Atlanta All Stars

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The 2015 NBA All-Star Game featured three different players who made at least 5 three-pointers, bringing the total number of players who have accomplished that feat in an All-Star Game to 11.

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Trivia: Players With 5 Threes In An All-Star Game

Four Atlanta Hawks players appeared in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game Sunday, and all 4 put on a show.

Fans were enjoying the game and had good things to say about Atlanta's contingent:

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Fans Show Hawks All Stars Love

The Atlanta Hawks will have a presence at the 2015 All-Star Weekend unlike anything the NBA has ever seen from a single team at that event.  Here is where you can find all of your Hawks representatives in action:

Sprint NBA All Star Celebrity Game - 7 p.m. ET on ESPN

NBA TV's Kristen Ledlow, an Atlanta resident, will be participating.  Click here for a full list of participants.

BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge - 9 p.m. ET on TNT

Hawks second-year phenom Dennis Schröder will play for the "World Team" against the U.S. group of rookies and sophomores.  Hawks assistant Kenny Atkinson will coach the Internationals.  Click here to see the full rosters.

State Farm All-Star Saturday Night - 8:30 p.m. ET on TNT

Degree Shooting Stars:  Hawks legend and Vice President of Basketball Dominique Wilkins will once again team with the WNBA's Swin Cash and Miami Heat's Chris Bosh to attempt to win the event for a third straight year. Friday, Paul Millsap entered the contest as well, as he will team up with Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen and WNBA star Elena Delle Donne and attempt to slow down the Wilkins-Bosh-Cash juggernaut. Click here to see the full participants and rules.

Taco Bell Skills Challenge:  Hawks All-Star point guard Jeff Teague will compete in the Skills Challenge for the second time in three years.  This year's format is an 8-man bracket, and Teague will face Orlando's Elfrid Payton in the first round. Dennis Schröder will also make his debut in the competition, drawing Toronto's Kyle Lowry on the opposite side of the bracket.  Click here for a list of participants and rules.

Foot Locker Three-Point Contest:  In what could be the most loaded three-point field ever, Hawks sharpshooter will look to prove that he's as good as his potentially record-breaking 2014-15 season is shaping up to be.  Korver will compete against the likes of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Wesley Matthews and more.  Click here to see a list of participants and rules.

Atlanta head coach Mike Budenholzer and his staff will coach an East All-Star team that includes 4 Hawks - Al Horford, Kyle Korver, Paul Millsap and Jeff Teague.  Click here to see the rosters.

Atlanta mascot Harry The Hawk has been selected to represent the team at several NBA events throughout the weekend.  Hawks organist Sir Foster will also be on the keyboard during several live events.  Be sure to tune in to TNT all weekend to see both of them as well.

To follow everything Hawks players, coaches and staff members are doing in New York City, be sure to check out Hawks.com or follow along on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  Join the conversation by using the hashtag #ATLStarWeekend.

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A Hawks Fan's Guide To #ATLStarWeekend

The Atlanta Hawks have been rewarded for their stellar play through the first half of the season as Al Horford, Paul Millsap and Jeff Teague have all been selected as All Stars by the Eastern Conference coaches.

The Hawks have three All Stars for the first time in 35 years.

Teague has improved his scoring average each season he's been in the league and is averaging career-highs in points, rebounds and two-point FG%.  He's been the team's engine during a remarkable 38-8 start that has Atlanta 7 games in front of the field in the Eastern Conference.  Teague will be an All-Star for the first time.

Millsap will make his second consecutive All-Star appearance in his second season as a Hawk.  He's producing at nearly an identical clip as last season, averaging better than 17 points and 8 rebounds per contest while recording a career-high in assists.  The Hawks are one of the most balanced teams in the league, but it's hard to argue Millsap hasn't been the most consistent bird.  He's a stat stuffer, leading all East frontcourt players in steals at 1.7 per game while also blocking nearly one shot per contest.

Horford has been on a shooting tear in January, hitting at a 59% clip while taking roughly 12 shots per game.  His efficiency has been amazing, and his pick-and-roll game with Teague is nearly unstoppable.  His path to the All-Star Game is remarkable considering he missed all but 29 games of last season with a pectoral tear and took about a month of regular season action in 2014-15 to really get his groove back.  It will be Horford's third All-Star appearance.

The common theme among these three is that all have improved defensively, which is something you have to believe the coaches value.  That, and all three have bought into Coach Bud's system of pace, space and ball movement.  The team success contributed to the Hawks having three All Stars, but all three of these guys are worthy.

Coach Bud and his staff earned the opportunity to coach the East All-Star team by virtue of having the best record in the conference.  Dennis Schröder was named to the Rising Stars Challenge on Wednesday, with Hawks assistant Kenny Atkinson set to coach the World Team.  Other Hawks may also be making appearances as more event lineups are announced.

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Horford, Millsap, Teague Selected As All Stars

With Eastern Conference All-Star reserves being announced Thursday and plenty of talk among experts of multiple Hawks, we decided to take a trip down memory lane.  In this week's quiz, we want to know if you can name every Hawk who has ever been named an All-Star.

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Trivia: Players With 5 Threes In An All-Star Game

Fans Show Hawks All Stars Love

A Hawks Fan's Guide To #ATLStarWeekend

Horford, Millsap, Teague Selected As All Stars

Can You Name Previous Hawks All-Stars?