Tracking the Florida Gators 2004 Class in the NBA Playoffs : April 24, 2013

The Florida Gators were the last team to win back to back NCAA Tournaments in 2006 and 2007. There were three NBA lottery picks from that team, Al Horford, Joakim Noah and Corey Br ...

Analyzing Round One of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs : April 19, 2013

The regular season is done and finally we know now what the first round match-ups are. Let's look at each Eastern Conference series and give our predictions. Miami Heat vs Milwa ...

Don’t Forget About the NBA; Playoff Picture Taking Shape with Heat & Nuggets : March 23, 2013

It's easy this time of the year to kind of forget about the NBA. With all the great college basketball tournament action going on, there isn't much time to watch the pros. Even Ern ...

NBA Playoff Projections: A Different Look Than Last Time : March 15, 2013

There has been a lot of shifting since the last time we took a look at possible playoff scenarios. Now that we are about a month away, we can also make some predictions based on wh ...

NBA Playoffs: Where are the Upsets? : February 24, 2013

As the regular season is winding down, the NBA playoff picture is getting clearer. There are still a lot of spots yet to be decided, but we can already put the Miami Heat in the Ea ...

Harden Leads Rockets to Win Over Thunder 122-119 : February 21, 2013

James Harden and the Houston Rockets got a big win over his old team, the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-119 as he scored 46 points. Harden was moved early in the season in a trade that ...

NBA All Star Break Playoff Seeding Update : February 19, 2013

The NBA season resumes on Tuesday night with most teams having less than 30 games left. Now would be a good time to check in on the playoff races. These will be the match-ups if th ...

Lakers Win Third in a Row on Road Trip : February 06, 2013

No Ron Artest? No Dwight Howard? That's okay. Because the Los Angeles Lakers still had Kobe Bryant. The Lakers are making things difficult on their front office to break up this te ...

Lakers Give One Away With Fourth Quarter Collapse : January 31, 2013

When the tale of the Los Angeles Lakers 2012-13 season is finally told, it may be the game on Jan 30 at the Phoenix Suns that is the one that tells the story. The Lakers trying to ...

Celtics Beat Heat, Lose Rajon Rondo to Torn ACL : January 28, 2013

The Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat in double overtime in Ray Allen's return to Boston. Hopefully, Celtics fans enjoyed what was likely the last hurrah for this group of Paul Pi ...

Lakers Snap Losing Skid with Win Over Jazz 102-84 : January 26, 2013

The Los Angeles Lakers got a much needed win on Friday night when they beat the Utah Jazz 102-84. The Lakers displayed a balanced attack with Ron Artest and Dwight Howard leading t ...

Big Day of NBA Hoops on MLK Holiday : January 21, 2013

The NBA is trying to take over Christmas Day much as the NFL has Thanksgiving Day and motorsports owns Memorial Day. Whether or not families will ever reserve Christmas Day to watc ...

Durant Drops Career High 52 on Mavericks in OT Win : January 20, 2013

The Oklahoma City Thunder improved their NBA best record to 32-8 with the career high scoring night from their superstar Kevin Durant who scored 52 in the game. He had nine of the ...

Thunder Rolls Over Denver by 20 : January 17, 2013

The Oklahoma City Thunder whipped a very tough Denver Nuggets team right from the start, turning what should have been a good game into a laugher with a 117-97 win. The Thunder rac ...

Bulls Top Knicks For Third Time : January 12, 2013

The Chicago Bulls are 3-0 this season against the New York Knicks. On Friday, the Bulls raced out to an early 20 point lead and held that advantage until there were only three minu ...

Rockets Win Fifth Straight, Hand Lakers Fourth Straight Loss : January 09, 2013

The Houston Rockets are one of the NBA's most exciting teams to watch. They are a fast paced team that likes to shoot early and often. They average over 106 points per game and giv ...

NBA Playoff Picture Update : January 09, 2013

With the NBA getting near the halfway point, now would be a good time to take a look at the playoff races and possible first round match-ups. In the Western Conference, the Los ...

Clippers Rout Warriors in L.A. 115-89 : January 06, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers got even for a loss earlier this week to the Golden State Warriors by running the Warriors out of the Staples Center from the opening tip on Saturday night ...

Nuggets Stop Clippers Streak 92-78 : January 02, 2013

The Los Angeles Clippers ended 2012 with a 17 game winning streak. But it is now 2013 and the Clippers are 0-1 in the new year. The Denver Nuggets, who were run out of the gym on C ...

End of the Year NBA Rankings : December 31, 2012

It's the last day of 2012. This seems like a good time to do a top ten NBA rankings. The playoff picture is beginning to take shape a bit as we are getting to within a couple of we ...

Nash Makes Return to Lakers as they Beat Warriors in OT : December 24, 2012

The Los Angeles Lakers welcomed Steve Nash back to the lineup on Saturday after 24 games and got an impressive road court victory over the Golden State Warriors in overtime 118-115 ...

NBA Friday: Clippers win 12th Straight; Beat Kings 97-85 : December 22, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers set their franchise record with their 12th win in a row with a win over the Sacramento Kings 97-85 on Friday night. Chris Paul scored 24 points and had 13 ...

Thunder Tops Hawks for 12th Straight Win : December 20, 2012

[caption id="attachment_1190" align="aligncenter" width="570"] photo taken by Jim Folsom 12-19-12[/caption] The Oklahoma City Thunder don't have very many losses to avenge this ...

Bulls Take Down Celtics 100-89 to Hand the C’s Third Straight Loss : December 19, 2012

Joakim Noah had a triple double with 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists and Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer each had 21 points to lead he Chicago Bulls past the Boston Celtics 100-8 ...

Updated NBA Rankings: Thunder Claim Top Spot : December 17, 2012

In out third installment of the NBA's Top Ten Rankings, the Oklahoma City Thunder claimed our top spot. Kevin Durant looks as good as ever and they have not missed a beat since Dea ...

NBA Weekend Recap: Clippers Cruise; Lakers Win Again : December 17, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers are cruising right along. So is the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder has won 10 in a row after beating the Sacramento Kings on Friday 113-103. Kevin Dura ...

Hawks Top Magic 86-80 in Orlando : December 13, 2012

The Orlando Magic came back home from a nice west coast road trip to face a red hot Atlanta Hawks at the Amway Center. The Hawks started both halves hot and spent the rest of them ...

Heat Hangs on the Division Lead With Win Over Hawks : December 11, 2012

The Miami Heat showed the Atlanta Hawks who still runs things in the Southeast Division. The Heat led by Lebron James with 27 points and Dwayne Wade with 26 points, best the Hawks ...

Heat End Mini-Skid With Win Over Hornets : December 09, 2012

Dwayne Wade led the 13-5 Miami Heat out of a two-game slide with 26 points while his teammate Lebron James added 24 points ans they beat the New Orleans Hornets 106-90 in Miami on ...

NBA Friday Night Action: Sixers Nip Celtics in OT : December 08, 2012

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers came into tonight's game with identical 10-8 records. Four quarters tonight was still not enough to separate the two teams. So after five ...

BasketBrawl in Boston; Nets Rip Celtics : November 29, 2012

The Brooklyn Nets came into Beantown and bullied the Boston Celtics with a 95-83 win in a game that was marred by a fight and three ejections on Wednesday night. Rajon Rondo went a ...

NBA “Rankings” Update: A New #1 in Memphis : November 26, 2012

It's been a couple of weeks since we updated our NBA Top Ten Rankings, so let's get to it: 1. Memphis Grizzlies (9-2)- The Grizzlies have won nine out of ten. These have not bee ...

NBA Monday: Clippers Take Show on the Road; Beat Spurs 92-87 : November 20, 2012

The Los Angeles Clippers took their five game win streak on a four game road trip this week after playing seven of he first nine games at home, and also one of their two road games ...

NBA Action: Tempers Flare as Grizzlies Top Thunder : November 15, 2012

Do not sleep on the Memphis Grizzlies. They lost on opening night to the Los Angeles Clippers and have not lost since. On Wednesday they went on the road to face the defending cham ...

Thunder Still Struggling Without Harden; Lose to Hawks : November 05, 2012

The Oklahoma City Thunder may be wishing they had tried to hang on to James Harden for one more year before it's all said and done. In fact, they might be wishing it already. Maybe ...

Saturday Preseason NBA Action : October 21, 2012

On Saturday we had some good games in the NBA as teams are getting down to the last couple of games before they tip it up for real. You are likely to see starters get more minutes ...

Nets Top Sixers in Overtime : October 15, 2012

While we spent the weekend watching football and playoff baseball, the NBA was busy getting ready for the season playing preseason games. On Saturday, the Brooklyn Nets and Philade ...

Timberwolves Top Pacers in Wednesday Preseason Hoops : October 12, 2012

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Indiana Pacers 84-70 in NBA action on Wednesday. The T-Wolves are expected to be much improved this season. They got great contributions from ne ...

Nuggets Top Clippers in Preseason NBA Action : October 08, 2012

Ty Lawson beat the buzzer with a driving layup to give the Denver Nuggets a two point win on Saturday night in the NBA preseason opener for both teams 106-104. Kenneth Faried led t ...

Good Deals on NBA Tickets Everywhere : September 30, 2012

All over the NBA there are great prices on tickets. Whether it's a bad economy, or maybe some residual effects of last season's lockout, or a growing resentment of the league's sta ...

Eastern Conference Playoff Picks: Bulls to Face Heat : April 27, 2012

Now we know for sure what the playoff match-ups are. No more “if the season ended now”, the matches are set. Here are my picks for the Eastern Conference. 1 vs. 8- Philadelp ...

Hawks Win Over Clippers Gives Pacific Title to Lakers : April 25, 2012

For those early in the season that thought the Clippers were the new boss in the Staples Center, in the words of Lee Corso “NOT so fast, my friend” The Lakers are again the Pac ...

Knicks Beat Hawks in Sunday Nail-Biter : April 24, 2012

On Sunday, the Knicks were led by Carmelo Anthony’s 39 point performance in a 113-112 shootout win over the Atlanta Hawks. Ironically, it was a defensive play that decided the ga ...

NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Picture: The Match-ups : April 18, 2012

With a bit over ten days left in the regular season, six teams in the East are already in. Let’s look at the match-ups if the season ended now: EASTERN CONFERENCE 1 vs. 8- ...

Eastern Conference Playoff Picture: Bulls, Heat and then Everyone Else : April 05, 2012

Yesterday we looked at the Western Conference Playoff Picture and how the teams matched up as of yesterday’s standings. Now let’s do the same for the East. 1 vs. 8-New York ...

Bulls Trounce Hawks Without Rose; Knicks Beat Magic Without Amare or Lin : March 29, 2012

“We played great,” Deng said. “Guys got easy looks because of the ball movement. The thing we did well is, even when they made their run, we responded right away,” Deng sai ...

Clippers Top Nets; Sixers Win Again in MLK Matinees : January 17, 2012

No Chris Paul? No problem for the Clippers. Of course it helps to have Blake Griffin, It also helps to be playing the Nets at home. Unlike the Bulls, who had to go on the road and ...

NBA Southeast Division Update; Heat Leads the Way : January 04, 2012

The Southeast Division of the NBA is the Eastern Conference’s most competitive thus far, at least at the top. As of Jan 3, the Heat is on top at 5-1 with Atlanta and Orlando foll ...

Hawks Knock Heat from the Unbeaten Ranks : January 03, 2012

Tracy McGrady is still playing basketball? Apparently. He showed up in Miami on Monday and stole the show from the Heat. He played the entire fourth quarter and knocked down three ...

atlanta hawks History

The NBA Atlanta Hawks basketball team play in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division as part of the National Basketball Association. The Hawks are based out of Atlanta, Georgia and play at Phillips Arena.

In 1946 the franchise was originally formed as the Buffalo Bisons. They were based in Buffalo, NY and were a member of the National Basketball League. However thirteen games into the first season the team was moved to Moline, Illinois and they were renamed the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. When the NBL merged with the Basketball Association of America to form the NBA, the Blackhawks were one of the 17 original NBA teams. The franchise moved again in 1951 to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and were renamed the Milwaukee Hawks and then in 1955 to St. Louis, Missouri.

The Hawks made it into the NBA Finals in 1957 but lost to the Boston Celtics. The Hawks once again in 1958 were in the NBA Finals and beat the Boston Celtics this time for the Hawks only NBA championship.

The Hawks were sold and relocated to Atlanta, Georgia in 1968. In 1982 Atlanta acquired Dominique Wilkins and a year later Mike Fratello became their head coach. The Hawks from 1985 to 1989 were one of the NBA's elite teams. Each season they won at least 50 games. However the Hawks never went past the Eastern Conference semifinals, losing to either Detroit or Boston as the eventual NBA or Eastern conference champion. In 1993 Lenny Wilkens became the new head coach. However the Hawks still weren't able to advance in the playoffs

The popular Steve Smith was traded by the Hawks to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Jim Jackson and Isaiah Rider in 1999. The Hawks ended up releasing the troubled Rider and Jackson was traded the next season. It was nine years before the Hawks made it back into the playoffs. In 2008 Atlanta returned to the playoffs and made three straight appearances following the 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons.