The Atlanta Hawks are the hottest team in the NBA. They've won 13 games in a row and now comfortably occupy the catbird seat in the East: They hold a five-game lead over the second-place Wizards with a record of 34-8.
They've outscored their opponents by 10.3 points a night in winning 27 of their last 29 games. That stretch includes wins over Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, Dallas, Milwaukee, Portland, the Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis and Toronto, all on the road. As a frame of reference, those nine teams have a combined home winning percentage of .705, not including those losses to the Hawks in the last two months.
The Hawks' hot streak has analysts all over the Internet calling them the best team in the league. ESPN, Yahoo!, NBC, CBS, Sports Illustrated and NBA.com all have the Hawks atop their most recent power rankings.
Second place in each of those rankings? The Golden State Warriors. And even a cursory look into the numbers makes one question if the Hawks are really as good, let alone better, than the Bay Area team that is well on its way to becoming one ...
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Article written by Jared Dubin