With more than three minutes to go, the Atlanta Hawks began pulling their starters. Al Horford flapped his hands, egging on the already raucous crowd. Joe Johnson clapped for the fans, then dropped his head in what looked more like relief than celebration. The Hawks were moving on in the playoffs. What a contrast from the last game in Atlanta. After keeping their season alive with a gutty win in Milwaukee, the Hawks made sure the Bucks were in no position to duplicate their improbable Game 5 road win. Playoff rookie Jamal Crawford scored 22 points, Horford put up a double-double and Atlanta pulled away for a 95-74 win Sunday that gave the Hawks a 4-3 triumph in the tougher-than-expected series. Last Wednesday, the favored Hawks squandered a nine-point lead in the final four minutes, bickered among themselves in the closing seconds and left the court to boos from their own fans, down 3-2 in the series. This time, nothing but cheers. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=Aom_AKFKFiAw_QkFSNPnba.8vLYF?gid=2010050201
Great win for the Hawks, kinds sucks they had to go 7 games, now they're going to be tired for the next round versus Orlando.
