<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><span class="body"> Zaza Pachulia showed up for his third Hawks training camp in what he called "the best shape of life."</p> Still, there was something missing. For all the fine-tuning he had done to his body, his South Beach-soaked tan included, Pachulia said he wasn't playing with the carefree flair that usually accompanies his best nights.</p> He hit his mark for a cosmic stretch in Tuesday night's exhibition win over Minnesota, complete with a driving layup that included the 6-foot-11, 270-pound Pachulia going coast-to-coast and finishing with a behind-his-back dribble with a defender draped on his right shoulder.</p> Even Hawks coach Mike Woodson couldn't help but smile.</p> "Zaza was as good as he's been all camp," Woodson said.</p> Pachulia acknowledged the feeling of being back in a groove, too.</p> "There's no doubt I'm getting it back," Pachulia said in the locker room that night after his 16-point effort in just less than 20 minutes.</p> "I'm getting that good feeling back. And I think once I do, everything will take off from there."</p> That was before Pachulia went down with a sprained left knee in Thursday morning's exhibition win over Charlotte, a 104-98 decision that pushed the Hawks' record to 5-1.</p> But even if he has to spend a few days off his feet — he said he's feeling pain and will wait to see how he feels in the morning before knowing anything for sure — Pachulia is certain he's regained the form needed to take care of business this season.</div></p> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution</p> </span></p>
