"Jason represented everything that we look for as a member of the Atlanta Hawks and we are proud he wore our jersey, " they said.
The Nets also rebounded last week from a loss at Atlanta by beating the Hawks in Brooklyn.
Woodson, a former head coach of the Atlanta Hawks, was brought to New York to be the defensive coordinator under coach Mike D'Antoni, an offensive mastermind who focused little time on defense.
Brook Lopez and Andray Blatche each scored 18 points, Deron Williams added 17 and the Nets won their third straight game with a 93-80 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.
Anthony tied a franchise record with nine 3-pointers, then converted a go-ahead, three-point play with 12.5 seconds left to cap a 42-point night and lead New York to a 106-104 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday.
Last night the Bulls advanced one step closer to that championship as they secured a 4-2 series lead over the Atlanta Hawks to cement their place in the Eastern Conference final for the first time since 1998.
The home team had won every game until the Hawks returned to Atlanta and set a franchise playoff record with just nine points in the second quarter on 1-of-15 shooting.
George Hill and David West each scored 21 points and the Pacers withstood a furious Atlanta comeback in the fourth quarter, beating the Hawks 81-73 on Friday night to close out the opening-round playoff series four games to two.
For instance, in the midst a tight 2010 game between Kidd's Mavericks and the Atlanta Hawks, Kidd saw then-Hawks coach Mike Woodson (now the Knicks coach) standing out on the court of play.
For instance, in the midst a tight 2010 game between Kidd's Mavericks and the Atlanta Hawks, Kidd saw then-Hawks coach Mike Woodson (who is now the Knicks coach) standing out on the court of play.
Teams like the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat will make a pile of money this season while the New Orleans Hornets, Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers and Memphis Grizzlies will run in the red.
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They re-signed starters Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Gerald Wallace and traded for Atlanta Hawks All-Star Joe Johnson in hopes of being a contender in their first season in Brooklyn after they were longtime losers in New Jersey.
Had the Knicks gone up three games to none on the Milwaukee Bucks or the Atlanta Hawks and blown two straight, there wouldn't be a whiff of panic in NYC.
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Somehow, the latter didn't end up costing the Knicks, as they won an absolutely bizarre 106-104 game over the Atlanta Hawks (25-19) at Madison Square Garden to open a five-game homestand Sunday.
Throw in a Falcons loss in their lone Super Bowl appearance (1999) and a pair of losses by the NBA Hawks in the Eastern Conference finals, and Atlanta rides neck-and-neck with Seattle on the disappointment meter.
This was especially evident Sunday, when he scored 42 points and tied a team record with nine three-pointers in the Knicks' 106-104 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
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And despite having a treacherous set of teams on their side of the bracket Boston, the Indiana Pacers and the Atlanta Hawks each possess top-10 defenses the Knicks likely would be favored to advance to the Eastern finals regardless of who they face next round.
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