I have to admit, I did NOT see this one coming!
I thought this series would be nothing more than a scrimmage for Boston - not because Boston is so outstanding, but because the Hawks had, what, 35 wins all season? That's just pitiful.
So yeah, I'm shocked!
But, way to go, Hawks!
As much as I loved what I saw from Atlanta, you gotta think those shots probably won't be falling in BOS. They are gonna need an even bigger miracle in Game 5 if they are going to pull this out.
Agreed. But wouldn't just be an epic thing to witness?
this would let Dallas off the hook IMO.
GS went 3-0 vs DAL in the regular season. i dont know how the Hawks did against Boston but im sure they got swept. sure Dallas had one more win but this team is built for a much deeper run than Dallas was.
plus GS, was playing out of this world basketball near the end of the season. it seemed as if they were beating everyone by 25+ except for the Spurs
Warriors started 2-0 @Dallas.
Get back to us when the Hawks win a game in Boston.
I love the way we are playing the Celtics right now, all year most teams looked like they wanted none of them and the Celtics acted like world beaters when they were pounding us in the reg season and now the tables have been turned. We have to play as hard as we did tonight once again in the next upcoming games
When 2 players score your last 34 points,
it's not a good sign.
I tend to agree with you. On the road young teams tend to struggle and when thier shots are not falling you got to wonder how they will react. Plus they won't be getting 37 free throws in Boston. Thats just a big disparity. I know they were more aggressive but come on. Give credit to Atlanta they hit some contested shots. The one thing is you can't have Johnson score 20 in one quarter and give up second chance points.
This isn't so much of Boston thinking Atlanta is just playing hard and they were shocked bull ..
The Hawks are young, athletic and giving 110% right now and if they keep it up who knows who comes out of this series, seriously.
Most interesting thing will be how Boston responds if Game Five stays close. Their cakewalk is over. Atlanta can match up with anyone athletically and emotionally they're playing with house money right now. This could either be the worst or best thing that happens to the Celtics this entire postseason. They need challenged.
huh, You mean they will trade Rondo for Kidd next year?
The Celts will win this series but this is good for them. When they play teams like Cleveland,Magic or Detroit those will be tight series. Granted the Hawks have no business being in this series but hey is the NBA. Philly has no business hanging with Detroit either.
I tend to agree... but I also think it's easy to underestimate the Hawks and Sixers. Both of those teams are too young, too athletic, and too hungry to roll over for anyone.
When you haven't made the POs in 9 years it makes you very hungry to win
Yeah I agree that both teams may have understimated the Sixers and Hawks. With Detroit is par for the course they tend to take games off. With Boston I am a bit surprised the series is tied after they rolled in the first 2 games. Both teams I know is a cliche but they need to match that energy and urgency that the other teams show. Boston actually played well enough to win but Joe Johnson got away from them. Next time you might take the ball out of his hands.
i'm surprised no one's mentioned the huge lead the celtics started out with and lost and then the 10 point lead to start the fourth that they gave up. more than even the win, those two facts surprised me. i would have figured that once the celtics went up so much, the younger team would have been stifled and at the very least, the celtics would relax and let the shots continue to drain.
im definitely pulling for the hawks...
Well, if anything I think the Cavs (when they beat the Wiz) now have a great chance of upsetting the Celtics in the 2nd round.
If Joe Johnson (who's a stud BTW) can drop 35 on the "best defensive team in the league" then what will Bron Bron drop on them?
its starting to smell that way.
It was awesome to see Joe Johnson take over like he did in the fourth.
With the way those two were shooting, it would've been stupid for anyone else to start taking shots.
Everyone s on Boston. First the Giants, now the Hawks. Too bad it's not the Knicks. The two biggest upsets in sports history could take place in the same year, and in the same city. Sweet.
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