Atlanta Hawks Games

The need for the Atlanta Hawks to have a second star was highlighted in the second period

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The Atlanta Hawks were looking great early in the second period

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The Heat put on a 26-4 run and the Hawks were on the back foot going into halftime.

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The only potentially mitigating circumstance is that Young appeared to hurt his ankle early in the game

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The Hawks were on the back foot from there and never really got back into the game

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This team is too experienced to let this advantage slip without something amazing from the Hawks.

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However, John Collins, who is the Hawks highest paid player for the season, has been back a couple of games and just was not himself in this game.

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In all honesty, the Atlanta Hawks need to go all-in to get this second star becuase without this star power, they are not going to make it as deep into the playoffs as they would want.

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