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Die-hard, true, bleed Hawk's blood fan here. I know the big picture is dim, but HOW BOUT THOSE ATLANTA Hawks! Great victory!!!!
Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Mike Bibby, Marvin Williams, Josh Childress, Al Horford, Acie Law!!
Larry Brown to coach and be President of Basketball operations next year!!!
GO HAWKS!!! Re-sign Josh Smith!!!!
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ok
good luck winning three more
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congrats on the victory i would hope that the Celtics get this wakeup call horraford taunting pierce at the end was both ill-advised and classless
pierce will go off
(provided that the officials treat this game like an nba game and not some panzy middle school game.
im not saying the callls were bias one way or the other their were plenty of blown calls
one of the officials called a foul on James Posey when it should have been on > >> > and as the ref went to the scorers table to call the foul on the celtics as she was about to hand the ball to the celtics for the inbound.
and will the Hawks PLEASE FIX THE SHOT CLOCK who ever is the technical manager of that stadium must be embaressed and frankly the lengthy delay seemed to have a dramatic effect on the game as Paul Pierce was almost asleep befor the secound have finally began
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sorry im not sure who > >> is im not sure who it was i know it was #1
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I don't want to hear any Celtics fans saying anything about Horford "taunting" Pierce. This is the same Celtics team in which Sam Cassell, in one of the last games of the season, got hot against the Hawks and on multiple occassions was doing crotch chops and simulating jiggling his balls many times to show what "big balls" he had because he made big shots. The Celtics, or at least Sam Cassell, is the classless piece of trash that brought on any trash talking that is happening in this series.
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Wow, cudos to the Hawks, they took out all their frustration on the Celtics and raped them in Game 3. However, as much as I dislike the Boston Celtics, Al Horford showed no class whatsoever. I've liked Horford from the day he was drafted because he plays hard, but what he did when Pierce was down just shows how immature he still is. He better be ready in Game 4, cuz Pierce is gonna blow up and dominate with a vengeance
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Horford showed no class what so ever. Theres a difference between getting pumped up yourself, pumping up the crowd, pumping up your teammates, this is the case for Pierce, KG, and Allen. Whereas Al Horford went to a veteran player who had tripped over an illegal screen and taunted him. He should've been T'ed up and I was pissed the referees missed it. Horford made a terrible mistake as all of you are saying Pierce will wake up and go off, but it won't just be him. It will be KG, Allen, Posey, House, Rondo, because the Celtics play as a team and when they mess with one guy the team backs them up. Watch out for a huge blowout in the 4th game. They shouldn't have awakened the beast that is KG and the Celtics.
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I'm not sure if KG and the Celtics will wake up in game 4. More than likely they'll still be sleeping, trying to recuperate from the rundown that the Hawks gave them tonight. KG looked tired by the middle of the 4th quarter. I think Horford's energetic and hustle play is giving him a run for his money. Joe Smith's play today was simply unstoppable. The Celtics looked very lost at times during the second half. They were popping up jump shots and settling for bad looks. If the Hawks shoot behind the arc like they did tonight in Game 4, they can very much tie the series.
And I have to give props to Horford for that taunting tonight. He's got balls to be jawing at Pierce like that. This guy is good. Averaging a double-double in your first playoff series while playing out of your position isn't something you expect a rookie to be able to do, yet Horford is doing exactly that. I think that he deserved to get the ROY over Durant. That being said, I think he'll play at the same level the next game, and come up with a double-double again.
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Bears_06,
I have to respectfully disagree. The Celtics will show up to play, and are going to treat Game 4 as if they were in an elimination game.
Don't forget, the Celtics had the best record in the NBA on back-to-back games. Which means that they don't get tired after one game, and it doesn't carry over the next night. With a day off in between games, you can bet they won't feel any ill effects from losing this one.
I had the Celtics winning this series in 6 games before it started. I did not predict a sweep like most people did. The Hawks are too athletic and talented. I'm happy for the Hawks and their fans that they are making it a series, and showed up to play on their home court.
Now I just wish the Nuggets and Suns would've showed up to play in their respective series.
I said this in another post and I'll say it again. Rodney Rodgers and Tony Delk wasn't worth it... I'd rather see Joe Johnson still wearing the Green. And I'd trade our next 3 first-round picks to have Josh Smith on our team.
I'll wait to say anything about Horford and his trash talking... I'm watching the replay right now, and the game is just about to start. I'll comment later if I feel like I should.
Good luck in Game 4 to the Hawks.
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Beantown Boy, Honestly it was a little bit classless but give him a break hes a rookie and its his first home playoff game so hes pretty excited. But if the Celtics needed that to give them a wake up call something is really wrong. You shouldnt need a wake up call in the playoffs only in the regular season.
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bksballer89,
I am not saying the Celtics needed that to get them up for Game 4, thats foolish. Game 3 itself will motivated the Celtics enough to crush the Hawks. I felt the Celtics were playing exactly how Doc described, "Each player wanted to win but individually" and this strayed from the team concept which separated them from all 31 other teams. My point is that Horford's actions will only add fuel to the fire, as if the Celts weren't going to play as a team in Game 4 but they will be playing just a bit harder to back each other up namely Pierce. There were many loose balls the Hawks won, lazy closeout on deep jumpers and too many rebounds going the Hawks way. Midway through the 3rd KG hit a jumper to cut the lead to 7 or 8 and there was this fire in his eyes, a look of disgust as if his team wasn't playing with the same heart he knows they are capable of. Watch for game 4.
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Well, at least they are showing heart, unlike the Nuggets. It's good for The Celtics to have competitors that are willing to work hard. The reason why The Lakers are blowing out The Nuggets are because The Nuggets have no heart or work ethic. But, I got to tell you Hawk fans. You guys should enjoy the victory while it lasts. But, at least your guys will get an A for effort and that counts.
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Since:Aug 18, 2006
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Good game by the Hawks no doubt. They were hitting everything. J Smith and Horford were playing with the kind of intensity you need night in and night out, especially in the playoffs. I hope they bring for the rest of the series. Its like the 80's again  ....Seriously though, they showed what there capable of if they just let it all hang out there. The Eastern Conference needs another team to step up. I do think the Celtics win the next two, but hey after last night that certainly isn't as much a given as we | |
