Owner Real Deal Posted December 24, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 TIME: 7:30 PM ET TV: NBALP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted February 9, 2012 Author Owner Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 ATLANTA -- Josh Smith is skeptical about his chances of making the All-Star Game for the first time. He sure played like he deserves to go. Smith scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in his final game before the All-Star reserves are announced, leading the Hawks to a 97-87 victory over the Indiana Pacers that snapped Atlanta's three-game home losing streak Wednesday. The Hawks, who had fallen behind by big margins in each game on the homestand, finally got off to a good start. Atlanta built a 21-point lead in the first half and withstood repeated runs by Indiana over the final two quarters. Smith made sure of that. "We've got to play with urgency and desperation as a team," he said. "Tonight, it definitely showed. We had to get a win before we go out on the road." Joe Johnson added 20 points for the Hawks, while Kirk Hinrich (17) and Tracy McGrady (13) contributed valuable minutes off the bench. But this night belonged to Smith, who has stepped up his game with All-Star center Al Horford expected to miss most of the season with an injury. Smith is averaging 15.6 points and 8.9 rebounds a game, numbers that may finally be good enough to land an All-Star nod of his own.http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20120208_IND@ATL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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