and that was the best defensive effort I have seen from them….ever. Absolute, total domination. Jazz got several lucky bounces to make shots to beat the shot clock toward the end of the 2nd quarter.

The 3rd quarter reminded me of the Celts playoff series or the Celts game in December last year. Philips was on fire.

Crowd was really good tonight, which I was happy about.

I am afraid that Eric Maynor is going to be much better than Teague. Teague had a couple of moments, but Maynor dominated the matchup overall.

Zaza made some really intricate interior passes.

I really do not know what happened in the third quarter. It is hard to say who scored the points, got the rebounds and made the passes. It was simply an avalanche that took place over a 5 minute period.

I don’t want to start talking championships, but if the Hawks bring that kind of defensive effort every night, I cannot imagine anyone beating them.

when we were losing 4-0 Joe forced some shots and I had a bad feeling about the game. But then Horford got the ball, and Horford saw that it was good.

and i couldnt agree more with the first post. this was this units best defensive game i have ever seen them play. they got hands on the ball almost every play, even when they weren’t getting TO’s they were still creating enough havoc to not let utah get off a good shot. The Jazz had maybe 3 open looks all night and missed all 3. The Hawks defense tonight was epic, Woody might as well retire now because he will probably never see that good of a defensive effort again.

The score this morning looks like just a simple beating of Utah Jazz. The truth is, the Jazz, like the Grizzlies before them, and the Raptors before them, and the Heat before them, … are just glad there is a Delta flight available to take them home :)

A truly great performance by the Hawks. Yes people, Josh is incredible. We have all been hard on him because at times he make silly decisions, but that talent speaks for itself, the amazing dunks, the amazing blocks, the amazing Josh. Poor Boozer didn’t know how to make a shot! Yes love Horford, he is a lion and now he can make the outside jumper on a steady basis. What a difference a year makes. But let’s think for a second, Horford was coached by one of the best college coaches for 2-3 years playing with NBA caliber players in college. Josh, is just about where Hordford was playing maturity wise when Horford was coming out of college. These two will take Hawks places.

As for the guards, we are in good hands with Bibby and JJ and Jamal. As for the rookie, he is making boneheaded decisions, like any rookie(last few minute of second qtr was on him). Taking the ball amongst the trees where your shot gets blocks, and you can’t pass out, is a typical rookie thing. But the rookie is naturally fast, and needs to better his outside jumper. Not passing judgment on him yet.

But otherwise, an incredible performance by the crowd, by the players, by our great Woooody. During that 3rd period, i was jumping and pumping fists off my sofa. I can’t remember last time that happened, and voice is changed this morning. But all worth it. GO HAWKS, and let’s do the hard work of seven straight tonight.

But last night was like an episode of 90210 in my living room. There must have been 80 high fives. Last night’s game looked like a Youtube highlight video.

Wow! I’ve run out of adjectives to describe last night’s performance. Seriously, I can’t even tell you what happened in the 3rd quarter. It was so fast and furious and I absolutely loved every stinkin minute of it. Kudos!!!! They are really playing some grown man basketball. This should be a big boost for the upcoming road trip. These guys are virtually unstoppable when they play together, help out on defense, and SHARE the ball. The back to back 3s by Bibby were amazing. Like my grandmother used to say about, he might not come when you want him, but he’s always there when you need him.

BTW: I like to visit the enemy’s blogs after a win to see what they’re saying. The best quote from the enemy’s blog was: “The Hawks pulled everything on the Jazz but guns.” LOL!!!!