Hawks point guard Mike Bibby is "day-to-day" with a sprained left ankle.

Team spokesman Arthur Triche provided the update.

Bibby suffered the injury in the opening moments of Atlanta's loss to New Orleans on Saturday night.

The Hawks next game is Thursday night.

Hawks point guard Mike Bibby left Saturday night's game against the Hornets with a sprained ankle.

He left in the first quarter and did not return as New Orleans went on to defeat Atlanta 96-88.

Bibby is averaging 10.7 points and 4.2 assists per game this season.

The loss snapped Atlanta's seven-game win streak.

Hawks head coach Mike Woodson has asked the Atlanta fans to show more support for the team.

After a 99-95 win against Portland on Monday night, Woodson was asked if he was disappointed with the low attendance turnout at Philips Arena, especially since it was a matchup against two of the league's hottest teams.

"All I can say to our fans is we need your support," said Woodson.  "These guys are playing for something this year, man.  It's fun watching us play.  I know the fans are there and we just ask you to come out and support us because they [the players] need it.  I think amazing things can happen when the house is filled."

The official turnout of Monday's game was 12,997.  However, it is unlikely that there were more than 3,000 fans in the stands at tip-off.

The Hawks, however, are one of three teams that have not lost a game at home this year (Denver, Phoenix). They are 5-0 at Philips Arena.

Monday night's NBA action was highlighted by two overtime games and a third that went down to the final minute.

- Atlanta 99, Portland 95 (OT)

Team FIC Differential: Hawks +7.9, Trail Blazers -7.9

The Atlanta Hawks (9-2) outlasted the Portland Trail Blazers (8-4) in overtime on Monday night to extend their lead in the Eastern Conference. Joe Johnson starred with 35 points and nine assists, Josh Smith posted 20 points and 16 rebounds and Al Horford added 15 points and 10 boards in the victory. Atlanta outrebounded Portland by 10 and forced 19 turnovers. LaMarcus Aldridge had 18 points and nine rebounds, Steve Blake tallied eight points and 11 assists and Brandon Roy contributed 17 points and nine boards at Philips Arena.

Game FIC Scores

Josh Smith, Atlanta ? 23.4

Joe Johnson, Atlanta ? 19.3

Al Horford, Atlanta ? 16.5

Rudy Fernandez, Portland ? 13.6

- Orlando 97, Charlotte 91

Team FIC Differential: Magic +14.1, Bobcats -14.1

The Orlando Magic (8-3) spoiled Stephen Jackson?s debut as they defeated the Charlotte Bobcats (3-7) just hours after he arrived from Golden State. Jameer Nelson led with 16 points, six rebounds and five assists, Dwight Howard tallied 14 points and 11 boards and Rashard Lewis returned from suspension with 10 points on 4-for-15 shooting. Charlotte hit 50% of their shots, but Orlando won the rebounding battle by seven and dominated the third quarter. Boris Diaw scored a game-high 21 points, Gerald Wallace posted 11 points and nine rebounds and Jackson put up 13 points and nine boards in his debut.

Game FIC Scores

Dwight Howard, Orlando ? 15.8

Jameer Nelson, Orlando ? 14.8

Boris Diaw, Charlotte ? 14.0

Flip Murray, Charlotte ? 12.8

- Dallas 115, Milwaukee 113 (OT)

Team FIC Differential: Mavericks +1.4, Bucks -1.4

Dirk Nowitzki hit the game-winner to push the Dallas Mavericks (8-3) past the Milwaukee Bucks (5-3) in overtime on Monday night. Nowitzki starred with 32 points and 11 rebounds, Drew Gooden posted 22 points and 14 boards and Jason Kidd stuffed the stat sheet with nine points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds. Dallas shot 51%, but allowed Milwaukee to creep back into the game in the third quarter. Brandon Jennings led with 25 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, Ersan Ilyasova tallied 19 points and 12 boards and Andrew Bogut totaled 13 points and six rebounds at the Bradley Center.

Game FIC Scores

Jason Kidd, Dallas ? 25.8

Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas ? 23.5

Brandon Jennings, Milwaukee ? 19.3

Drew Gooden, Dallas ? 18.9

? RealGM calculates the Floor Impact Counter using the following formula: (Points + .75 Defensive Rebounds + Offensive Rebounds + Steals + Assists + Blocks - .75 Field Goal Attempts - .375 Free Throw Attempts - Turnovers - .5 Personal Fouls)

( )'s indicate a negative FIC score.

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RealGM is live from Philips Arena and will be tweeting during tonight's matchup between the Atlanta Hawks and the Portland Trail Blazers - two of the hottest teams in the NBA.

The Hawks are the best in the East in the current standings with an 8-2 record, including a perfect 4-0 mark at home.  The Blazers are riding a six game winning streak.  Their last loss came against Atlanta on November 3rd at the Rose Garden.

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Joe Johnson doesn't mind that he's viewed as a fallback plan in the famed free agent class of 2010.

Johnson will fall in line behind the likes of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Amare Stoudemire when the free agent market opens next July.

He'll likely get a near maximum deal with money that a team intended to use on James or Wade. He passed up a reported four-year, $60 million extension with the Hawks prior to the season.

"Not at all," Johnson said when asked if it was odd to be viewed as a fallback. "I'm going to do my part. I can't worry about the next person or what anybody else is going to do."

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Mike Woodson is happy Shelden Williams has found a home with the Boston Celtics.

"If you play this game long enough, you see some players do well in certain spots, sometimes it doesn't work out," said Woodson. "That's just the nature of the league. Shelden has moved on from us to a couple spots and finally found a home. I'm happy for him. That's what it's all about at the end of the day.

"It wasn't a problem. We brought in Al Horford. We started to play Al Horford, then made the trade for [point guard Mike] Bibby. It was just a direction the organization -- my staff and I decided to go in a different direction. Shelden rebounded and landed in a wonderful situation."

Hawks guard Jamal Crawford says that the Knicks missed the playoffs last season because of their in-season trades.

The Knicks were 6-5 when Donnie Walsh traded Crawford and Zach Randolph, but finished 32-50 and well out of the postseason picture.

"Yes, we would've made the playoffs last year," Crawford said. "I think [39] wins was the playoffs. We would've gotten in."

He added that he was disappointed when the trade occurred because New York was finally winning games.

"Last year was the best start in the last 10 years," said Crawford. "My only regret was that I was here through the roughest times, I wanted to be here for the good times. That's what bothers me the most."

Hawks forward Josh Smith has decided to shoot fewer three-pointers this season.

In fact, Smith has yet to attempt one through Atlanta's first eight games.

"Yeah, I wanted to focus on driving to the lane and making mid-range shots," Smith told DIME Magazine. "We got a lot of guys on this team who can hit it from behind the arc so it allows me to focus on other things."

Smith attempted 87 three-pointers last season and took a career-high 152 during the 2006-07 campaign.