I'm sorry to say my refusal to live blog didn't have the intended effect I'd hoped for. Oh well. And so another trip through Texas comes to a close, and though the Hawks played it close in each game, they still came away without a win. What is it about the state of Texas that troubles this team so?

I don't know, and I have already said this season there is no room for moral victories, but I will say that if you want to find a silver lining from the past few games, it's that the gap is closing. The Hawks have been beaten badly in these cities in the past, but that was not the case this time around. Maybe we didn't get to the mountain top this time, but we started the climb.

Onto Miami, where the Hawks will look to continue their impressive play against Southeast Division teams against the Heat.