Hawks get even with Bulls off big nights from Josh Smith, Jeff Teague

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    Josh Smith seemed to do it all. He attacked the basket. He defended. He rebounded. He made brilliant passes. He even won a crucial jump ball against a taller player.

    There was only one thing Smith didn't do -- park himself on the outside, putting up shots beyond his range.

    The Atlanta Hawks were just fine with that.

    Smith answered his critics with a huge game -- 23 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists -- and fill-in Jeff Teague came up with the Derrick Rose-like plays down the stretch to lead the Hawks past the Chicago Bulls 100-88 Sunday night, evening the Eastern Conference semifinals at two games apiece.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310508001
     

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