Boston vs. Atlanta - Series BOS wins (4-3)

[Texas Longhorns]

( 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.

[raps4life~]

go hawks!

[conleyorbust]

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.

[JoshB914]

Finally we made it into a second thread. We've got ourselves a series!

[High 5]

Appropriate picture for Joe after murdering the Celtics.

[_BBIB_]

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

[Young_Star11]

Seriously, I can't see Boston losing at home.

Yet, I could honestly see it going 7. Who would've thought!!!

[_BBIB_]

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

[CircleCitysportsfan]

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.

[EvadedHavoc]

4 Scenarios imo:

A.Celtics Take Game 5 Regain There Composure And Apply The Coup de gr

[betta1]

Game on!! Go Hawks!!

[Wile E. Coyote]

I think this one is going seven games.

[Man_Up]

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.

[Man_Up]

High Five did you make the that avatar or did you find it somewhere. If you found it where do you find avatars like that?

[Atlanta Hawk Fan]

High Five did you make the that avatar or did you find it somewhere. If you found it where do you find avatars like that?

That is a fantastic avatar!

[greenbeans]

well, hopefully Pierces back isnt too f'ed up anymore. its strange watchin him put up jumpshots. hes usually relentless goin to the hole

[adjacent2bench]

I see the C's losing this series. They look old, busted and scared. Paul Pierce fears Josh Smith, and Garnett, who should be suspended, fears Zaza.

[triplet1984]

I've love to see the Hawks pull an upset, but it's hard to see them winning in Boston without that rabid crowd behind them. They were just pounded in Boston, and (not) being able to win on the road is one of the reasons why talented teams end up with mediocre records.

[EvadedHavoc]

I see the C's losing this series. They look old, busted and scared. Paul Pierce fears Josh Smith, and Garnett, who should be suspended, fears Zaza.

But they all fear Glenn Davis who can body slam all of them.

[hermes]

i bet this goes 7 games, with the celtics winning it