NBA Season Wrap Up: Atlanta Hawks
As teams are getting eliminated from the playoffs, we are reviewing what their 2012-13 season looked like, what went wrong and what they need to do moving forward. We began our look into the Eastern Conference teams that lost in first round with the Brooklyn Nets and now we're heading south.
Atlanta Hawks:
This season marked the Hawks sixth consecutive playoff appearance...
Facing 2-0 deficit, Hawks ponder changes vs Pacers
The Atlanta Hawks know they can't keep going like this.
Beaten up and blown out in the first two games of their series against the Indiana Pacers, the Hawks are pondering lineup changes heading into Game 3 Saturday night. Coach Larry Drew says he's looking for improvement at both ends of the court, but it's clear that he's mainly concerned about getting tougher defensively...
Indiana, Atlanta get ready for intriguing matchups
Three practice days have Indiana and Atlanta eager to see how they match up in the playoffs.
The Hawks will try and run. The Pacers will try to get physical. Paul George wants to attack the defense, and Kyle Korver might be content to shoot 3-pointers all series long.
They have been a study in contrasts all season, playing their four-game regular-season series to a draw. On Sunday...
Hawks' Zaza Pachulia has season-ending surgery
Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia will miss the remainder of the season after having surgery to repair his sore right Achilles.
Wednesday's surgery was performed by Dr. Robert Anderson at Mercy Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. The expected recovery time is approximately six months.
The Hawks, who have already secured a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs, have lost another...
Hawks hope to put together streak vs. Cavs
After alternating wins and losses over a nine-game stretch, the Atlanta Hawks could get on a roll against the reeling Cleveland Cavaliers.
With Al Horford's status unknown, the Hawks try to make it two in a row Monday night as they host a Cavaliers team mired in a season-worst eight-game losing streak.
Sitting percentage points behind fifth-place Chicago and 1 12 games in back...
Hawks’ Pachulia decides for season-ending surgery
The Atlanta Hawks’ chances of doing anything in the 2013 NBA Playoffs took a hit as Hawks center Zaza Pachulia will undergo season-ending surgery on his sore right Achilles, according to ESPN. “I think this is the right decision,” Pachulia said Saturday before the Hawks played Orlando. “I’ll be able to come back as soon [...]
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Zaza Pachulia set to undergo season-ending surgery
The Atlanta Hawks will have to do without Zaza Pachulia for the remainder of the season. He has opted for season-ending surgery. The 29-year old center has been bothered by a sore achilles and has decided to have surgery to correct the issue. He will not be back this year, and he may not be back in Atlanta.According to Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Pachulia...
Cavaliers-Hawks Preview
After alternating wins and losses over a nine-game stretch, the Atlanta Hawks could get on a roll against the reeling Cleveland Cavaliers.
With Al Horford's status unknown, the Hawks try to make it two in a row Monday night as they host a Cavaliers team mired in a season-worst eight-game losing streak.
Sitting percentage points behind fifth-place Chicago and 1 1/2 games in...
Hawks' Zaza Pachulia to undergo season-ending surgery
Atlanta Hawks Zaza Pachulia may never wear a Hawks uniform again as he has opted to undergo a surgical procedure, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Pachulia, who has been suffering from a sore right Achilles for the past couple of months, will miss the remainder of the season. Since this is the last year of his contract, he will become an unrestricted free agent come...
Hawks' Pachulia to have season-ending surgery
ATLANTA -- Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia will undergo surgery on his sore right Achilles and miss the rest of the season.
The Hawks said the 29-year-old Pachulia is scheduled for surgery Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C. The expected recovery time is approximately six months, meaning the Hawks will be without another valuable member of their bench heading into the playoffs. The...
Zaza Pachulia out six months
via Atlanta Journal Constitution:
Zaza Pachulia has definitely played his last game this season. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution the Atlanta Hawks forward/center Pachulia has elected to have surgery to repair his sore right Achilles. The expected recovery time following surgery is approximately six months.The 6-foot-11, 275 lb Pachulia has appeared in 52 games...
Season-ending surgery for Pachulia
Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia will undergo surgery on his sore right Achilles and miss the rest of the season.
The Hawks said the 29-year-old Pachulia is scheduled for surgery Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C. The expected recovery time is approximately six months, meaning the Hawks will be without another valuable member of their bench heading into the playoffs. The team already...
Hawks' Pachulia to have season-ending surgery
Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia will undergo surgery on his sore right Achilles and miss the rest of the season.
The Hawks said the 29-year-old Pachulia is scheduled for surgery Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C. The expected recovery time is approximately six months, meaning the Hawks will be without another valuable member of their bench heading into the playoffs. The team already...
Hawks’ Zaza Pachulia To Have Season-Ending Surgery
The Atlanta Hawks announced Saturday that center, Zaza Pachulia, will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a sore achilles. The injury, suffered on January 21st, has held the nine-year-veteran out of 21 games.
According to Chris Vivlamore, Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Pachulia, plagued by a sore right Achilles for two months, will undergo a surgical procedure and miss the...
Pachulia Out Indefinitely With Sore Achilles
Zaza Pachulia has missed seven straight games with a sore right Achilles.
Suns face off vs. Hawks in Atlanta
Injuries might complicate the Atlanta Hawks' late-season run as they compete for playoff seeding. If their last game was any indication, however, they might be able to cope better than expected.
Friday night's home game against the Phoenix Suns appears to be a good chance for Atlanta to pick up a second straight win and further distance itself from a rough stretch.
The...
Hawks pull out win over Lakers amid adversity
ATLANTA So, this is what a playoff victory in March looks like.
Despite being outnumbered (regulars-wise), outclassed (size-wise) and stuck in the middle of a Kobe buzzsaw (Bryant had 28 second-half points), the Atlanta Hawks pulled out an emotional 96-92 win over the Lakers on Wednesday, before a spirited sellout crowd of 19,163 at Philips Arena.
In NBA circles, there are no...
Korver, Pachulia out of Hawks' lineup
The Atlanta Hawks will be without Kyle Korver and Zaza Pachulia for their game against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Also, DeShawn Stevenson won't start and is unlikely to play.
Hawks coach Larry Drew said Korver strained his right big toe in Atlanta's 99-98 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. He stayed in the game but soreness set in afterward.
Pachulia has...
Renewed Hawks push past Grizzlies
ATLANTA -- Hawks coach Larry Drew said losing streaks inspire all kinds of maladies -- sleepless nights, edginess, flaring tempers.
Returning home on Wednesday for their second game in two days against a similar kind of big, muscular opponent, the Hawks were at risk of losing their third straight and falling victim to all of that.
Making matters worse, they were even more depleted...
Renewed Hawks push past Grizzlies
ATLANTA -- Hawks coach Larry Drew said losing streaks inspire all kinds of maladies -- sleepless nights, edginess, flaring tempers.
Returning home on Wednesday for their second game in two days against a similar kind of big, muscular opponent, the Hawks were at risk of losing their third straight and falling victim to all of that.
Making matters worse, they were even more depleted...
Hawks' Jenkins finding rhythm as a rookie
ATLANTA -- The Hawks have two games in two days starting on Tuesday, with coach Larry Drew currently viewing Devin Harris and center Zaza Pachulia as doubtful for the first game at Indiana.
As a result, when it comes to the depleted backcourt, Drew might have to lean more on rookie guard John Jenkins, the team's first-round pick in 2012.
The veteran point guard Harris has...
Hawks' Jenkins finding rhythm as a rookie
ATLANTA -- The Hawks have two games in two days starting on Tuesday, with coach Larry Drew currently viewing Devin Harris and center Zaza Pachulia as doubtful for the first game at Indiana.
As a result, when it comes to the depleted backcourt, Drew might have to lean more on rookie guard John Jenkins, the team's first-round pick in 2012.
The veteran point guard Harris has...
Al Horford and Zaza Pachulia out Wednesday; Devin Harris expected back
The Atlanta Hawks' injury carousel keeps turning. Al Horford and Zaza Pachulia won't play Wednesday against Charlotte, according to Hawks beat writer Chris Vivlamore.
Horford is day-to-day with a sore hamstring and calf. Pachulia is being hampered by a sore Achilles tendon.
However, Devin Harris and DeShawn Stevenson did return to practice, Vivlamore reported. Harris...
Horford not in Hawks' starting lineup at Brooklyn
Al Horford was not in the Atlanta starting lineup against Brooklyn because of leg pain, and Hawks coach Larry Drew was unsure if or how much his center would play.
Zaza Pachulia started in place of Horford, who was battling hamstring and calf pain, according to Drew. Horford had started 37 of the Hawks' first 38 games this season.
Josh Smith was back in the starting lineup...
Hawks stop Nets' winning streak at 7
Jeff Teague had a career-high 28 points and 11 assists, Zaza Pachulia finished two assists shy of a triple-double and the short-handed Atlanta Hawks beat Brooklyn 109-95 on Wednesday night to stop the Nets' seven-game winning streak.
The Hawks played without leading scorer Josh Smith, suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount for ''conduct detrimental to...
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