Atlanta Hawks

Josh Smith and the high flying Hawks fended off a feisty Houston Rockets squad Friday night. The Atlanta Hawks have the best record in the the NBA (11-2) and have won 7 in a row. Josh Smith is a favorite for November player of the month honors.

Jordan faces 'Nique in the final.

The 10 best from one of the best.

Highlights of All-Access: 2009 NBA playoffs

With their Olympiakos losing to nemsis Panathinaikos in the Greek League final, fans made the Malice at the Palace look like a game of sandbox tag, hurling flares and bottles at the visitor's bench.Ah, European hooligans — always good for a riot in Game 1 of the finals. But none of this is too surprising, considering Panathinaikos' fight song, Horto Magico, is a stoner jam, except more hardcore: "It's a magic weed, give me a little bit to taste, to dream of my PAO and shout as far as God:... My Panatha, I love you, like heroin, like a hard drug, like hashish, lsd, for you PAO the whole world is stoned, (or: PAO the whole world is high on you), the whole world. My Panatha, my Panatha, I love you, I love you, wherever you may play I will always follow you, I follow you, PAO here, PAO here, PAO there, PAO there, wherever you may play we will always be together, always together." So for Josh Childress, sounds about as intense as a Stanford-Cal game. (This is what he left for? Really?) Childress was quoted as saying the violence will "make make me think real hard over my future in Europe," but then he denied everything on his Twitter. This morning, he ate lunch on a topless beach.After the smoke settled, the fans fought the police and Panathinaikos won the game with late free throws. At least I think they did. It's all Greek to me. (Deadspin)more>>

Cleveland moves on with is second straight sweep.

5 - Josh Smith Blocks Shot4 - Melo Dunk3 - Dahntay Jones Rocks the Rim2 - King James Slams It Down1 - Mo Williams Knocks Down the 3

Delonte West and Mo Williams showed why Cleveland isn't just a one-man squad, hitting huge shots down the stretch as the Cavaliers extended their NBA-record streak of double-digit playoff wins to eight in a row. Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Anderson Varejao pounded the boards, leading the Cavaliers to another big rebounding edge.

LeBron James scores 47 points and grabs 12 rebounds in Game 3 as the Cavaliers defeat the Hawks 97-82.

LeBron James took the court as an MVP for the first time Tuesday night. James added 10 rebounds, three assists and four steals as the top-seeded Cavs won their fifth straight lopsided game in a postseason that has so far mirrored the best regular season in franchise history.With the Cavs up by 21, James was pulled with 4:29 left -- extra down time before Game 2 on Thursday night at Quicken Loans Arena, where the Cavaliers are 42-2.

The newly crowned MVP drained 34 points as the Cavaliers demolished the Hawks in Game 1 of what will be a very short series.

The best of the best, In an actual game.

Joe Johnson awakened (27 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals) as the host Hawks obliterated the Heat to advance to the second round of the playoffs. The margin of victory for each game of the series was in double-digits for only the second time in NBA history.Thanks for coming out Miam but only one team has earned the right to lose in 5 to a rested LeBron & Company.

Heat force a game 7.

A rough and tumble game that featured multiple hard fouls, a break out game for Joe Johnson and a missed breakaway between the legs dunk by Josh Smith.