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Hawks could make some noise in the EastBasketball Betting Lines03/26/2010 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - During the NBA's regular season, I generally do about three or four radio spots a week. That number could spike if a big story breaks but it usually stays steady until this time of year. With the postseason lurking just around the corner, requests always go up and most folks want to talk about which teams are legitimate contenders for the NBA title. The conversation usually starts with the obvious, teams like the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, the reigning Eastern Conference kings, the Orlando Magic, and the club with the NBA's best record, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Dallas, Denver, Utah and Boston have all had impressive stretches and generate some buzz. Even Oklahoma City gets some love as the most improved team in the league. Nearly, everyone dismisses Atlanta, however, and its's hard to understand why. Mike Woodson's team is deadlocked with the Celtics for the third best record in the East and is virtually assured of garnering home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. They have a veteran floor leader in Mike Bibby, a beast on the boards in Al Horford and legitimate candidates for Defensive Player of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year in Josh Smith and Jamal Crawford. A record of 39-4 when leading with five minutes to go and a mark of 42-5 when frontrunning with three minutes on the clock tells you that Joe Johnson is an upper echelon closer. Meanwhile, the fact that the Hawks have gone 38 games without suffering a three-game losing streak, the longest stretch in the league, tells you they will be extremely tough to beat in a seven-game series. Athleticism is Atlanta's hallmark and Smith may be the best pure athlete in the entire NBA. The former Oak Hill Academy standout is the only player in the NBA averaging at least 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game, and at At 6-foot-9, "J-Smoove" is the tallest player in the league in the top 10 in steals and the shortest one in the top 10 in blocks. Horford may be the quickest pivot in the game and Johnson is one of the top wing players. Marvin Williams may be the "weak-link" in the starting five but he's a former second overall pick in the draft that can jump up and bite you on any given night. On the bench, Crawford has earned his nickname, "The Difference," this season, and has finally proven he can contribute to a good team. Always a dangerous scorer, Crawford leads the NBA among players who haven't started a game this season at 17.8 ppg and is an excellent free throw shooter in pressure situations. Maurice Evans, Zaza Pachulia and battle-tested veteran Joe Smith give Woodson plenty of other options off the bench. It's tough to say the Hawks are on the same plane as the Cavs or Magic yet but Smith's soaring one-handed putback dunk at the buzzer on Wednesday lifted Atlanta to a dramatic 86-84 win over Orlando... It also secured a playoff berth and punctuated the fact that the Hawks have joined the conversation.
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