nazr Mohammed, who sank an easy lay-in.

  • Knicks Demolished by Sorry Team

    No way to put it, the Knicks simply got killed by a sorry team.

  • Knicks Help Prove the Babcock Plan

    It was a bad night to be a Knick fan.

  • Seasons of turmoil for Hawks, Knicks

    Rap pioneers Run-DMC will do a post-game concert after their hometown New York Knicks take on the Hawks tonight at Philips Arena.

  • Hawks take advantage of Baby Bulls

    Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry, who start in the NBA this year after playing in high school last season, are called "the Baby Bulls" or the "Teenage Twin Towers.

  • Hawks beat the Bulls

    One month has passed since the Bulls altered the shape of two teams when they made a blockbuster, seven-player trade with Indiana.

  • Hawks see both sides of big deal

    The Hawks will get to see the other side of the trade deadline deal that sent Jalen Rose and Tracis Best to the Bulls from the Pacers for Ron Artest, Brad Miller, and Ron Mercer.

  • Pacers' defense holds Hawks to season low

    In a season of mostly low spots, the Hawks took a couple of more plunges Sunday.

  • Streak stirs playoff talk

    Three wins in a row for the Hawks have Shareef Abdur-Rahim saying the "P" word.

  • Uncut with DerMarr Johnson

    His teammates call him Slim, but the fact is that DerMarr Johnson has actually grown in body mass since his rookie season last year, putting on muscle as he acclimates himself to the rigors of more minutes in the NBA.

  • In Atlanta, and Outta the Playoffs

    Greg Jensen reports on last night's Denver vs.

  • Nugs' futility in Atlanta reaches 12

    The Nuggets lost a tight game with no playoff implications to the Hawks in the Philips Arena.

  • Nugs' futility in Atlanta reaches 12

    The Nuggets lost a tight game with no playoff implications to the Hawks in the Philips Arena.

  • Terry too quick as Hawks top Nuggets

    The Hawks took advantage of a mismatch to hold on and defeat the Denver Nuggets 105-102 at Philips Arena on Wednesday.

  • Another piece to rebuilding plan

    Irv Moss has an article on Donnell Harvey.

  • Nuggets notes

    TONIGHT: The Denver Nuggets (19-41) face the Atlanta Hawks (23-39) in a 5:40 game at Philips Arena in Atlanta.

  • Fans Lose Interest in Hawks, Stay Away

    The Hawks' players aren't complaining about low attendance, but the empty seats at Philips Arena are speaking volumes.

  • Hawks/Nuggests Preview

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  • Hawks 121, Warriors 96

  • Terry scores 32 in rare Hawks romp

    A month ago, the Hawks went up by 27 points against pitiful Golden State and barely held on, winning by three after a messy fourth quarter.

  • Leon Smith a Hawk for the Season

    As first read in the Hawks Front Office on RealGM, the Hawks were granted an injury exception for Dion Glover, and used it to sign Leon Smith to a contract for the rest of the season on Wednesday.

  • Miller's shot from the corner seals it for Cavs

    Before the Hawks-Cavaliers game Tuesday, Jason Terry watched Cleveland guard Andre Miller shoot jumper after jumper from the far corner of Gund Arena court.

  • Hawks Apply For Exception for Injured Glover

    The Hawks have applied for a roster exception for Dion Glover, who is out for the season with his fractured foot, RealGM learned Monday night.

  • Hawks pounce on Grizzlies' inexperience

    Memphis Grizzlies forward Pau Gasol has been impressive this season and is a top candidate for NBA rookie of the year.

  • Glover hurts foot, could miss season

    Add another brick to the injury wall for the simply unblessed Atlanta Hawks.

  • Kukoc kills Cavs

    There were nights when it appeared Toni Kukoc might never get his game back.