"Jamal Crawford has started on a lot of bad teams in his 10 years in the NBA. It was with a better team, as a reserve, that he truly blossomed. "Who knows if I could have did this early on [in my career]," the Atlanta Hawks guard said. "But you have to have a certain level of maturity to know there's a big picture of winning. If this is going to give our team the best chance to win, I'm all for it." A reserve for the first time in years, Crawford became the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year this season as his play keyed Atlanta's success. In the Hawks' Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Orlando Magic, Crawford's play will impact how well Atlanta can recover from a 43-point loss in Game 1. "We haven't had very many games where Jamal, Joe [Johnson], [ Mike] Bibby — you can go down the stat sheet — we just didn't make shots," Hawks coach Mike Woodson said. "… We'll have to go back and regroup." Crawford had one assist and three turnovers on Tuesday. Though he made 1 of 11 field-goal attempts and scored five points, he said he "loved" the looks he got and expects to hit those if he gets them again." http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/os-atlanta-hawks-game-2-20100505,0,6563915.story
