Thu Dec 30, 2004 · 3:00 PM
Seattle SuperSonicsSonics
90
away
Chemistry
Tense
Atlanta HawksHawks
87
home
Chemistry
Cold
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle SuperSonicsSonics | 26 | 23 | 15 | 26 | 90 |
| Atlanta HawksHawks | 15 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 87 |
After Action Report
In Atlanta, the SuperSonics snuck past the Hawks 90-87. The SuperSonics won despite a cold shooting night — grit beat polish. You could feel the revenge motivation from the SuperSonics; Hawks' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim. Whispers of a Hawks locker-room rift aren't helping. Hawks' per-player workload didn't match the gameplan. Ugly, but it counts the same in the standings.
What tipped it
- Hawks · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
- Hawks · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
- Hawks · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.
- SuperSonics · Heartbreak A gutting last-second loss — revenge is on the menu.