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Hawks BasketBlog
Someone's Streak Is Coming To An End Tonight
Posted by:
Micah Hart on
January 26, 2008 at
1:45AM AFT
I was surprised to learn this, but can you guess which team in the NBA has the
longest current winning streak against the Hawks? If you said Seattle (only a
reasonable guess because of the context of this post), you are correct. After
their 126-123 double-OT win over the Hawks back in November, the Sonics have now
won 8 straight in the series. I guess they've been a decent team the last few
years (not including this year), so maybe it's not that crazy, but it sure feels
like it.
This losing business is for the birds. It needs to end, and I say it does tonight. Reading Sekou Smith's article on the team's morale on its current road trip, I get the sense that the guys are staying positive. They know that even with the recent slide their playoff fate still rests very much in their hands, and if they can stay focus they can still make a mark this season. Seattle has lost 12 straight games coming into tonight, which does give me a little pause; after all, the Hawks have a tendency to relax a little too much when a game looks like a sure victory. But, given that the team is currently 4 games under .500, I don't see motivation being an issue tonight. What will be an issue tonight is stopping the awesome offensive force that is Damien Wilkins. Wilkins always seems to save his best performances for his uncle's franchise, including a career-high 41 at Philips Arena in November. He hasn't gotten a ton of burn lately, but I'm guessing he'll be in the mix tonight. Game time is 10:30 ET, so plan on staying up late to catch all of this one. Let's get this season back on track, whaddya say?
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