Atlanta Hawks 83, Milwaukee Bucks 69 or you had me at hello

How did we end up with 29?

All in all a great win for the Hawks. Although there is no way that game won new fans for either team. It was not a pretty one.

That’s how it’s been all season. The defense was phenomenal! The tide turned for Smoove when he got that steal. At that point, he made the crowd his motivator instead of letting them dictate his play in a negative way. It was beautiful. Without all the first half turnovers, we could have won by more than we did. Go Hawks!!!

I wouldn’t trade this to be a fan of any other team. Thursday I’m mad at my employee’s for nothing they did, today I feel like singing out loud. It’s a good kind of crazy.

Now I need to create a decent sign for tomorrow’s game.

I can truly say that after game 5, it wass the closest i have come to waking up in the middle of the night, and be really sad because of result of a game. I could not get over it. It was as though that love of mine, suddenly did everything against what my expectations. I left Phillips that night, with less than one minute to go, trading dazed stares with the other two season ticket holder behind me, as though that was some surreal nightmare. We did not exchange a word, no words needed to be exchanged, our balance had been shattered.

Last night, i watched the Hawks quietly like a lover who is just not sure if the one he loves, is really coming back or not. Damn they play with my feelings. I did not start jumping until the JJ jumper near the end and the Jamal layup, when it was finally obvious deer had been skewered.

It must have taken a lot for the Hawks to look in the mirror, face their demons, and promise to confront. They saw lack of efforts in the losses, lack of maturity, lack of manhood. Last night was not pretty, but Hawks gave it their all. That is all one can ask for. Every one of them. Yes Mo’s moves on couple of those fast breaks were too juvenile to even describe. But Hawks were determined to defend, and deer not shooting well, helped Hawks cause. For that effort and focus, I am proud.

Without a doubt a semi decent effort by Jamal, makes Hawks a very difficult team to play against. I think Jamal finally got into groove of things. He is a scary player. He can miss 20, and make next 20. Nevertheless, we need his scoring. Hawks need to score easier.

I kept going back and forth between Hubie and Nique. I love Nique, but his positivism, sometimes kills me. Hubie is the MAN, and can any one detect he is a loving Hawks fan???

As for that crowd up there, there is something to be said for being rabid about your team, something entirely when a crowd starts cursing one of your favorite sons. For that, and the disruption near the end of the game, I say shame on you deer classless crowd. You never were in our class, and only reason you are close, is because of the way Hawks have not been serious about this series.

Tomorrow awaits, just like that lover that has seen too many times his passion not returned by his loved one, I am cautious. We should win, but I am cautious. Go Hawks