The Atlanta Hawks have won five straight games. The vibes are at an all-time high, and a lot of it can be credited to a player not many saw as one of Atlanta's top guys. Onyeka Okongwu, the sixth-year center out of USC, has been playing the best basketball of his life during this stretch.
Entering the four-game West Coast trip, the Hawks sat at 5-5. Not an ideal start, but certainly not a deflating one. While initially fighting to stay afloat in the Eastern Conference, an unexpected spark from the 6'8" big man has propelled them near the top of the standings.