The Hawks are 7-0 against teams below .500 and 4-7 against teams with winning records. They can beat bad teams, but they can't beat real competitive teams (yet).
The Atlanta Hawks have been firmly in the second tier of the Eastern Conference this season, dominating non-playoff teams but struggling against the top half of the conference. Through 18 games, the Hawks have played 11 teams with records over .500 and seven teams with losing records.
Atlanta is 4-7 against teams with winning records and 7-0 against the losing teams.