The Atlanta Hawks have moved from fighting to get into the playoffs to fighting for homecourt advantage in the playoffs. Yes, it appears the Hawks are no longer slumping as they managed to put together some wins since the all-star break.
Also, the Hawks are getting healthy at the right time for this late season playoff push. So without making you wait any longer, lets take a look at this special trade deadline edition of the power ranking roundup.
Nate McMillan remains perfect (8-0) as Hawks coach and his team ranks second defensively over the winning streak, with their win over the Lakers on Saturday being the fourth time in the eight games that they’ve held their opponent under a point per possession (they did so six times in 34 games under Lloyd Pierce).