Johnson keeps Atlanta afloat
In control of their fate, the Hawks headed home for a game that could serve as both a potential postseason clincher and a possible playoff preview.
Yes, the NBA’s longest postseason drought could end tonight.
Joe Johnson kept the Hawks in control of the race for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, scoring 34 points last night in New York in a 116-104 victory over the Knicks.
Trying to reach the playoffs for the first time since 1999, the Hawks remained two games ahead of the Indiana Pacers with three to play for each team. Atlanta trimmed its magic number to two.
Johnson, along with Mike Bibby the only Hawks players with playoff experience from when he played for Phoenix, said the postseason is on his mind.
“It definitely wanders with me. I can only imagine how Philips Arena would be rocking if we were to make the playoffs,” he said. “Those are the type of imaginations that I have and hopefully if everybody stays on the same page we can make that happen.”
Atlanta hosts the Celtics and could clinch a playoff spot with a victory, and a loss by the Pacers to Charlotte.
Smith and Bibby added 24 points apiece for the Hawks, who won all four meetings with the Knicks this season, sweeping the series for the first time since moving to Atlanta for the 1968-69 season. Al Horford finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Jamal Crawford scored 20 points for the Knicks.
Lakers 107, Hornets 104 - The Los Angeles Lakers are Pacific Division champions for the first time in four years and have a shot at the Western Conference title after winning their most important game of the season.
But they had to survive a tremendous scare, blowing all but 1 point of a 30-point lead.
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