Atlanta Hawks News

Jamal Crawford scored 11 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, Mike Bibby added 21 and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a two-game losing streak with a 100-86 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.

The last time the Atlanta Hawks played a game on Thanksgiving, President Barack Obama was 34 years old and winning a Grammy for the audio version of his autobiography, "Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance," according to the president's biography.

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.

Ladle and tongs at the ready, Josh Smith was dishing out with a point guard's precision.

An early season battle for Southeast Division supremacy headlines the Thanksgiving Day action in the NBA as the Orlando Magic pay a visit to the Atlanta Hawks.

Fresh off the team's 105-90 win against the Heat Wednesday, it's a good time to be an Atlanta Hawks fan.

The Hawks were gracious winners, quick to compliment the Rockets . Mike Woodson: "They battled from beginning to the end." Josh Smith: "They've got guys that aren't great athletes, but offensive rebounds killed us all night.

This season's best team in the Eastern Conference wasn't in the most recent NBA Finals.

Atlanta's Joe Johnson is often overlooked and underrated, but he's a genuine NBA star.

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

We should arguably be 12-1 but we had a lapse against Charlotte. I saw a thread started on your team's site saying the "CELTICS ARE THE BEST TEAM IN THE EAST!!!!!" and I simply HAD to start this thread.

Tracy McGrady #3 of the Houston Rockets warms up before the game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on November 20, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia.

This was the toughest week yet to sort out the top of the weekly NBA power poll.

The Atlanta Hawks retained top place on Monday at the weekly power rankings after their winning streak reached seven over impressive wins over the Blazers, Heat and Rockets.

If rebounding is about desire, Al Horford is proof of it. Last season, the Hawks ranked near the bottom of the league in rebounds per game despite boasting a front line that featured Horford , Josh Smith , Zaza Pachulia and Solomon Jones .

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.

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

TRYING EVERYTHING: Chicago Bulls forward Taj Gibson is defended by Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin in the third quarter of their NBA basketball game in Denver.

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Owners of the best record in the Eastern Conference at 10-2, the Atlanta Hawks will shoot for their seventh straight win when they close out a four-game homestand tonight versus the Houston Rockets at Philips Arena.