
Atlanta's opportunity tonight to basically clinch their first playoff berth in roughly 1,400 years came and went without much fanfare -- the Hawks, after all, have looked like a sure playoff team for weeks now. Indiana needed a win over Atlanta tonight to stay alive, and -- hey! -- they got it.
Mike Bibby has heard choirs of angels and flutists since arriving in February, but tonight was a big ole foghorn. Bibby went 0-for-8 with 2 assists in 26 minutes. Bibby's Indy counterpart, Flip Murray, had a bonkers evening with 20 points on 11 shots and 10 assists. (Their salaries are only about $12.7 million apart, though.)
Atlanta's still in strong position for
It's criminal this race is happening while the 46-31 Denver Nuggets and the 46-31 Golden State Warriors have do-or-die games tonight. Time to update the Geneva Conventions, or at least the league rules.




