On July 11, 2012, Joe Johnson was traded to Brooklyn from the Atlanta Hawks.
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That year, the Celtics won it all despite needing seven games to finish off the Atlanta Hawks in the first round.
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Besides the Nuggets, the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks are the only other teams in this year's playoffs without an All-Star.
Willis spent half of his prolific career playing for the Atlanta Hawks.
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He has since played 19 games with the Atlanta Hawks, and actually seen his minutes decrease to an average of 11.3 per game.
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Last season, Crawford averaged 14.2 points and 3.2 assists per game, emerging as one of the most dependable rotation players for the Atlanta Hawks.
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"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 Atlanta Hawks, for example, were first the Buffalo Bisons in Buffalo, New York, then the Tri-Cities Blackhawks when they moved to Moline, Illinois.
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Among the 16 teams that would make the playoffs if the season ended today, only the Atlanta Hawks have used more lineup variations to start games.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Should the Bulls finish sixth in the East (they were tied with the Atlanta Hawks for fifth place entering Thursday), it would put them, the Boston Celtics and the Indiana Pacers on the same side of the bracket as the Knicks.
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.
Brooklyn is trying to hold off the Bulls and Atlanta Hawks for the No. 4 playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Brooklyn will play the Chicago Bulls or Atlanta Hawks in the first round.
's Los Angeles Dodgers and the three AOL Time Warner-owned franchises in Atlanta (the Hawks, Braves and Thrashers).
And, sure enough, the guards and the rest of the Nets played without their usual vigor against the Hawks, and Atlanta ended the Nets' seven-game winning streak, 109-95.
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.
Paul George, Indiana's All-Star, managed just four points on 2-of-10 shooting as the Pacers closed out the Hawks on Friday in Atlanta.
The Nets also rebounded last week from a loss at Atlanta by beating the Hawks in Brooklyn.
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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Last night the top remaining seeds in both conferences ( Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers) lost on their home courts to teams many thought would be knocked out in the first round ( Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks).
He also served as CEO of the Atlanta Spirit, the holding company that owned the NBA Hawks and NHL Thrashers.
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