Hawks reach victory No. 26 Hawks reach victory No. 26 By SEKOU SMITH The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 04/19/06 Two days from now no one will remember that the Hawks had to survive the Miami Heat's second and third strings to get it. No one will care that the Heat played without Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade, Gary Payton and Alonzo Mourning and without Pat Riley on the sideline. The only thing that will matter is that the Hawks got win No. 26, doubling their win total from a year ago, with a 103-100 win over the Heat before a sellout crowd of 19,718 at Philips Arena. Tyronn Lue's 3-pointer from the top of the arc with 8.3 seconds to play was the difference. After a timeout the Heat managed an off-balance 18-footer from Dorrell Wright that wouldn't have mattered even if he'd made the shot. "That was the perfect way to end the season in Atlanta," Hawks forward Josh Childress said. "Hopefully, we can finish this thing off with three in a row in Cleveland [Wednesday night] and finish this season off on a positive note and head into next season on the same vibe." The Hawks' vibe was horrible early. They trailed by 13 points before regaining their composure and taking a nine-point lead, 89-80, with 8:26 to play. But the Heat reserves battled right back, finally tying the game at 100-100 on a Wayne Simien free throw with 37.2 seconds to play. Lue missed the Hawks' first attempt at a game-winner with 25 seconds to play. Zaza Pachulia got the rebound and passed the ball to Joe Johnson, who found Lue at the top of the arc. The Hawks' reserve point guard finished things off with his third 3-pointer of the night and a few choice words for his buddies — O'Neal and Antoine Walker — on the Heat bench. "I was talking stuff to Shaq and Antoine," Lue said. "They were giving me stuff before Joe penetrated and kicked it to me. I just had a couple of words to say, but I can't repeat any of them. "But the best thing is when you win at home and are able to thank the fans for supporting us all this year." Lue was one of six Hawks in double figures with 15 points. Pachulia led the charge with 18 points and eight rebounds. Al Harrington added 17, Marvin Williams 16 (and a game-high nine rebounds off the bench), Johnson 15 and Childress 10 (off the bench). "Their individual improvement and team improvement has made them a team that is not easy to beat," said Heat assistant coach Ron Rothstein, who filled in for Riley while the head coach went to New York to be by the side of his ailing 96-year-old mother. The Hawks' offensive balance offset big nights from seldom-used Heat youngsters Wright (19 points, seven rebounds) and Jason Kapono (16 and six assists). "My mindset is: It's basketball," Hawks coach Mike Woodson said. "It doesn't matter who we play, it's pretty much how you play and doing the right things that are necessary to win basketball games. And we've been doing that. All year we've been putting ourselves in a position to win basketball games." "Tonight was another nail-biter, but we made the play. Lue hit the big shot down the stretch." 資料來源 http://www.ajc.com/hawks/content/sports/hawks/stories/0419hawks.html --

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