Crawford Had 23 In Hawks 90-83 Won Over On Blazers

This free press release Jamal Crawford scored 23 points, including a key 3-point with 1:36 left, and Atlanta Hawks withstood a late manifestation of the Portland Trail Blazers to a 90-83 victory Sunday night. Joe Johnson added 22 points and Atlanta had as many as 23 in the sixth in a seven games.

The Hawks are 3-3 on the trip, which ends on Monday night in Denver. Johnson’s 3-pointer gave the Hawks a 80-60 advantage with 5:54 left, but reduces the Blazers to 82-74 after LaMarcus Aldridge trays and Gerald Wallace.Andre Miller tray closed the gap even more, capping a long 16-2.


The return to neutral when Crawford 3-pointer put the Hawks by 85-78. Miller’s short jumper with 1:29 left was, and Crawford hit a pair of free throws that almost sealed. Miller led the Blazers with 20 points, while Aldridge had 19.Josh Smith added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks.Kirk Hinrich scored eight points off the bench in his second game with the Hawks Was acquired with Hilton Armstrong of Washington Wizards guard Mike Bibby.

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Maurice Evans (white) and Jordan Crawford before the trade deadline in the NBA this week. The Blazers saw the debut of Wallace, who was acquired from Charlotte seven minutes before the trade deadline on Thursday in exchange for Portland center Joel Przybilla and Sean Marks, before Dante Cunningham and two conditional draft selection of the first round.A fan in the crowd holding a sign saying “Welcome to Crash” nickname Wallace.

He received a standing ovation when he entered the game with 4:44 left in the first half. Points.The Blazers finished with nine also saw the return of Marcus Camby of arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. He missed 16 games after being in Portland’s victory over Minnesota on Jan. 17.The 6-foot-11, a veteran of 15 years was the only option Blazers center after the trading day with the Bobcats. Portland beat Denver Nuggets 107-106 Friday without him, shoot the center Aldridge to Blazers do.

Leading scorer on the team with 22.5 points per game with 5:46 left in the half left.Atlanta went on an 15-0 run to go up 42-27 with 3:14 left in the first half, while Portland struggled in Aldridge’s temporary absence. The Hawks led by as many as 15 points en route to a 48-36 first-half lead.Blazers fans were upset about what appeared to be a disparity of calls for the Hawks. Atlanta made 14-of-16 free throws in the first half, while Portland was 1 for 3. Johnson’s turnaround jumper extended the lead to 63-43 with 5:20 left in the third quarter.

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