Teamwork, Josh Smith's Cluth Play Boost Atlanta Hawks to NBA's Best Record

Saturday, November 21 2009

Make it seven wins in a row for the Atlanta Hawks after Friday night?s squeaker past the Houston Rockets at Philips Arena, pushing them to the NBA's best record at 11-2 overall.

The 105-103 win wouldn?t have been possible without the left hand of Josh Smith, though.

Following two free throws from the Rockets? Carl Landry to tie the game at 103 with just five seconds left in the game, head coach Mike Woodson called a 20-second timeout to draw up a play.

It looked like Woodson had called a play that put the ball in the hands of the Hawks? go-to-guy, Joe Johnson. However, Houston was ready for the ball to go to Johnson and quickly doubled him.

The double on Johnson left Mike Bibby open for a pretty good look just inside...
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