It was Georges Niang who came up big for the Hawks, scoring 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and knocking down back-to-back threes to help give them a small cushion down the stretch.

It was Georges Niang who came up big for the Hawks, scoring 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and knocking down back-to-back threes to help give them a small cushion down the stretch.

Niang amassed 27 points (10-20 FG, 7-14 3Pt), five rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal across 36 minutes during Sunday's 148-143 loss to the Pistons. Niang fed into the offensive ...

[email protected] May 19, 2011 May 19, 2011 Georges Niang scoffed at the thought he might be intimidated playing against the likes of Texas and Kansas. "You throw me into the jungle and I ...