Fernando Grinds Out Four Games in Four Days

Bruno Fernando set a career high in scoring last Monday with 13 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Ordinarily, a rookie setting a career high in his 17th NBA game would not fall far from the ordinary pattern of things. With the small base of games, it's perfectly normal – even expected – for a rookie to hit his high-water mark in points. For Fernando, though, the achievement stood out because he managed the feat after a terrific feat of endurance: he was playing his fourth game in four days.

To be clear, the NBA did not assign the Hawks a diabolical turn of schedule. Three of Fernando's games came with the Hawks: Friday night on the road against the Detroit Pistons, plus Saturday and…