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The Chicago Bulls look to eliminate the playoff run of the Atlanta Hawks
The Chicago Bulls look to eliminate the playoff run of the Atlanta HawksThe Chicago Bulls took a commanding lead in the series and are now looking to put away they Atlanta Hawks.


The Bulls held serve. Now it's the Hawks' turn. They can either stand up and defend their home floor or get ready for that extended fishing trip. The only thing holding those plans up is the stubborn nature of these Hawks, who have answered every challenge thrown their way during this postseason run. Once again they struggled to contain Derrick Rose, whose one-man assault on the Hawks continued with his 33-point, nine-assist performance. And while the Hawks don't look terribly comfortable chasing Rose all over the building, Rose relishes the opportunity to go after another big-time team.

According to those in the know, a playoff series doesn't begin until the home team loses on its own floor.

But in the Hawks' case, it doesn't start until someone gets cracked in the face. Now that Josh Smith has taken that blow and delivered one back to Carlos Boozer, who caught him with a cheap shot late in a tight Game 5 win by the Bulls in Chicago on Tuesday night, it's really on.

The Hawks have to win Game 6 Thursday at Philips Arena to force a Game 7 back in Chicago. And now that they've been jarred a little bit, they swear they have the focus and energy to do exactly what they have to do to make a return trip to Chicago.

The lick that the Hawks won't forget about came after a two-handed dunk by Smith cut Chicago's lead to 61-60 with just over four minutes left in the third quarter. He hung on the rim a little and Boozer gave him a forearm to the face. Smith responded with a retaliatory shove and technical fouls for both players.

This series will get heated and the Hawks will win again to tighten things up.

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