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By Seth Landman Special to ESPN.com November 18, 2008, 12:26 PM Matchups for Wednesday, Nov.

Published: Monday, November 10, 2008 at 7:47 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 10, 2008 at 7:47 a.m. The Atlanta Hawks have had a tough time trying to stop Chicago's offense on the road in recent years.

Devin Harris' confidence is soaring, just like his scoring. Harris scored 33 points, Vince Carter had 29 and the New Jersey Nets beat the Atlanta Hawks 119-107 on Saturday night, completing a sweep of the ...

PLAYOFF MODE: The NBA schedule-makers love to throw a wrinkle or two at teams during the season, and Friday's and tonight's Hawks-New Jersey Nets series certainly qualifies.

Smith could miss a month : The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Josh Smith is expected to miss two to four weeks with the high ankle sprain he suffered Friday against Toronto.

That's where the Hawks' rise from nearly a decade's worth of NBA ashes began last spring.

Al Horford scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 17 rebounds Tuesday night as the Atlanta Hawks remained unbeaten through six games with a 113-108 victory over the Chicago Bulls.

Atlanta's start is its best since the 1997-98 Hawks won their first 11 games.

With leading scorer Joe Johnson suffering through a poor shooting night, the Hawks held off the short-handed Bulls.

Mike Bibby added 22 points, hitting three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to fend off a Bulls rally. The Hawks had six players in double figures, including Johnson, who finished with 17 _ eight below his average. He shot 4-for-16.

This isn't how the Hawks' Solomon Jones wanted to get more playing time. But after two years of watching and learning, Jones knows better than to do anything but embrace an opportunity.

Joe Johnson scored 25 points and the Atlanta Hawks came from behind after a late Oklahoma City run to beat the Thunder 89-85 Sunday night and remain undefeated.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have ourselves a basketball team. This will be a difficult notion for some among us to accept, seeing as how we've spent the past decade lampooning the Hawks, but here it is November ...

They won't win it all. They'll also dribble just shy of taking the Eastern Conference and their division.

RESERVES PROVIDE SPARK: Evidence of the Hawks' improved bench power was on full display in the first half of Wednesday's season opener against Orlando at Amway Arena.

The Hawks' home opener began as if Philadelphia was Florida and the Hawks were well, you know.

Joe Johnson scored 35 points, including a long 3-pointer that clinched it with 11 seconds remaining, and the Atlanta Hawks battled back from a 23-point deficit to stun the Philadelphia 76ers 95-88 Saturday ...

With the Hawks now just moments away from tipping off the 2008-2009 season here are five reasons why they are a better than a year ago: 1. Playoff Experience: Maybe not for the reason you think, but for the ...

Joe Johnson scored 25 points to go with seven rebounds, as the Atlanta Hawks got past the Orlando Magic, 99-85, in both clubs' season opener.

Here are shots Buzz took at the Atlanta Hawks "Paint the Town" promotion Saturday at the Edgewood shoppign center.

The arena was packed with more than 20,000 screaming fans. The home guys were going basket-for-basket with the NBA's best team.

NASCAR's top drivers will be jockeying for position in Atlanta this weekend. The chase for the championship is comin... Zaza Pachulia scored 18 points, including the deciding layup in the final minute, to help ...

Zaza Pachulia's layup with 54 seconds left propelled the Atlanta Hawks to an 88-87 win over the Detroit Pistons in both teams' preseason finale.