The Hawks trail by 1, 47-46, at halftime of Game 3 at Philips Arena. It's been an incredibly gutsy effort from Atlanta, as Joe Johnson, Al Horford, and Marvin Williams have all played and contributed despite injuries that have kept them from practicing for varying periods of time. It's been kind of a weird half. The Cavs don't really seem to be playing all that well, but LeBron is making a ton of shots to keep them ahead. With LBJ, you have to pick your poison, and the fact that he's been content to shoot from the perimeter most of the night favors the Hawks. Unfortunately, he's making them.

For Atlanta, they just have to keep their composure and stay with what they are doing. The effort is there, and the shots started to fall in the 2nd after a rough first (they shot 66% in the 2nd quarter after shooting only 29% in the 1st). They are getting offensive rebounds (6 in the first half), and they are moving the ball to get open looks for each other. If they can keep it up, and continue to protect the ball (only 3 turnovers in the first half), they can absolutely win this game.

Let's keep it up in the second half and see if we can't keep this series from being the foregone conclusion the rest of the world seems to think it is.

Let's Go Hawks!