Have Hawks earned elite status in East?

Have the Hawks changed the East from a Big 3 into a Big 4?

Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

PORTLAND, OR - NOVEMBER 3: Jamal Crawford #11 of the Atlanta Hawks goes up for a shot past Brandon Roy #7 of the...

Giving thanks for fantasy bounty

Brian McKitish gives his thanks for prosperous fantasy stories of the early NBA season, with an eye on how to best use the bounty.

Collison's first double-double helps resurgent Hornets to victory

Rookie Darren Collison had 22 points and 11 assists for his first career double-double, and the New Orleans Hornets won their third straight while snapping the Atlanta Hawks' seven-game winning streak, 96-88 on Saturday night.

Smith's aerial grounds Rockets

...29 second-chance points "That was a scrappy, scrappy team and they played very physical," said Jamal Crawford. Oh man, they played hard, said Marvin Williams, Their bigs aren't very big, Chuck Hayes...

Smith scores winner with 0.7 seconds left as Hawks maintain NBA's best record

Josh Smith soared through the lane to drop in a missed shot with 0.7 seconds remaining and the Atlanta Hawks won their seventh in a row, beating the Houston Rockets 105-103 Friday night to maintain the NBA's best record.

Ebanks epitomizes players with volatile stock

For the last decade we've gone about building our Top 100 by surveying NBA scouts and executives on their take on the top prospects in the world. Gen...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

First Cup: Thursday

...get no worse. But did anyone expect the Hawks to get better in quite this way? Jamal Crawford didn't. A pro since 2000, he saw those Hawks firsthand. Did he foresee that woebegone...

Johnson, Hawks win sixth game in a row

Joe Johnson scored 30 to lead the Hawks past the Heat and to their sixth win in a row.

Daily Dime: Hawks are legit

...shots that might have been ill-chosen. Lots of smart veterans? Check -- adding Joe Smith and Jamal Crawford in the offseason to join the likes of Mike Bibby, Maurice Evans and Zaza Pachulia put...

ESPN NBA Awards Watch

...4 4.9 22.6 19.2 As great as he has been this season, teammates Jamal Crawford and Josh Smith have also shined. But the versatile Johnson gets the nod over Smith because...

ESPN NBA Awards Watch

Most Valuable Player Watch 1. Steve Nash, Suns G MIN FG% 3P% FT% STL BLK RPG AST PTS PER 11 32.7 .529 .457 .935 0.1 0.3 2...

First Cup: Monday

Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle: "This was why Trevor Ariza came to Houston, for nights like these. It was not that he wanted to beat the Lak...

Daily Dime: Hawks keep on soaring

AP Photo/Gregory Smith Josh Smith and Joe Johnson kept the Hawks atop the East after beating Portland 99-95 in overtime. ...

Trail Blazers-Hawks Preview

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