It was another cupcake-bites-man story.

Tired of being chewed up, shattered on the court like so many crumbs, the Hawks made a stand Saturday night. If you were a partisan, it was lovely to see.

With Toni Kukoc running the show and doing to Tracy McGrady what he had been doing to his teammates, the Hawks showed remarkable grit down the stretch and prevailed on the wings of three free throws -- two by Jason Terry, another by Nazr Mohammed -- to beat Orlando 107-104.