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Atlanta Hawks' Budenholzer named NBA coach of year

Former Spurs assistant led Atlanta to 60-22 record in regular season

Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer, right, has been named NBA coach of the year. - photo by AJ Mast

Budenholzer — Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer, right, has been named NBA coach of the year. - photo by AJ Mast

Paul Newberry

Associated Press

Updated: Apr 21, 2015, 4:52 PM

Published: Apr 21, 2015, 4:54 PM

ATLANTA — Mike Budenholzer was right where he didn't want to be: the center of attention. There was no avoiding it. Not after leading the Atlanta Hawks to the top of the Eastern Conference.

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Slumping Atlanta Hawks facing tough week against Celtics and Cavs

Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer and Hawks center Dwight Howard (8) react while talking with referee Ken Mauer (41) during the second half of a game against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday in New York. The Nets won 91-82. - photo by Adam Hunger

0405Hawksweb — Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer and Hawks center Dwight Howard (8) react while talking with referee Ken Mauer (41) during the second half of a game against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday in New York. The Nets won 91-82. - photo by Adam Hunger

Charles Odum

Associated Press

Updated: Apr 5, 2017, 1:43 AM

Published: Apr 5, 2017, 1:46 AM

ATLANTA — The playoffs are no longer a certainty for the struggling Atlanta Hawks, whose immediate concern has shifted from postseason seeding to not being pushed out the door. And after losing nine of their last 11, the challenge just got more difficult. The Hawks, who have slipped to sixth in the eight-team Eastern Conference playoff standings, will play three games in four days against the conference’s top two teams.

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