The Hawks were thrashed 100-59 at home to the New Orleans Hornets, their lowest score since moving to Atlanta 42 years ago.
Only Crawford's late basket kept them from recording their worst offensive effort ever, a 57-point game in 1955 when the team was in St Louis.
Cleveland Cavaliers fans also had a reason to be miserable as their side were beaten 102-88 by the Milwaukee Bucks, a 15th straight defeat and 25th in 26 games.
But the New Jersey Jets were able to celebrate matching their win total from the whole of last season with an 89-74 success against the Detroit Pistons.
The victory was the Nets' 12th, equalling the total they managed last season (12-70) when they were the NBA's worst team.
Elsewhere, Dwight Howard had 31 points and 19 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic thrash the Toronto Raptors 112-72, while Channing Frye scored 25 points as the Phoenix Suns won their fifth straight game, beating the Washington Wizards 109-91.
Kevin Garnett scored 21 points as the Boston Celtics beat the Utah Jazz 110-86 for a fifth straight win, while Tim Duncan had 21 points and 16 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs extended their winning streak to eight with a 101-92 victory over the New York Knicks.
Zach Randolph had 29 points and 19 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Houston Rockets 115-110.
In the day's late games, the LA Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 107-97 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings 119-112 after overtime.