HAWKS SOAR AGAIN

By: Aryan Javan

In a game where the Hawks were out-rebounded 61-42, the relentless Hawks cruised to there 13th victory in a row! The Hawks hosted the Detroit Pistons for the annual MLK Day game in Phillips Arena. The game was very much back-and-fourth with a Detroit team that had won their last 7 out of 10. Hawks point guard Jeff Teague struggled much of the afternoon, shooting 4 of 15 from the field, respectively. But the Hawks stuck to their roots, and played true team basketball to come away with another victory. Atlanta has not lost since December 26 against Milwaukee. Their next game will be against the Indiana Pacers Wednesday January 21st in Phillips Arena.
For Detroit this is a team that has gone through some what of a metamorphosis since the release of power forward Josh Smith. Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond dominated the glass today with 20 and 18 rebounds, respectively. It was still not enough to overthrow the Hawks. The Pistons also turned the ball over 19 times and shot a dismal 9 of 35 from beyond the arc. The Pistons will host the Orlando Magic Wednesday night in Michigan.

ATLANTA HAWKS STAY SOARING

By: Aryan Javan

The Atlanta Hawks just keep winning and winning. Their latest culprit was against the Boston Celtics in Boston. DeMarre "The Junkyard Dog" Carroll led the way with 22 points on 8/13 shooting. The Hawks put together another great team performance and sailed to a smooth 105-91 victory at the TD Garden.

Hawks point guard, Jeff Teague, put the win in perspective for the team, "It's just the start. It's a long season, so we're not too excited."

Even if the Hawks players are nonchalant the fans should be ecstatic. The Atlanta Hawks are solely in first place of the Eastern Conference for the first time in 17 years. They are currently on a 10 game winning streak, also the longest streak since the 97-98 season; and have won an outstanding 10 straight road games. Everything right now is going the Hawks way as they continue to win-win-win
no matter what!

Paul Millsap, Jeff Teagues and DeMarre Carol all got the nigh off in Philly when the Hawks cruised to another easy victory over the 76ers.

"I don't like it, but it's Coach's call and it paid off for us," said Millsap, who had 18 points and 10 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season.

The Hawks next road game is against the third-place Toronto Raptors. The Raptors have won the last two meetings beating Atlanta in Atlanta and once in Toronto. They look to extend their road-game-winning streak to 11 against a very formidable opponent. The Raptors are led by all-purpose guard Kyle Lowry and the return of superstar, Demar Derozan, should make it an interesting challenge for the A.