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Muscala, Hawks beat Hornets 104-80 for first 60-win season
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Atlanta Hawks forward DeMarre Carroll (5) moves the ball up the floor as Charlotte Hornets forward Marvin Williams (2) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, April 10, 2015, in Atlanta. - photo by JOHN AMIS
ATLANTA — Mike Muscala is making a case for postseason playing time with the Atlanta Hawks. Muscala scored 17 points, and Atlanta beat the Charlotte Hornets 104-80 on Friday night to reach 60 wins for the first time in franchise history. Muscala was 8 for 9 from the field and is 21 for 25 in his last four games.
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Slumping Atlanta Hawks facing tough week against Celtics and Cavs
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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
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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