Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks - Open Game Thread: Game 7

by Jim Weeks on May 4, 2008 12:35 PM EDT in Green Bandwagon

It occurred to me the other night that the Hawks play like a NCAA Cinderella team in Atlanta. And that's not an insult. The bench jumps around like wild, there is a ton of energy and they take down a higher ranked seed. On the flip side the Hawks have looked more like Penn against the UConn Huskies when the games have been played in Boston. It has has been surreal. And despite the outcome of the first 6 games in no way am I comfortable. For starters the Celtics usually don't look all that sharp on Sunday afternoon games - an ugly road win at Toronto (Ray Allen buzzer beater), the first loss of the year on the road against Orlando, that lackluster home win against the Cavs (minus LeBron), another loss at Orlando (Turkoglu's ridiculous 3) and a road win in Portland. In fact the victory over the Spurs at home is the only Sunday game that stands out to me in a good way. More importantly the Hawks are attacking the rim, getting the Celtics in foul trouble and dominating the free throw line as Boston chucks up jumpers. Let's hope the Celtics figure this one out.

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And I might add that the Spurs are terrible for day games. There is only a 50% chance that Tim Duncan shows up and decides to play. Boston has an 8 pt lead in the first…so far so good.

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by CMoney on May 4, 2008 1:19 PM EDT reply actions

Um Perkins...

is a freaking beast.

by Rondo on May 4, 2008 1:28 PM EDT reply actions

He was awesome in the first

Also good D while Cassell, Brown and the rest of that crew was out there.

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by Jim Weeks on May 4, 2008 2:00 PM EDT reply actions

26 Points

Wow. Less than 27% shooting too.

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by Jim Weeks on May 4, 2008 2:06 PM EDT reply actions

Get Pierce Out of There

It’s time.

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by Jim Weeks on May 4, 2008 2:55 PM EDT reply actions

whuppin

While it doesn’t make up for being exposed in the 3 road games, it’s really nice to whup up on the Hawks today.

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by David Fucillo on May 4, 2008 2:58 PM EDT reply actions

God it feels good to blow the Hawks out! And we were up by about 40 at one point. Sweet. I feel good about taking the Cavs in 6 games. Did the annoucers say that the Celtics have never lost a game 7 at home? Thats a great stat.

by esp4p3 on May 4, 2008 3:51 PM EDT reply actions