Game 5, Hawks taking down Nets
Hawks 107-97 Game 5 win over the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night at Philips Arena.
Horford supported his team with huge confidence and nothing to silence the growing legion of cynics who wonder if this pace and space style, the Atlanta version, has postseason legs.
“We didn’t really have any expectations,” Horford said. “I’ve said this before, but the playoffs are a new season. Records go out the window. We were the perfect example last season. We pushed Indiana to seven last season. You never underestimate any team. There’s some adversity we’re facing and they are playing really good basketball. They are confident. We just have to be able to handle that and come out and play better. They’re pushing us, we’re pushing them and I feel like it’s just going to make us better in the end.”
Jarrett Jack went off again, scoring 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter. Joe Johnson scored 10 of his 18 in the fourth, while Alan Anderson kicked things off by scoring all 23 of his points in the first three quarters.
Hawks’ made great impact for All-Stars at the end in home arena.
Teague attacked the basket and facilitated brilliantly, finished with 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting (3-for-6 from deep), eight assists and three steals. Carroll career-high 24 points on 8-for-15 shooting. Horford finished with 20 points on 10-for-17 shooting, a game-high 15 rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks.
Sources report “Al was all over the court on both ends,” Budenholzer said, “blocking a shot at the three-point line, crashing the boards on the offensive end from the three-point line, running in transition, blocking shots at the rim, getting rebounds. I’m sure the people who are here a lot hear how versatile Al is and how he impacts the game in so many different ways. I think the fourth quarter was probably that at its best.”
