Well, here we are. The Atlanta Hawks dismissed Lloyd Pierce as their head coach because the results were lacking as the team was heading toward the All-Star break six games under .500. Since then, they’ve won each of their last four games sandwiched around the hiatus.
On one hand, they have not necessarily been the most impressive wins. The Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and Toronto Raptors were each missing numerous key players. And on Saturday night, Atlanta encountered a Sacramento Kings team that was on the losing end in 11 of their last 14 games with the NBA’s worst defense.