Hawks Team Report
(Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:36:29 PST)

Actions speak louder than words every time.

So when Hawks coach Mike Woodson talks about his deeper rotation and how the Hawks have more movable parts now than they have had at any time during his tenure, he means it.

But don't take his word for it. Just watch his team in action.

Friday night, Marvin Williams erupted for a season-high and game-high 29 points and nine rebounds in their seventh straight win, a buzzer-beating 105-103 escape from the Houston Rockets.

Williams hadn't so much as shown up on the radar before Friday.

"Phenomenal," Woodson said of Williams' breakout effort. "It was good to see Marvin break out into a big time game. I thought he was solid from beginning to end."

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