Hawks 97 Trailblazers 91

BoxscoreGameflowHighlightsTeam Poss Off Eff eFG% FT Rate OR% TO% ATL 87.7 1.106 49.4 22.5 29.7 13.7 POR 87.7 1.038 45.9 15.3 22.2 11.4Just as in Los Angeles on Sunday, the first quarter last night was an aberration. This time, though, a productive plan of attack formed rather than fell apart before our eyes. Let it not be lost in celebrating the win and the final three quarters of wildly encouraging basketball just how poor the Hawks were in the first quarter: 5-19 from the field, 3 turnovers, and 15 points scored--team totals that would have been much worse had Mike Woodson not turned to his bench relatively early.Jamal Crawford will (rightfully) earn plaudits for carrying the offense for much of the first half and freeing Joe Johnson from the Portland defense' full attention in the second half but it was Zaza Pachulia who provided the initial spark off the bench, coming in after Josh Smith's second personal foul 6 minutes and 20 seconds into the first quarter and scori...