Hawks v Celtics Part III: The Final Showdown

[Jamaaliver]

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The Hawks are coming off a 91-82 road loss to the Nets on Sunday, their second straight loss. … They have lost nine of the past 11 games. … The Hawks and Celtics and split the season series, 1-1. A win would give the Hawks the season series for the third straight year. … Dwight Howard’s streak of consecutive double-digit rebound games is at 19. … Dennis Schroder is averaging 23.0 points and 7.2 assists in the past six games. …


The Celtics are coming off a 114-91 home loss to the Cavaliers Wednesday to snap a two-game win streak. … It was their third 20-point loss of the season. … Isaiah Thomas remains the NBA’s leader in fourth-quarter scoring at 9.9 points per game and a total of 659. … Former long-time Hawks player Al Horford was named the winner of the Red Auerbach Award on Wednesday as the player or coach who best exemplifies the spirit of what it means to be a Celtic on and off the court.
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[ducler]

[DirtybirdGA]

Qtr 1 down, keep it up.

[Jamaaliver]

Horford has 0 points and one rebound in the first half. That's an embarrassment.

It's mind boggling how he went from a consistent 17 & 9 All Star to this overpaid, underachieving wing player.

AL focusing so much on three point shooting ruined his game.


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[afectar]

Dwight needs to play like he's doing in the 3rd qrt. Hawks need to look for him more. He might not have the post moves, but he can still overpower people. And honestly there isn't many bigs in the east that should be able to stop him one on one.

[MaceCase]

Refs tried their best to earn OT without sending a game into OT. Yeesh!

[atlantabbq99]

Wow I never realize how bad Horford is, he has just taken a huge decline in just one year.

[ATL Boy]

What a great win man. This season against the Celtics we've lost by 2 at home, blew them out in Boston and won another one at home that was a blowout most of the game.

I really hope we play these guys in the playoffs.


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[Jamaaliver]

Prince surpassed his career high of 17 points in the first half after a put-back dunk gave the rookie 18 points before intermission. He started the strong half by scoring the Hawks’ first seven points of the game. He played a career-high 41 minutes. AJC



The Hawks are getting more and more out of Taurean Prince. The rookie set career highs with 20 points and 41 minutes.

“Taurean as a young player is learning and growing before our eyes,” Budenholzer said.

Prince was 7 of 13 from the field, including two 3-pointers, and had seven rebounds and four assists. He surpassed his previous career high of 17 points in the first half alone. He has continue to grow into the role of a wing in the Hawks offense by being able to stretch the floor.

“I’ve been stretching the floor since my junior year of college,” Prince said. “I shot high percentages my last few years. It’s all about spacing and giving the guys who are inside and the point guard opportunities to get in the lane. If it comes your way, knock down the shot.” myAJC

[HMFFL]

It's been a fun matchup to watch every time we face them.
We had the blown out but Boston kept fighting. The refs also let the players play towards the end of the game, or may be it helped Boston surge some, but it doesn't matter, because we still won the big game.

[ATL Boy]

https://www.reddit.com/r/AtlantaHawks/comments/63ylur/dwight_gets_the_better_of_horford_on/

Here's that 3rd quarter sequence where Dwight owned Horford on three straight possessions, courtesy of Reddit.

[Jamaaliver]

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[atlantabbq99]

Should the Hawks tank the last two games???

I really want to face Boston in the first round.