Boston vs. Atlanta - Series BOS wins (4-3)
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Boston vs. Atlanta - Series BOS wins (4-3)
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Boston vs. Atlanta - Series BOS wins (4-3)
( 1 ) Boston Celtics (66-16) vs. ( 8 ) Atlanta Hawks (37-45)
Link to game thread 1
Game 1 - Sun April 20 - HAWKS 81 @ CELTICS 104 FINAL
Game 2 - Wed April 23 - HAWKS 77 @ CELTICS 96 FINAL
Game 3 - Sat April 26 - CELTICS 93 @ HAWKS 102 FINAL
Game 4 - Mon April 28 - CELTICS 92 @ HAWKS 97 FINAL
Game 5 - Wed April 30 - HAWKS 85 @ CELTICS 110 FINAL
Game 6 - Fri May 2 - CELTICS 100 @ HAWKS 103 FINAL
Game 7 - Sun May 4 - HAWKS 65 @ CELTICS 99 FINAL
REGULAR SEASON SERIES
Celtics lead 3-0
Nov. 9: at Celtics 106, Hawks 83
Mar. 2: at Celtics 98, Hawks 88
Apr. 12: Celtics 99 at Hawks 89
Projected Starting Lineup
PG - Rajon Rondo
SG - Ray Allen
SF - Paul Pierce
PF - Kevin Garnett
C - Kendrick Perkins
Projected Starting Lineup
PG - Mike Bibby
SG - Joe Johnson
SF - Marvin Williams
PF - Josh Smith
C - Al Horford
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This series is dead even at 2. It's now headed back to Boston where the Celtics are pumped after losing 2 in Atlanta. This series is guaranteed to go to 6 games and the Hawks are very confident that they can get it to 6 or even win it with their stellar play at home. We will await this surprisingly exciting series to restart on Wednesday on TNT.
Link to game thread 1
Game 1 - Sun April 20 - HAWKS 81 @ CELTICS 104 FINAL
Game 2 - Wed April 23 - HAWKS 77 @ CELTICS 96 FINAL
Game 3 - Sat April 26 - CELTICS 93 @ HAWKS 102 FINAL
Game 4 - Mon April 28 - CELTICS 92 @ HAWKS 97 FINAL
Game 5 - Wed April 30 - HAWKS 85 @ CELTICS 110 FINAL
Game 6 - Fri May 2 - CELTICS 100 @ HAWKS 103 FINAL
Game 7 - Sun May 4 - HAWKS 65 @ CELTICS 99 FINAL
REGULAR SEASON SERIES
Celtics lead 3-0
Nov. 9: at Celtics 106, Hawks 83
Mar. 2: at Celtics 98, Hawks 88
Apr. 12: Celtics 99 at Hawks 89
Projected Starting Lineup
PG - Rajon Rondo
SG - Ray Allen
SF - Paul Pierce
PF - Kevin Garnett
C - Kendrick Perkins
Projected Starting Lineup
PG - Mike Bibby
SG - Joe Johnson
SF - Marvin Williams
PF - Josh Smith
C - Al Horford
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This series is dead even at 2. It's now headed back to Boston where the Celtics are pumped after losing 2 in Atlanta. This series is guaranteed to go to 6 games and the Hawks are very confident that they can get it to 6 or even win it with their stellar play at home. We will await this surprisingly exciting series to restart on Wednesday on TNT.
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Hard to say what will happen but you can tell that the Cs don't really want a piece of the Hawks.
After Johnson said that Boston sort of "gave up" in the fourth Q of game 3, the Celtics should have been motivated enough. They weren't.
Then the Zaza-KG incident happened which might get in KGs head as much as the Hawks are already in Peirce' head.
The Hawks already have a huge moral victory. Everyone predicted sweep in this series. The Cs now have the self-doubt of being beaten twice in a row by a team that was supposed to be completely out-classed AND they've lost any "tough guy" edge they thought they had.
I'm just excited we can watch this series for at least 2 more games than anyone expected.
After Johnson said that Boston sort of "gave up" in the fourth Q of game 3, the Celtics should have been motivated enough. They weren't.
Then the Zaza-KG incident happened which might get in KGs head as much as the Hawks are already in Peirce' head.
The Hawks already have a huge moral victory. Everyone predicted sweep in this series. The Cs now have the self-doubt of being beaten twice in a row by a team that was supposed to be completely out-classed AND they've lost any "tough guy" edge they thought they had.
I'm just excited we can watch this series for at least 2 more games than anyone expected.
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After Johnson said that Boston sort of "gave up" in the fourth Q of game 3, the Celtics should have been motivated enough. They weren't.
What's been lost in all of this is the bulletin board material Paul Pierce gave JJ during the all-star break when he basically said that Joe Johnson did not deserve to be an All-Star over Ray Allen.
Could there have been any more poetic justice than what JJ did to him and that team in the 4th?
As a Hawks fan I couldn't be any more proud of these guys. And they have exceeded my expectations.
Even if they get destroyed in the next two games I can't really complain.
But with the way they should have gained confidence with those two straight including battling back from 16-3 and down 10 to start the 4th quarter, I highly doubt Boston can win that decisively
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Hawks are a different team at home. They had one of the best home records in the conference.
The fact that Game 5 should be Boston's best effort combined with the fact that it's in Boston combined with the fact that it would have to make it THREE STRAIGHT for the Hawks, I think that's too low odds to even consider
Not even mentioning potential politics in the refs calls.
Forcing a game 7 would be an amazing feat. And I can't even think about winning it because that would be arguably the biggest upset in sports history
The fact that Game 5 should be Boston's best effort combined with the fact that it's in Boston combined with the fact that it would have to make it THREE STRAIGHT for the Hawks, I think that's too low odds to even consider
Not even mentioning potential politics in the refs calls.
Forcing a game 7 would be an amazing feat. And I can't even think about winning it because that would be arguably the biggest upset in sports history
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_BBIB_ wrote:Hawks are a different team at home. They had one of the best home records in the conference.
The fact that Game 5 should be Boston's best effort combined with the fact that it's in Boston combined with the fact that it would have to make it THREE STRAIGHT for the Hawks, I think that's too low odds to even consider
Not even mentioning potential politics in the refs calls.
Forcing a game 7 would be an amazing feat. And I can't even think about winning it because that would be arguably the biggest upset in sports history
I think Celtics fans have seen that already this yr.
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Let me just say as a basketball fan I'm glad the Hawks made this a series worth watching. As a Celtic's fan I'm pissed off that the Hawk's aren't on a boat trip right now.
IMO, the Hawks are a point guard, and coach away from being a play-off regular. The Celtics are 2 losses away from firing Doc Rivers.
IMO, the Hawks are a point guard, and coach away from being a play-off regular. The Celtics are 2 losses away from firing Doc Rivers.
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