The south had something to say on Sunday evening in Toronto en route to a lopsided victory on the road, its first of six on the road before heading west. ATL has slowly been garnering respect via its opponents in recent weeks with its consistent play and persistency on both ends of the ball.

Maceo Heard (host of The Crush Sports Talk) join DeShaun Tate and examine ATL's impressive win, grade how the Hawks closed out the calendar year, address the Hawks' most underrated/underappreciated quality, biggest area(s) of improvement and what Atlanta cannot afford in a look ahead to the west coast road trip.

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