The Atlanta Hawks saw a four-game road winning streak snapped on Monday but their recent success once again has them on the rise in this week’s NBA Power Rankings roundup.
Marc Stein moves the Hawks up three spots this week to No. 15 but cautions anyone who suggests that they are fixed.
The Hawks did win a couple of road games last week, but it'd be premature to say they're fixed. The victories in Oklahoma City and Denver, sandwiching an unsightly home loss to Minnesota, came by a total of just three points and required (A) Dennis Schroder and Paul Millsap combining for 61 points in OKC and (B) more of the Nuggets' familiar late-game imprecision to clinch Atlanta's escape.