What a difference 24 hours makes. Last night's buzzer-beater led to frustration, tonight's to elation (ok granted, Mike Bibby's three-pointer didn't technically beat the buzzer, but it left only 1.7 seconds on the clock for Houston to try to tie the game - good enough for me).

The Hawks won tonight on the shoulders of Mike Bibby's late game heroics, something he's been known for throughout his career. I asked this in the Everything You Need To Know recap, and I'll say it again here - how does Houston leave him so open for that shot? It just goes to show you how helpful it is for teams to have to send two defenders at Joe Johnson so often.

The Rockets are always a tough match-up for the Hawks because of their length, even without Tracy McGrady and Ron Artest as they were tonight. Watching Al Horford try to guard Yao Ming, I just wanted to give the guy a hug after every basket Yao scored. As it turned out, I didn't need to - Horford and company managed to somehow hold Ming without a point in the second half (which seems possible), holding him to only one shot (which seems decidedly impossible) in the final 24 minutes. How did they do that? I don't know if I'll be more impressed by anything the Hawks do defensively the rest of the season.

It does seem a bit poetic for the Hawks to win in the same kind of dramatic fashion that cost them in New Jersey, but it'll be better for my blood pressure if they just can get back to blowing teams out the way they did at the end of the homestand...