Atlanta Hawks News

Joe Johnson made a 20-foot jumper with 1.7 seconds left in overtime to give the Atlanta Hawks a 90-88 pre-season victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night. Cavaliers forward LeBron James had a chance to win it in regulation, but his shot in the lane fell short. He claimed he was fouled, but there was no whistle. James led all scorers with 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists in a game played at Nationwide Arena. Johnson ...

Hedo Turkoglu scored 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting, and Dwight Howard had 20 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic to a 109-88 pre-season victory over the Atlanta Hawks at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Arena on Thursday night. The Magic (4-1) outscored Atlanta 33-17 in the second quarter to take a 58-36 lead. Howard scored six points in a 14-1 run over a five-minute span midway through the quarter. Marvin Williams led the Hawks (3-2) with ...

Joe Johnson scored 27 points and Zaza Pachulia had 19 to lift the Atlanta Hawks over the Orlando Magic 100-96 in a pre-season game Tuesday night. Johnson hit a short jumper with 3:40 left to give Atlanta its first lead since the second quarter, and extended it to 88-83 the next trip down with a three-pointer from the wing. It was Orlando's first pre-season loss after winning three straight, and pushes Atlanta's exhibition record to 3-1. Dwight Howard ...

Joe Johnson scored 22 points with 4 assists, Zaza Pachulia scored 18 points and Marvin Williams added 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Atlanta to a 91-81 exhibition win over Miami on Saturday night. Antoine Walker led the defending NBA champion Heat (0-2) with 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Udonis Haslem added 16 points and five rebounds. After dropping its Oct. 10 exhibition opener 84-64 to Detroit in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Miami rested three ...

Atlanta Hawks forward Lorenzen Wright and Memphis Grizzlies forward Kimani Ffriend were each suspended Friday for a game after both players threw a punch during a shoving match earlier this week. Wright and Ffriend were both ejected from Wednesday night's pre-season game in the third quarter after they got into a fight under the Grizzlies' basket. Each player will serve his suspension during the first regular-season game he is available to play. Ffriend, who was waived on Friday by ...

Luther Head scored 20 points to lead five Houston players in double figures and the Rockets beat the Atlanta Hawks 107-93 in a pre-season game Friday night. Rafer Alston and Kirk Snyder each had 15 points for the Rockets, while John Lucas scored 14 and Tracy McGrady 13. Rockets centre Yao Ming did not make the trip. He is sidelined after having a toe nail removed recently. The Rockets (1-1) were the home team in the game ...

Joe Johnson scored 22 points to lead six Atlanta players in double figures as the Hawks won their pre-season opener, 108-91 over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. All of Johnson's points came in the first half as the Hawks built an early lead and coasted the rest of the way, leading by as many as 27 points. The Grizzlies, who won their opener at Houston on Tuesday night, never led against Atlanta. Josh Smith had 13 ...

The Atlanta Hawks announced Friday they had signed six free agents to their training camp roster, including Lionel Chalmers, a former second-round pick of the Los Angeles Clippers who played 36 regular-season games two years ago and averaged 3.1 points. Also signed were Cedric Bozeman, Andre Brown, Kaniel Dickens, Matt Freije and Andreas Glyniadakis.

Atlanta Hawks guard Speedy Claxton is questionable for the beginning of the NBA season after breaking a bone in his left hand. Claxton, who was injured during a workout Monday, was examined Thursday by Dr. Michael Bernot, a team physician, and will see hand specialist Dr. Stephen McCollam on Friday. The 28-year-old Claxton, expected to be Atlanta's starting point guard, signed a US$25.5-million, four-year deal in July. Hawks trainer Wally ...

Lorenzen Wright signed a two-year deal with the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, giving the team more depth at centre. Wright, who signed for about $3 million US per year, averaged 5.8 points and 6.9 rebounds with the Memphis Grizzlies last season. The 10-year veteran returns to the Hawks, having played for the team from 1999-2001. A free agent, Wright agreed to sign with Atlanta about a month ago, but the ...