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Hawks update

By Chris Vivlamore
Jan 30, 2012

Jeff Teague started at point guard despite an ankle sprain that limited him in Friday’s overtime win in Detroit. Teague played 17 minutes in the first half with 15 points, including three 3-pointers.

Joe Johnson, who entered Sunday 15th in the NBA in scoring at 19.1 points per game, has averaged 22 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists over the last nine games. The Hawks were 7-2 in those contests, all without Al Horford.

The Hornets are less predictable, according to Hawks coach Larry Drew, without All-Star point guard Chris Paul. “They are a different ball club,” Drew said of the Hornets after they traded Paul to the Clippers. “I think they are just as dangerous because with no Chris Paul you have five guys out on the floor and they all play together and they play hard. You don’t key in on one particular guy.”

- Chris Vivlamore

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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