Jamal Crawford remains confident

Atlanta Hawks guard Jamal Crawford wasn't discouraged by the Chicago Bulls' 86-73 win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Wednesday.

In fact, Crawford found reasons to be optimistic as the series -- which is even at 1-1 -- shifts to Atlanta for Game 3 on Friday.

"If that's their best shot, we're in good shape," Crawford said. "As bad as we played, to be down six with four minutes to go, we had our chances. We'll take some positives from it and watch some tape."

The Hawks whittled a 14-point deficit to six in the fourth quarter, but the Bulls went on a 9-2 run to secure the win.

"It was a desperate game for them, and they played like it," Crawford said. "Now we have to go home and take care of business."