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The Atlanta forward Josh Smith ran into foul trouble and played for less than a minute in the final period against the Houston Rockets - but he still managed to be in the right place at the right time to make the play that won the game for the Hawks with fractions of a second on the clock.

When the NBA and TNT met last spring to discuss the regular-season schedule, one topic of discussion was the Thanksgiving Day game.

Josh Smith spent most of the fourth quarter cheering on his teammates from the bench.

Make it seven wins in a row for the Atlanta Hawks after Friday nighta TMs squeaker past the Houston Rockets at Philips Arena, pushing them to the NBA's best record at 11-2 overall.

Rookie Darren Collison had 22 points and 11 assists for his first career double-double, and the New Orleans Hornets won their third straight while snapping the Atlanta Hawks' seven-game winning streak, 96-88 on Saturday night.

Josh Smith soared through the lane to drop in a missed shot with 0.7 seconds remaining and the Atlanta Hawks won their seventh in a row, beating the Houston Rockets 105-103 Friday night to maintain the NBA's best record.

With the Atlanta Hawks posting a 10-2 record that tops the entire league and having won six straight, they are definitely looking like they might be more than just a pretty good playoff team.

When Joe Johnson is scoring and Josh Smith is doing a little bit of everything, the Atlanta Hawks are awfully hard to beat.

Joe Johnson finished with a game-high 30 points, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 105-90 victory over the Miami Heat at Philips Arena.

Keeping this guy off the boards will be a big deal. Browse more photos>> Game Time: 4:00 PM Pacific TV: Comcast We just played Atlanta two weeks ago and their basic constitution hasn't changed since then.

Sorting out the Power Rankings is supposed to get easier each week. But this week was more difficult than the last two, especially at the top.

A pair of talented young teams put their respective winning streaks on the line tonight, when the streaking Portland Trail Blazers pay a visit to the surging Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena.

His coach and teammates confirm it. Hawks forward Josh Smith , whose two personal goals for the season are to make his first NBA All-Star Game and first All-Defensive team, is playing some excellent Basketball.

Pace : 85 possessions Offensive Efficiency : 101 points/100 possessions Defensive Efficiency : 114 points allowed/100 possessions Bullets : a Two games does not make a trend.

Hawks forward Joe Johnson, shooting over Celtics forward Paul Pierce in the second half, scored a team-high 24 points to lead Atlanta past Boston 97-86. Josh Smith scored 14 and Al Horford had 12 points and 13 rebounds as the Hawks continued their strong start this season, sending Boston to its second straight Friday night home loss.

Lakers basketball great shares cancer journey Nov. 11: Countdowna TMs Keith Olbermann talks with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about his battle with a rare form of leukemia.

Atlantaa TMs Joe Johnson looks to pass around New Yorka TMs Chris Duhon and David Lee.

Wednesday against the Hawks , the Kings defense visually looked better than it did at any point in the 2008-09 season.

Josh Smith has yet to attempt a three-point shot this season. Not coincidentally, the career 46.9 eFG% shooter is shooting 57.3 eFG% through seven games.

The Atlanta Hawks seem to have found their rhythm and will wrap up a successful road trip tonight against the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena.