Game Thread #38: Atlanta at Clippers, January 14th
by Hoopinion on Jan 14, 2009 1:47 PM EST
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Atlanta Hawks at Los Angeles Clippers, Jan 14, 2009 10:30 PM EST
WHO: Atlanta (22-15) at Los Angeles Clippers (8-29)
WHEN: 10:30pm
WHERE: SportSouth, Hawks Radio Network, NBA Audio League Pass
Injury Report: Al Horford is out. For the Clippers (deep breath) Chris Kaman, Baron Davis, Zach Randolph, and Mike Taylor are out.
For Entertainment Purposes Only: Atlanta -4, 193 o/u
Blogging With the Enemy: Clips Nation, Clipper Blog
Apologies for the place-holder version of this game thread getting published twice.
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By offensive problems, I mean....
The hawks offense is still strangely efficient, but that’s despite being largely dysfunctional.
3:24 left in the second quarter poses a question…why did Josh Smith gently lay that ball in instead of jamming it home with authority? Wide open on the feed from Joe, it was clear that Camby wouldn’t be able to block it…don’t know he soft touched it.
It doesn’t make a bit of difference in the score, but I feel it’s an example of how he needs to use his athleticism a bit more aggressively. I feel like he needs to pump himself and the rest of the team up on occasion by poster-izing someone.
Better, there
Josh tries to jam it in to end the half, gets fouled. Converts both free throws.
And here comes Acie in the Mario West role.
And Josh Smith again proves Brett right
by sounding very much like he knows what he’s talking about as he’s interviewed at halftime. To his credit, just the three jump shots so far, and all from the bottom of the circle.
Still, if he could limit himself to just three or four jumpshots per game, he might be on his way to an all-star appearance.
It finally happened
I was waiting all game for it. The lackadaisical way both teams approached bringing the ball up the court finally resulted in an unforced 8 second violation.
I’m glad it wasn’t on Atlanta.
Must say I’m fairly happy, overall, with the way Atlanta has played since the first quarter. I mean, would be nice to blow out a team that’s struggling like the Clippers are, but a lot of guys are getting their shooting touch back tonight. Josh Smith has taken 5 jump shots but is generally playing exactly the way I’d want from him every game. Not his best night on defense, but he’s making up for it by crashing the boards.
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