Atlanta Hawks 102, Phoenix Suns 101 or rejoice in the fandom heart attack!
by hawksdawgs on Jan 15, 2010 11:25 PM EST
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PrintFirst and foremost, if you have not seen this game yet, go fill a bath tub with water and ice. Wait. Dip head....and now we are all on the same page.
Sweet mother mercy. My wife just woke up to me pantomiming psychotic celebration in front the television because the Philips crowd was so loud.
Enough craziness...ok not enough. That was incredible, beyond incredible, but if we can pretend it was enough, we can all say "thank you." And of course that is directed to the front court duo of Al Horford and Josh Smith. It was not their fault they put in 44 points and guarded Steve Nash and still had a great chance to lose. They kept pushing, kept rebounding, and maybe most importantly kept hitting free throws, even as the crowd left the arena sure they had seen Atlanta's last.
We talk a lot about not giving up after that early fourth quarter runs. We hate on how players who stop trying after a certain seemingly easy bit of pressure. Well, I gave up. And the Jamal Crawford and crew didn't. My hat is off to the team. You were the best Hawk fans of the night.
But lets not be too serious. The Hawks should have taken this game running away. Joe Johnson took some horrible fourth quarter shots. Woodson switched on Horford on to Nash about 90% of the time. They might as well have started the defense that way.
By the end of the game, the Hawks insanely made sense defensively. They made no sense yet made sense. Steve Nash one on one against Horford is better than Horford reaching to keep someone from a layup. Woody's defense makes no sense until you realize no defense makes much sense when the Hawks play good offense.
Woody and Joe (and they are a combo deal in the fourth) didn't run good O, but dang did Jamal Crawford not care. The man just took the national telecast and lit it on fire and then four minutes later came back with gas and poured it on
Where was Teague?
Go Hawks!
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Jamal's 3 looked like
one of those shots you take in a Tank Wars game where you have to angle it way over a tall mountain.
Reporter: Can I ask you something without making you mad?
man I could not breath for Atleast 5 seconds
That shot was so incredible. it was at the tip of the hawks wing(jjs signature shot) and with a hand in his face. he has great confidence and both am I happy we got him(not like I wasn’t before) more than ever
by Hawksgirl on Jan 15, 2010 11:41 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Thank god key #3 was bad lol. I think we needed the Smooth 20 pts. Outstanding play by the bigs.
by RivBoatGambler on Jan 15, 2010 11:46 PM EST reply actions
I was loyal till 10 sec left then gave up - glad the Hawks didn't. shame on me
by RivBoatGambler on Jan 15, 2010 11:48 PM EST reply actions
lol
i was the same way! i was mad saying how close it was then right as i saw that shot go down! i was jumping in the air GREAT GAME! luvin CRAWFORD right now… GOOOO HAWKS!
by ~mzbunniebabi~ on Jan 16, 2010 12:10 AM EST up reply actions
That was the definition of being mouthed
You guys might not know this, but I consider myself a bit of a loner. I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack. But when my sister brought Doug home, I knew he was one of my own. And my wolf pack... it grew by one. So there... there were two of us in the wolf pack... I was alone first in the pack, and then Doug joined in later. And six months ago, when Doug introduced me to you guys, I thought, "Wait a second, could it be?" And now I know for sure, I just added two more guys to my wolf pack. Four of us wolves, running around the desert together, in Las Vegas, looking for strippers and cocaine. So tonight, I make a toast! - The Hangover
almost lost it
My wife was ready to go she said it was over. I told her hang on….one of the best finishes I’ve ever seen. It was great to be in the arenwhen the shot went in. I wish I could bottle that energy..
look at 1:01
the guy with the blue shirt. HILARIOUS! LOL
im on the bandwagon
the hawks are now my fav team in the east. josh smith is a baller, al horford is exactly who you need at center. mike bibbys a rival from days past but i gotta respect him. crawford is good.
every since yall took boston to 7 in 08 ive had major respect for the hawks
but now its official i think ima about to buy a joe johnson jersey!
YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD YES!
www.reverbnation.com/czheckproductions
at al!
horford was like a big kid jumping around like that how cute lol
by ~mzbunniebabi~ on Jan 16, 2010 12:14 AM EST reply actions
This Portland/Orlando game is bumming me out
We can’t beat this Magic team? And we beat this Portland team twice?
Orlando getting KILLED on the boards, and can’t hit anything from three…why can’t we play them like that?
we can beat them
just like Cleveland we can beat both of them just havent been able to close games out thats my only problem with this team we for some reason go into these droughts where we cant score and it screws us
Koybe Bryant was dissing team meetings and emotion - just a business
Love to see the guys enjoying ithe win. Thats the energy youth brings.
by RivBoatGambler on Jan 16, 2010 12:30 AM EST reply actions
Hawks ahh the GREAT HAWKS
i can finally breath. The Orlando game just finished. We are number 1 in our division. Who know how long it will last, who cares. I love our team. I love Jamal, Josh, all. I can not think, and will not comment until after watching this one twice. Congrats to all people here and all Hawks fans. A great win for a great team. Go Hawks Go Hawks Go Hawks
Every time I look at the highlight, the shot looks even more improbable
Also love how all Alvin can do is just smile. No defense for a perfectly horrible shot.
well hawksdawgs
that sundiata shot topic was just what we needed
Atlanta will win a championship....someday
I can't stop watching this highlight!!!
6th man of the year!
Also, I’m pissed that I can’t find an All Star Ballot anywhere in Philips! We need to send JC to Dallas!
btw – The dude at 1:40 is wearing a fitted by http://wearetheprocess.com
Made in the Dirty South!
All I can say is.....
We’re in 1st place folks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was at the game tonight and it was crazy. I did think the game was over with about 40 seconds to go but shame on anyone who left before the end. I’m about to watch the replay of the game but 1 thing that stood out, I used to wish the Hawks had acquired Stoudamire when he was supposedly on the trading block but tonight even though he got to line he doesn’t seem like the stud he used to be.
But now lets hope Jamal for 6th Man of the Year picks up steam and Woody for Coach of the Year does the same.
Misread?????
At first glance, I thought you were awaken by your wife, to which I was ready to reply: SHE HAS TO BE THE NUMBER ONE LADY HAWKS FAN EVER, but I did reread and can only think how much that I love the Hawks, and possibly First Place? Did the Magic lose tonite?
Jamal
was a 8 tonight. I will never look at +/ again. I try and try and try to give it a chance, but I’m done. Thanks.
Okay I forgot
that using too dashes indicates a strike through. Y’all know what I was trying to say though.
i remember
saying in the game thread when Amare was going to the line we still got a chance thank god for optimism
I was at the bar.
Game on. I told everyong within earshot that Amare needed to miss the front end of the shots. I said that was “best case scenario” because we had a full timeout. When that ball went in to Crawford (who was obviously the second or third option), I knew it was going up.
When that shot went in, I chugged my beer and high-fived everyone in the building. I have not been so happy as a Hawks fan in years. Maybe since Henry James vs the Cavs back in the late 1990s.
Last night was just an absolute thing of beauty. Talk about a game where you buck the odds and keep hope alive. That 4th quarter is now the most played thing in my DVR. FANTASTIC WIN!!!
Day after Heart Attack
1. This was one of Woody’s better coaching jobs. Right use of timeouts. Nice technical where the next call went our way immediately, and I swear I saw him draw an offensive play at that last timeout. Ok I agree, not sure why Teague was not in. Rookie needs couple minutes each half at least. And nice suit with purple tie. Suns coach had exact same color combo! How strange is that?
2. JJ was good. I did not think he was hogging the ball in the last quarter. Most shots he missed were in the flow of game. And he kept us along with Lion Horford in the game prior to it. He played defense, he covered the centers, he drove, he made long jumpers. I don’t want to lose him. Give him max.
3. Bibby was back to being Bibby the field general.
4. Marvin/Josh/Lion totally outplayed the Pheonix front line. Darn those Lopez twins are good. But I agree with Hawksgirl Stoudamire is a shadow of his old self(at least in this one game, he is still good). Ever since the injuries…..
5. Pitty Nash won’t get a ring. Along with Icemean, Sir Charles, this is very unfortunate for great players, i think he and Big red head in big D should have stayed together. I like the Suns team, but their inside play is just not tough enough. Let Lopez play every day.
6. Joe Smith and Mo were not helping last night. In fact that is why we got in trouble in 4th qtr, and then JJ had to get back in.
7. I am so happy today. Can’t wait for Mon game, be there in person. Go Hawks
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