9:52 - Hawks can't buy a bucket early, and Houston gets three quick ones. We need to weather this opening salvo...

7:31 - We are settling for jump shots - we need to get something going inside or this game is going to get ugly - 13-0 start for the Rockets.

4:48 - Zaza at the line for a pair, as Mike Woodson has gone to his bench early to try to spark something. It's 19-6 Rockets early, and it's been pretty slim pickings for the Hawks offensively - 1-16 from the field so far. That can't keep up for the entire game, but the defense is going to have to get some stops if they want to get back in this one.

2:08 - Acie finds Marvin Williams for a jumper from the corner, and it's 23-9. It's the first perimeter shot the Hawks have hit, 10 minutes into this game. It's times like this that I'm glad we have guys like Mike Bibby and Joe Johnson on this team. Bibby always says that NBA basketball is a game of runs. Hopefully the Hawks' is coming soon.

:40 - Here comes a little run - a nice drive by Marvin Williams is followed by a three-pointer by Joe Johnson, and it's back in single digits at 25-16.

:00 - Von Wafer hits a pair for Houston, and its 27-16 at the end of one. It was an ugly first 6-7 minutes for the Hawks, but they've found a little rhythm now and gotten a couple stops to get back into the mix. We won't shoot 4-18 every quarter, I promise you that.