DATE OPPONENT TIME Oct. 29 at Toronto 7:30 Nov. 1 Indiana 7:30 Nov. 5 at San Antonio 8:30 Nov. 7 at Charlotte 7:00 Nov. 8 New York 7:30 Nov. 10 at New York 7:30 Nov. 12 Utah 7:30 Nov. 14 Miami 7:30 Nov. 15 at Cleveland 7:30 Nov. 18 Los Angeles 7:30 Nov. 21 Detroit 7:30 Nov. 25 at Washington 7:00 Nov. 26 Toronto 7:30 Nov. 28 New Orleans 7:30 Nov. 29 Charlotte 7:30 Dec. 2 Boston 7:30 Dec. 3 at Miami 7:30 Dec. 5 at Brooklyn 7:30 Dec. 7 Denver 3:30 Dec. 8 at Indiana 7:00 Dec. 10 Philadelphia 7:30 Dec. 12 Orlando 7:30 Dec. 13 at Orlando 7:00 Dec. 15 Chicago 7:30 Dec. 17 at Cleveland 7:00 Dec. 20 at Houston 8:00 Dec. 22 at Dallas 8:30 Dec. 23 Los Angeles 7:30 Dec. 26 Milwaukee 7:30 Dec. 27 at Milwaukee 8:30 Dec. 30 Cleveland 7:30 Jan. 2 at Utah 9:00 Jan. 3 at Portland 10:00 Jan. 5 at Los Angeles 10:30 Jan. 7 Memphis 7:30 Jan. 9 at Detroit 7:30 Jan. 11 Washington 3:00 Jan. 13 at Philadelphia 7:00 Jan. 14 at Boston 8:00 Jan. 16 at Toronto 7:30 Jan. 17 at Chicago 8:00 DATE OPPONENT TIME Jan. 19 Detroit 2:30 Jan. 21 Indiana 7:30 Jan. 23 Oklahoma City 7:30 Jan. 25 Minnesota 6:00 Jan. 28 Brooklyn 7:30 Jan. 30 Portland 7:30 Jan. 31 Philadelphia 7:30 Feb. 2 at New Orleans 8:00 Feb. 4 Washington 7:30 Feb. 6 Golden State 7:30 Feb. 8 at Memphis 6:00 Feb. 9 at Minnesota 8:00 Feb. 11 at Boston 7:30 Feb. 20 Toronto 7:30 Feb. 22 at Milwaukee 3:30 Feb. 25 Dallas 7:30 Feb. 27 Orlando 7:30 Feb. 28 at Miami 7:30 Mar. 3 Houston 7:30 Mar. 6 Cleveland 7:30 Mar. 7 at Philadelphia 7:30 Mar. 9 Sacramento 7:30 Mar. 11 at Denver 9:00 Mar. 13 at Phoenix 10:00 Mar. 15 at Los Angeles 9:30 Mar. 16 at Sacramento 10:00 Mar. 18 at Golden State 10:30 Mar. 20 at Oklahoma City 8:00 Mar. 22 San Antonio 3:00 Mar. 25 at Orlando 7:00 Mar. 27 Miami 7:30 Mar. 28 at Charlotte 7:00 Mar. 30 Milwaukee 7:30 Mar. 31 at Detroit 7:30 Apr. 4 Brooklyn 7:30 Apr. 7 Phoenix 7:30 Apr. 8 at Brooklyn 7:30 Apr. 10 Charlotte 7:30 Apr. 12 at Washington 6:00 Apr. 13 New York 7:30 Apr. 15 at Chicago 8:00 * All Times Eastern. led to 17.2 ppg off opposing miscues, eighth ATLANTA HAWKS 2014-15 SCHEDULE in the League. Keeping opponents from getting shots off helped a team that wasn’t overly effective in keeping them off the boards. Atlanta finished 28th in rebounding (40.7 rpg), and 18th in defensive rebounding (31.3 drpg). The rebounding numbers reflect the loss of Horford, who was pulling in 8.4 rebounds per game prior to his injury, and missed games by bigs Gustavo Ayon and Pero Antic. Millsap was a force in the paint, pulling down 8.5 rebounds, but after him, no other Hawk grabbed as many as six, with Carroll next at 5.5. Ageless wonder Elton Brand gave Atlatna valuable minutes and pulled down almost five boards a game. Second-year pro Mike Muscala also will be counted on to hit the boards. Rebounding was big, as Atlanta was 18-10 when it was equal or better to the opponent on the boards. They were 20-34 when outrebounded. Getting outrebounded two-thirds of the time is unacceptable for Budenholzer, and something he shouldn’t see in 2014-15. Horford’s return, obviously, makes Atlanta tougher on the glass, while first-round pick Adreian Payne, although drafted mostly for his offense, also is committed to the defensive end (you don’t play four years for Tom Izzo if you aren’t). At 6-10, 240, Payne also is a very good shotblocker, who left Michigan State as the Spartans’ all-time leader with 141 swats. He also was one of only nine players in MSU history to score 1,200 points, and 700 rebounds. Better pressure on the ball will be key, as Atlanta’s opponents shot 49.7 percent and at least 50 percent 23 times, in 2013-14, winning 21 of those games. Offense One word never used to describe the 2013- 14 Atlanta Hawks was selfish. Atlanta led the League with assists on 66.7 percent of their baskets and ranked second in the NBA, tops in the Eastern Conference in assists per game, handing out 24.9 (only San Antonio, where Budenholzer spent 19 years, 17 as an assistant coach, had more apgs at, 25.2). The Hawks had at least 20 assists 74 times, at least 25 in 41 games and at least 30 on 13 occasions. They were 12-1 in the latter. But the number 13 wasn’t necessarily lucky, as that’s where they finished in both field goal percentage (.45.7) and threepoint field goal percentage (.363), which led to a 14th-place finish in scoring (101.0 ppg). Atlanta basically lived and died by its ability to make the three and on the whole they lived
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