([Rise Up]) -::Atlanta Hawks::- 7-3 | GSW up next

[Marquis]

Don't stop your Dynasty, continue the great stuff you have done. Atlanta is the team should be fun to play with

[Moop_Moop]

Game 2 on the Road


Atlanta Hawks (5-2) @ Memphis Grizzlies (3-3)

[Starting Lineups] [Atlanta Boxscore] [Memphis Boxscore]
[Atlanta Highs] [Memphis Highs]


Right: Smith hanging from the basket after a throwdown, Right: Gasol went on a tear in the fourth

[11/25/05, Memphis] - Lead by all star, Pau Gasol, the Grizzlies are coming into this game with a .500 record. The last game they played, on the 21 against Philidelphia, featured a double-double for the big man, as he finished the game with 26 points, and 12 boards. Unfortunately, even his top notch performance could not secure the win for the Grizzlies however, as they lost the game 107-99. "Coming into this one," said Frank, "our main goal is to shut down Gasol. If we do that, they don't really have many guys that can make up for his lack in scoring." If the Hawks lose this one, they'll lose their second in a row, and fall to 5-3.

Hawks Close Out the Game
The first half was nothing short of domination on the Hawks part, and it was probably due to the fact that Gasol only scored 3 points. In the first quarter, the forward didn't take a shot, and in the second attempted only two field goals. The Hawks came out of the locker room for the third quarter without missing a beat, maintaining their lead until a late surge cut the lead to 8 (63-55) at the intermission. The Hawks, thinking they had taken Gasol out of his groove, were not prepared for the explosion he had in the fourth. The Grizzlies began feeding the ball to the big man on almost every possession and he wasn't dissapointing. He put down a controlling 18 points in the quarter, while shooting 69% from the field (9/13). Although, despite Gasol's huge turn-around, the Hawks managed to hold on, having Salim execute on the free-throws to close it out. The final score was 92-83 for Atlanta.

On Atlanta's part, Joe Johnson was the high man with 24 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists. He was followed closely by Al Harrington who scored 21 points, and grabbed 14 boards, to get himself yet another double-double. Other notable performances were those of Nene (12 points, 10 rebounds), Salim Stoudemire (13 points, 3 assists), and Voshon Lenard (9 points).

For the Grizzlies, it was all Pau Gasol, as he scored 29 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, and had 2 blocks. Notables were Damon Stoudemire's (13 points, 3 assists, fouled out in fourth), Battier's (11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists), and Eddie Jones' (9 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists) performances.

"I don't know. I just didn't want to force anything in early on, because it wasn't feeling right. But, in the fourth, I don't know, I just caught fire," said Gasol when asked about his performance after the game.

Well, that was your recap from Memphis. Catch the next one in Washington. Over and out.

Game Highlights
The Grizzlies came back in the third
Gasol was unstoppable at the end of the game
Harrington gets the contact... and no foul
Zaza Pachulia banks it in for two
Damon Stoudemire was injured in the 2nd, only to return in the 3rd
Lenard celebrating after a deep three-ball
Tsakalidis gets the influencial jam
Salim finds his touch
Tsakalidis again down low
JJ with the moves
Nene scored the team's first basket of the game

[Num33Baller]

very nice!

[Jugs]

Nice pic of Josh Smith and good win against the Grizzlies, good luck against the Wizards

[Laxation]

nice win there, harrington and johnson had great game keep up the good stuff

[kibaxx7]

Salim had a good game too. Nice job

[Moop_Moop]

Stick with Atlanta, they are some what half decent and have a young core. But the Hawks are more of a future project type thing rather than a one season thing

Don't stop your Dynasty, continue the great stuff you have done. Atlanta is the team should be fun to play with

Yeah... I decided to stick with Atlanta and see how it turns out.

very nice!

Thanks.

Nice pic of Josh Smith and good win against the Grizzlies, good luck against the Wizards

Yeah, I put it there 'cause it looked like he was posing in a magazine or something with the lack of face expressions in this game.

nice win there, harrington and johnson had great game keep up the good stuff

Yeah. Harrington played great, but Nene completely owned Pau. Gasol had 2 quick fouls in the first and came out 'cause of Nene.

Salim had a good game too. Nice job

lol Notice he only took like 8 shots from the field... he scored almost all his points from the line with under a minute to go.

[kibaxx7]

lol Notice he only took like 8 shots from the field... he scored almost all his points from the line with under a minute to go.

Well 13 points isn't bad

[TruWarrior93]

Nice Dynasty I like your pictures and presentation.

[Moop_Moop]

Nice Dynasty I like your pictures and presentation.

Thanks man. Your Sacramento dynasty puts this one to shame though lol .

[Kieran]

Don't give this one up dude, you've put a lot of work in. The presentation is fantastic. You've given me a couple of ideas to add to my dynasty if you don't mind, I'm speaking mainly of the News update post and the posts that will feature ongoing information.

[Moop_Moop]

Don't give this one up dude, you've put a lot of work in. The presentation is fantastic. You've given me a couple of ideas to add to my dynasty if you don't mind, I'm speaking mainly of the News update post and the posts that will feature ongoing information.

np Feel free.

[jasoncarter]

I like your presentation and I will definately follow this dynasty. I'm doing a dynasty with the Hawks to but I haven't posted it. One more thing you SHOULD NOT have traded Marvin Williams. But this is a great dynasty anyway.

[KIG1]

nice job

marvin isnt that good anyways, plus nene is just as good as marvin in NBA Live

[Moop_Moop]

nice job

marvin isnt that good anyways, plus nene is just as good as marvin in NBA Live

Thanks. I haven't posted in a while. Haven't had time with the new semester. I've played two game so look for a couple of recaps some time soon, I guess.

[Moop_Moop]

[07/26/05]

[Atlanta Boxscore] [Washington Boxscore]

NO RECAP

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[07/28/05]

[Atlanta Boxscore] [Golden State Boxscore]

NO RECAP

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The reason for no recaps or pics was because I played these games a while back and never bothered to get screens. These will hopefully be the only two half assed recaps.

[kibaxx7]

Lue scored 28 against Wizards and 18 against Warriors, nice.

[Moop_Moop]

As of November 30th, 2005

League Leaders
Points Per Game
Field Goal Percentage
3-Point Percentage
Offensive Rebounds Per Game
Defensive Rebounds Per Game
Total Rebounds Per Game
Blocks Per Game
Steals Per Game
Assists Per Game

Other Awards
East Rookie of November
East Player of November
West Rookie of November
West Player of November
MVP Candidates

Season Standings
Southeast Division
Central Division
Atlantic Division
Southwest Division
Northwest Division
Pacific Division

[Marquis]

Great stuff from you here, but I think you should update more often

WOW Two player from Hawks are MVP candidates!

[Moop_Moop]

Great stuff from you here, but I think you should update more often

WOW Two player from Hawks are MVP candidates!

Yeah, I had a bit of what I'd like to call a dry spell. I lost interest in this dynasty for a while, now I'm back into it.