Topic: Al Horford

Hawks clinch playoff spot with win over Nets

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Atlanta Hawks clinched a spot in the playoffs by strolling to a 98-87 win over the struggling New Jersey Nets on Saturday.The Hawks (41-32) sit third in the Southeast division and fifth in the Eastern Conference, six games ...

Durant returns to lift Thunder over Hawks

Kevin Durant returned to the lineup from a sprained left ankle to finish with 29 points, eight rebounds and five assists as Oklahoma City Thunder beat Atlanta 111-104 at Philips Arena.Maxwell suffered the injury in Wednesday's game and for a while it ...

Al Horford pours in 31 as Hawks soar over Bulls

Al Horford's dunk with 29 seconds to play gave Atlanta their first lead of the night Wednesday and the Hawks sneaked past the Chicago Bulls 83-80.Horford matched his NBA career-high with 31 points as the Hawks shrugged off a sluggish start to ...

Hawks top Warriors 103-93

Smith, Horford combine to help Hawks top Warriors 103-93Josh Smith had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Al Horford had 21 points and 15 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Golden State Warriors 103-93 on Wednesday night.The Hawks have won two straight ...
Al Horford has 24 points as Hawks hold off Dwight Howard and his new Orlando teammates, 91-81Al Horford scored 24 points and the Atlanta Hawks rolled to a 91-81 victory over Dwight Howard and the reconstructed Orlando Magic on Monday night.Orlando, which ...
Josh Smith soars with season-high 34 points as hot Hawks beat slumping Nets 116-101Josh Smith scored a season-high 34 points and the streaking Atlanta Hawks beat the New Jersey Nets 116-101 on Tuesday night.Smith, accurate with his outside jumper and inside game, ...
Horford's late three-point play gives Hawks their first lead in 93-88 win over 76ersAl Horford's three-point play with 31 seconds remaining gave Atlanta its first lead and the Hawks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 93-88 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.The ...

Fourth-quarter rally by Utah sinks the Hawks

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Utah Jazz scored the final nine points to steal a 90-86 victory from the fading Atlanta Hawks Friday.The Jazz rallied from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to hand the Hawks their fourth straight loss after Atlanta started the season ...

NBA player profiles: Al Horford

Back when Florida was winning back-to-back national titles under Billy Donovan early in the decade, it seems like everyone except Al Horford got the attention. They had the magnetic personality of Joakim Noah, the defensive presence of Corey Brewer, the point guard ...
Richardson has 21 points, Nash has 19 as Suns hold off Atlanta's comeback, beat Hawks 118-114Jason Richardson scored 21 points, Steve Nash added 19 and the Phoenix Suns held off Atlanta's second-half comeback to beat the Hawks 118-114 on Sunday.The Hawks suffered ...
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