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Hawks BasketBlog
Acie Returns, Helps Hawks Get Win At Sixers
Posted by:
Micah Hart on
December 4, 2007 at
9:06PM AFT
The Hawks got a
much needed
road win last night in Philly, the result of which was apparently the
last straw for the Sixers, as they fired GM Billy King after the game. As is
typically the case when the Hawks get Ws, they got contributions across the
board, with 15+ points from JJ, Chills, Smoove, and Marv (I'm on a nickname
kick, sue me). Al Horford celebrated his rookie of the month honors by posting
his second double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
The game also marked the return of point guard Acie Law, who provided a steadying presence in the backcourt in 23 minutes of action. To look at his box score you'd think he had perhaps a bad game, shooting 0-8 from the field and finishing with a bagel - yet I find myself quite comforted by his performance. He may not have scored, but he dished out 5 assists and nabbed 5 rebounds (and forced 2 steals) and finished the night with a +16 rating, second best on the night for the Hawks. Welcome back Acie, we've missed you. And we'll need you to play big tonight as the Pistons come to town. I think we all agree the Hawks could have won the previous game with Detroit this season, losing on a disputed (ha!) call that gave Chauncey Billups the game-winning free throws in the final seconds. We know Atlanta gets up for the big games, so hopefully that trend will continue this evening against the Central leaders. Onto the links:
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