Nattens NBA (7/11)
- Smith visade vägen för Hawks
I natt spelades sju matcher. Vi väljer att lyfta fram Josh Smith som ledde vägen när Atlanta Hawks krossade Denver Nuggets på hemmaplan.
Atlanta Hawks - Denver Nuggets 125-100
(33-25, 27-25, 30-24, 35-26)
Efter en pinsam förlust borta mot Charlotte på fredagskvällen var Atlanta taggat till tusen när Chaunsey Billups & Co gästade Atlanta. Josh Smith gjorde 22 poäng, rev ner nio returer, stod för sju assist och blockade sex skott. Mike Bibby förklarade skillnaden mellan fredagens och lördagens match:
- Tonight it was about a team. [Friday] night, it was too much individually on both ends of the court. We didn't help each other defensively [at Charlotte]. It was too much one-on-one [offensively] and it showed.
Denvers coach George Karl hyllade Josh Smith efter matchen:
- We didn't have enough energy. We never did get a grip. (...) Josh Smith had an incredible game. We didn't respect his shot blocking.
Övriga matcher:
LA Clippers - Memphis Grizzlies 113-100
Utah Jazz - Sacramento Kings 99-104
New Jersey Nets - Boston Celtics 76-86
Chicago Bulls - Charlotte Bobcats 93-90
Dallas Mavericks - Toronto Raptors 129-101
