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MIKE BUDENHOLZER NAMED NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE COACH OF THE MONTH Second consecutive award for Eastern Conference All-Star

ATLANTA, GA ----- Mike Budenholzer today was named NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for January, 2015, the second consecutive month Budenholzer has won the award. It is the seventh time in Atlanta history a Hawks coach received the honor and first time it’s been done in back-to-back months.

Atlanta recorded a perfect 17-0 record in January (9-0 at home, 8-0 on the road), setting the franchise record for wins in a month, while becoming the first team in NBA history to go 17-0 during a calendar month. The Hawks are currently on a club record 19-game winning streak (tied for the fifth-longest in NBA history) and own the league’s best record at 40-8.

The Hawks led the NBA in 3FG% (.415) and assists (459) in January, while pacing the Eastern Conference in point differential (11.9), points per game (105.6), 3FGM (184), FG% (.481), FGM (659), assists per game (27.0), assist/turnover ratio (2.00) and steal/turnover ratio (0.68). Additionally, Atlanta was fifth in the NBA in both defensive FG% (.426) and points allowed per game (93.7).

Atlanta tied a team record during the month by making 10-or-more 3FGs in eight consecutive games (Jan. 5-17) and knocked double-digit three’s 14 times overall in January.

Budenholzer, who will coach the Eastern Conference in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 15, has also guided the Hawks to a season-high 10 straight wins at Philips Arena and a franchise record 12 consecutive victories over Western Conference foes (7-0 in January).

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