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Hawks Season in Review - Zaza Pachulia

Peachtree Hoops — Expectations Zaza Pachulia really stepped up for a injured Al Horford in the shortened season. Unfortunately he may have been given too many minutes (lot of 38 plus minute games), which is ironic since Mike Woodson and Larry Drew had both minimized his court time the two previous years. Sadly Zaza wasn’t available for the playoffs. The expectations for this season were different between Larry Drew and a lot of the fans. From a fan perspective Zaza had proven himself as worthy of the center position in Al’s absence and gave us hope that maybe the big lineup would finally get an ex...

Atlanta Hawks May 22, 2013

Hawks Stay with Big Lineup as They Look to Avoid Elimination at Home in Game 6

Peachtree Hoops — The Hawks will start Jeff Teague, Devin Harris, Josh Smith, Al Horford, and Johan Petro for the fourth consecutive game in Game 6. Larry Drew is hoping that being back at home will also bring back the Hawks' offense. Atlanta thrived at home in Games 3 and 4 playing the big lineup, and stifled the Indiana attack. In Game 5, the Pacers set the tone and used their size to assert themselves as the dominant physical team. Tonight we will find out if the Pacers made the right adjustment to beat the big lineup, or if it was just the boost of playing at home. The Hawks will have to get a bette...

Atlanta Hawks May 3, 2013

How the Hawks lost Game 5....in the second quarter

Peachtree Hoops — On a night where Josh Smith, not Al Horford, was the best player on the floor for the Atlanta Hawks, Smith got The Horford Treatment (TM: Bret LaGree/Hoopinion) upon receiving his second foul of the first half, a capital offense that cost Smith the rest of half, his own personal mojo and the Hawks any chance of taking Game 5 in Indiana Wednesday night. When Smith reached and fouled David West, there was 6:49 left in the second quarter and the Hawks held a one point lead. Smith had been charging the Hawks with some high energy, getting four steals to that point and scoring 11 points. Th...

Atlanta Hawks May 2, 2013

Hawks v. Pacers Game 2: Electric Boogaloo; Hawks stick with same lineup

Peachtree Hoops — Larry Drew announced this morning that the Hawks will start the same lineup of Jeff Teague, Devin Harris, Kyle Korver, Josh Smith, and Al Horford that they did in Game 1 of the series. This came as a surprise to most Hawks fans who assumed Drew would make an adjustment after the 107-90 loss in which the Pacers took advantage of apparent mismatches. The Pacers will also likely trot out the same starting lineup of George Hill, Lance Stephenson, Paul George, David West, and Roy Hibbert seeing as it worked out pretty well last game. The biggest mismatch, and the one that was exploited the...

Atlanta Hawks April 24, 2013

Halftime Report: Someone guard Ken Mauer, he's dominating the Hawks

Peachtree Hoops — The Atlanta Hawks have gotten good efforts from the backcourt of Jeff Teague(16 pts) and Devin Harris (10 pts), each scoring in double-digits, and Al Horford (8 pts) has provided the majority of the interior scoring. The pick-and-roll has been extremely effective for the Hawks, and they will need to continue to hammer the Pacers with it if Hibbert continues to refuse to step out on Horford. The Hawks have struggled to run the Pacers off of the three-point line as Indiana has gone 6-of-9 from beyond the arc. Both teams are shooting around 50% from the field and are even with rebounds a...

Atlanta Hawks April 24, 2013

Larry Drew voluntarily fouled out Al Horford in Game One

Peachtree Hoops — In the second quarter of Game 1 in the case of Atlanta Hawks v. Indiana Pacers, Al Horford jumped to catch a pass over Lance Stephenson, snagged it and spun to the hoop to jam it home, screaming with power as he completed the sequence. It was Horford's fourth basket in two and a half minutes of game play and the Hawks had narrowed the host Pacers' lead to five points. Momentum was shifting. All four of Horford's baskets came within five feet of the hoop, gashing the Pacers huge front line with his ability to take the slower Pacers off the dribble. The Hawks best player and the heart of...

Atlanta Hawks April 22, 2013

Horford efficient in Game 1

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Hawks center Al Horford was fairly productive in Game 1 of Atlanta's first-round playoff series against the Pacers on Sunday. Horford finished with 14 points in the 107-90 defeat on 7 of 12 shooting from the field. He missed his lone free-throw attempt and added six rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block to his stat line, while logging 28 minutes of game action.

April 21, 2013

Hawks vs. Pacers, Game 1: Larry Drew going with Atlanta's 'best lineup'

Peachtree Hoops — Larry Drew talked about his decision to go with a smaller lineup with Kyle Korver at small forward and Al Horford at center prior to Game 1 against the Pacers. Drew said he wanted to get the combination on the floor that had performed the best throughout the season. "I wanted to go with what we've been best with throughout the season," coach Larry Drew said. "We've been smaller, we've been quicker. We've been faster. It's certainly something we'll keep an eye on throughout the series against this team because they are so big. We are going to have to be us. We made that decision throug...

Atlanta Hawks April 21, 2013

Pacers Playoffs Halftime Score: Pacers up on Hawks 58-50

Indy Cornrows — The G2 Zone has lifted the Indiana Pacers to a 58-50 lead in the first half, but their play has overshadowed some defensive issues that have allowed the Atlanta Hawks to dominate the game in the paint. The Pacers had a tremendous first quarter, scoring 34, but in the second quarter the Hawks went to Al Horford and Josh Smith inside as part of their 30 points in the paint. George Hill leads the Pacers with 15 points on 6-7 shooting, while Paul George has 14, including 10-10 from the free throw line. George is leading the Pacers with eight rebounds and five assists. For Atlanta, Horford leads th...

Indiana Pacers April 21, 2013

Hawks vs. Pacers, Game 1: Kyle Korver to start at forward for Atlanta

Peachtree Hoops — The Atlanta Hawks have used many different starting combinations this season but will go with their conventional starting lineup in Game 1 against the Indiana Pacers. Larry Drew will send out Jeff Teague and Devin Harris at the guards along with a frontcourt featuring Kyle Korver, Josh Smith and Al Horford. Hawks starters game one Teague Harris Korver smith Horford @sportsouth — Bob Rathbun (@BobRathbunTV) April 21, 2013 Drew essentially had a couple of options for lineups. He could have elected to go big with Johan Petro as the starting center which would have slid Horford and Sm...

Atlanta Hawks April 21, 2013

Hawks playing with a short deck

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Hawks center Al Horford will miss his second game in a row to end the season Wednesday, due to a sore left shoulder. He is expected to be 100-percent healthy in time for the start of the playoffs.

April 17, 2013

Horford sits with shoulder issue

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Hawks center Al Horford was ruled out for Tuesday's contest against the Raptors due to a sore left shoulder, reports the team's official website. According to the report, Horford will travel with the team to New York in the hopes of playing in Wednesday's season finale against the Knicks.

April 16, 2013

Horford gets back to it

CBSSports.com Fantasy — Hawks center Al Horford was back on the floor Wednesday against the 76ers, after sitting out the team's previous game with a hamstring injury. Horford played 26 minutes in a start, scoring 16 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He added nine rebounds, two steals and three assists, in a 124-101 win.

April 11, 2013

Horford to play Wednesday

CBSSports.com Fantasy — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Hawks center Al Horford took part in shootaround Wednesday and is expected to play Wednesday night at the 76ers. Horford has been dealing with a hamstring injury.

April 10, 2013

Al Horford Q&A with Peachtree Hoops

Peachtree Hoops — Jason Walker: The team is gearing up for the playoffs -- is the approach going to be to rest the starters or go for it and play all the way through to the playoffs? Al Horford: We want to play our best basketball and have that focus going into the playoffs, but we do need to get healthy. The other night in San Antonio, coach knew we had been logging a lot of minutes and we needed the rest. JW: You could be playing Indiana, New York, Brooklyn -- what are the challenges with each of those? AH: Indiana is just so great in the half court, with their defense and size, and the Knicks have...

Atlanta Hawks April 8, 2013

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  • Hawks Season in Review - Zaza Pachulia
    Expectations Zaza Pachulia really stepped up for a injured Al Horford in the shortened season. Unfortunately he may have been given too many minutes (lot of 38 plus minute games), which is ironic since Mike Woodson and Larry Drew had both minimized his court time the two previous years. Sadly Zaza wasn’t available for the playoffs. The expectations for this season were different between Larry Drew and a lot of the fans. From a fan perspective Zaza had proven himself as worthy of the center position in Al’s absence and gave us hope that maybe the big lineup would finally get an ex...
  • Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford (15) loses the ball as Indiana Pacers point guard George Hill (3) and Indiana Pacers shooting guard Lance Stephenson (1) defend in the first half of an NBA first-round playoff basketball game in Atlanta, Friday, May 3, 2013 The Associated Press
    Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford (15) loses the ball as Indiana Pacers point guard George Hill (3) and Indiana Pacers shooting guard Lance Stephenson (1) defend in the first half of an NBA first-round playoff basketball game in Atlanta, Friday, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
  • Hawks Stay with Big Lineup as They Look to Avoid Elimination at Home in Game 6
    The Hawks will start Jeff Teague, Devin Harris, Josh Smith, Al Horford, and Johan Petro for the fourth consecutive game in Game 6. Larry Drew is hoping that being back at home will also bring back the Hawks' offense. Atlanta thrived at home in Games 3 and 4 playing the big lineup, and stifled the Indiana attack. In Game 5, the Pacers set the tone and used their size to assert themselves as the dominant physical team. Tonight we will find out if the Pacers made the right adjustment to beat the big lineup, or if it was just the boost of playing at home. The Hawks will have to get a bette...
  • How the Hawks lost Game 5....in the second quarter
    On a night where Josh Smith, not Al Horford, was the best player on the floor for the Atlanta Hawks, Smith got The Horford Treatment (TM: Bret LaGree/Hoopinion) upon receiving his second foul of the first half, a capital offense that cost Smith the rest of half, his own personal mojo and the Hawks any chance of taking Game 5 in Indiana Wednesday night. When Smith reached and fouled David West, there was 6:49 left in the second quarter and the Hawks held a one point lead. Smith had been charging the Hawks with some high energy, getting four steals to that point and scoring 11 points. Th...
  • INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 1: David West #21 of the Indiana Pacers shoots in the lane against Al Horford #15 of the Atlanta Hawks in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NBA Playoffs on May 1, 2013 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images) The Associated Press
    INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 1: David West #21 of the Indiana Pacers shoots in the lane against Al Horford #15 of the Atlanta Hawks in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2013 NBA Playoffs on May 1, 2013 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
  • Atlanta Hawks' Al Horford (15) shoots against Indiana Pacers' Ian Mahinmi (28) during the first half of Game 5 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoff series on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Indianapolis. The Associated Press
    Atlanta Hawks' Al Horford (15) shoots against Indiana Pacers' Ian Mahinmi (28) during the first half of Game 5 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoff series on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
  • Indiana Pacers' David West (21) is defended by Atlanta Hawks' Josh Smith, left, and Al Horford during the first half of Game 5 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoff series on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Indianapolis. The Associated Press
    Indiana Pacers' David West (21) is defended by Atlanta Hawks' Josh Smith, left, and Al Horford during the first half of Game 5 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoff series on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
  • ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 27: Al Horford #15 of the Atlanta Hawks dunks the ball against Gerald Green #25 of the Indiana Pacers during the Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals between the Indiana Pacers and the Atlanta Hawks in the 2013 NBA Playoffs on April 27, 2013 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images) The Associated Press
    ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 27: Al Horford #15 of the Atlanta Hawks dunks the ball against Gerald Green #25 of the Indiana Pacers during the Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals between the Indiana Pacers and the Atlanta Hawks in the 2013 NBA Playoffs on April 27, 2013 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images)
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