The Atlanta Hawks have shown they can win no matter the location and who is
missing from the lineup.
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of its next eight games on the road starting with Friday nights early-season
Southeast Division showdown against the Charlotte Hornets.Playing without center
Dwight Howard and key reserve Thabo Sefolosha, the Hawks stretched their streak
to six games with a 107-100 home victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday
after winning at Miami the previous night.Both could be back to face the
Hornets, who are coming off a 115-108 victory at Minnesota on Tuesday.With the
back-to-back games, the Hawks didnt practice on Thursday in Atlanta, meaning
there was no injury update and Howards status might not be known until shortly
before the opening tip.Howard, who was walking without a noticeable limp after
Wednesdays win, suffered a left quad contusion when kneed by Heat center Hassan
Whiteside in the third quarter of the victory at Miami.There has been a positive
response, positive progress, coach Mike Budenholzer said Wednesday.Mike Muscala
scored 16 points while filling in for Howard against the Bucks and the bench,
led by Tim Hardaway Jr., still made a major contribution despite the absence of
veteran Sefolosha, who sat out with a mild knee sprain.Muskie continues to play
really well, Budenholzer said. Its interesting for him to play (33) minutes. Its
a good thing the game ended at 48 (minutes). He gave us all he had.The victory
coupled with a Cleveland loss tied the Hawks for the best record in the Eastern
Conference at 9-2 and gave them their best start to a season since they were
11-2 in 2009-10.The Hornets have the third best record in the East at 7-3 after
overcoming a 12-point halftime deficit at Minnesota with a 36-17 third-quarter
blitz after coach Steve Clifford gave the team a tongue-lashing at the break.It
was perfect timing, and we needed it, Hornets guard Kemba Walker after the game.
We just (werent) ourselves, and he got into us a little bit. It worked out for
us, because we needed to pick our energy up.Walker, averaging 25.8 points,
scored 30 against Minnesota and also had six assists, five rebounds and five
steals.The Hawks won three of the four games against the Hornets last season,
including two in the first week of the season by a combined five points. The
lone win by the Hornets came at Charlotte in January when Walker hit 4 of 6
3-pointers en route to 23 points.The Hornets havent received the regular bench
play to match the Hawks this season, but Frank Kaminsky had 20 points against
Minnesota. The Hornets were hoping Jeremy Lamb might return against Atlanta
after missing seven games with a strained hamstring but announced Thursday he
will not play.The Hawks have shot 50 percent while winning by an average of 10
points during their streak, and had 29 assists on 35 baskets against the Bucks.
Taking care of the basketball, though, remains an issue.The Hawks have had as
many as 24 turnovers in a game and committed 16 against Milwaukee after 19 at
Miami.Its a bad trend that you have to take note of, Budenholzer said. We play
with a lot of freedom, with a lot of ball movement. So if thats what you
embrace, there may some more margin for error. But I think weve taken that
margin to an extreme and I think everybody wants to reduce it. If we can do
that, it will help us significantly.
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Thousands of fans at Mosaic Stadium will be cozying up to each other in an
effort to stay warm in chilly temperatures and block the Prairie wind that
locals say can knock your socks off. MIAMI -- The San Francisco Giants say
manager Bruce Bochy has been admitted to a Miami hospital after falling ill and
will miss Monday nights game against the Marlins.The Giants did not specify what
sent the 61-year-old Bochy to the hospital Monday morning. They said in a
statement that he is resting comfortably and will be monitored overnight.The
Giants say they expect him to return Tuesday. Bochy led the team tto World
Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014.
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opener of the three-game series in Miami.Bochy underwent a heart procedure in
February 2015 to insert two stents.Information from The Associated Press was
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