[外電] Johnson's in elite company
Johnson's in elite company
By SEKOU SMITH
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 03/12/06
For anyone trying to put Hawks co-captain Joe Johnson's season
into perspective, consider this: he is one of just four players
in the NBA — LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Allen Iverson are the
others — averaging better than 20 points and six assists this
season. And his three 40-point games this season make him the
first Hawks player since Dominique Wilkins (who had eight 40-point
games during the 1992-93 season) to accomplish that feat. With
his 40 points and 13 assists in Indiana last month, Johnson became
only the third player this season to pile up at least 40 points
and 10 assists in a game. "What's that saying, 'Ball don't lie?' "
Hawks guard Tyronn Lue said. "Well, numbers don't lie. I think
other people are starting to realize that he is one of the most
dangerous all-around players in the league."
‧ NO CHILDRESS: Originally scheduled to return to action
Saturday night against Chicago, Hawk second-year forward Josh
Childress missed his third straight game while recovering from
a sprained ankle. Childress, who was injured in a Feb. 3 home
loss to Sacramento, had run up an impressive streak of 11
straight games scoring in double figures. But he rolled his
ankle against the Kings, and Hawks co-captain Al Harrington
tripped over Childress and fell on his leg. "He can't sprint
right now," Hawks coach Mike Woodson said of Childress, who was
playing his best basketball of the season before being injured.
"We have to make sure he's all healed up before we get him back
out there. We don't want to rush it." Childress hasn't practiced
since being injured and won't be back on the practice floor until
early this week at best. "I figure by Tuesday I can hit the
practice floor," Childress said. "That's the target."
‧ EDWARDS BACK: Second-year center John Edwards returned to the
active list Saturday night. He missed Tuesday's win over Golden
State with a sprained right ankle, suffered last Sunday while
working out on an off day.
‧ TALE OF TWO TEAMS: Johnson has already bettered the
then-career-high 40 points he scored against the Bulls in the
last meeting between these two teams, a 111-99 Hawks loss at
the United Center Jan. 28. But since then it's been the Hawks
and not the Bulls who have been on a bit of a tear. While the
Hawks have compiled a 9-8 record since then, the Bulls were just
7-12 before Saturday night's game. "It's like we've talked about
the last few weeks," Woodson said. "We're not the same team we
were then. We've grown up a lot since then. But you can't take
anything away from Chicago. They are still in the playoff mix,
and that's where everybody wants to be this time of year." As of
Saturday night, the Bulls were ninth in the Eastern Conference,
trailing Milwaukee and Philadelphia for the eighth and final
playoff spot.
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http://www.ajc.com/hawks/content/sports/hawks/stories/0312hawknot.html
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