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Everyone knows that the Atlanta Hawks have been struck by injury this season. Fortunately for the franchise, they have been deep enough to cover them, particularly since Nate McMillan took over as the interim head coach.
The Hawks have mainly been lucky that they have been able to have their franchise point guard on the floor most nights. When he missed games under Lloyd Pierce, the Hawks lost. However, in the three games that he has missed under McMillan, the Hawks have won.
A big part of this is that the Hawks have a system in place which rewards the next man up.