Game Thread: Hawks & Cs Battle for Top Spot in the East

[D21]

4min left in the 2nd quarter and ATL playing better, 42-53 but still...

Hauser with a +14 +/- in 8min (best of BOS by far, and 3/3 at 3pts).
I told you he was the main problem, and that Nate certainly didn't check that

We need to steal some plays from Boston's playbook.
They're scoring very often and making it look so easy.

For sure!
Williams get very easy 3pts shots, it's painful to watch this repeated as much as they want

The problem is that if it includes Horford, we can't copy that because can't play with 5 guys shooting 3s (unless playing very small and John at C)

[Jamaaliver]

Pathetic showing from ATL in the 1st period.

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[D21]

Murray with a great steal, but finishing on a charge because of White, follow by a 3pts from Pritchard, just when we could come back to -5pts

End of 2nd quarter : BOS leads 62-53 after a 3pts buzzer beater by Pritchard, and all BOS fans going crazy...

[Jamaaliver]

How is that Boston's assistant coach (coming into this season) is better than our actual head coach?

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[DirtybirdGA]

They can't hang with Boston, bring on Toronto.

[D21]

5min left in the 3rd: BOS leading 83-65
Hauser 4/4 at 3pts and a +25 +/- in 14min

It was easy to know, just 2 or 3 stats to check, and Nate can't even do that and adjust defense to take care of this guy?
I stop watching this game here

[Jamaaliver]

This was a pathetic showing. Hawks got blown out, at home, by a team missing 2 starters.

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[Jamaaliver]

The Great AL Horford doing Great AL Horford things...

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[atlantabbq99]

This is why i keep saying Hawks need a back up center. Walker Kessler, Mitchell Robinson, even Dwight could have been helpful tonight.

This is why I had Jalen Smith ranked above Kong years ago in the draft. Kong is ok but he is more of a back up PF.

[HMFFL]

Give Cap zero field goal attempts and we will win. It's a broken record. Excellent job
Trae. Jalen Johnson missing everything didn't help.

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[CP War Hawks]

Boston has something in Tatum and Brown the Hawks can't compete against right now. They know those two are both SFs and surrounded them with multiple ball handling two guards. They just have better roster construction and coaches.

[atlantabbq99]

Boston has something in Tatum and Brown the Hawks can't compete against right now. They know those two are both SFs and surrounded them with multiple ball handling two guards. They just have better roster construction and coaches.

We keep waiting for Collins to turn into Amare or Kemp, but he is just Marvin, solid but not much else. Also been waiting for Hunter to turn into Jaylen Brown but has only been an Otto Porter so far.

[Jamaaliver]

Celtics have taken the recipe we should be following for success and used it to perfection:

High flying, high powered, efficient offense that spreads the floor effectively while playing mediocre defense.

Our scheme is flawed. And what Boston is doing is a prime example of how easy it should be to score when everyone gets involved in the offense and there are shooters everywhere to make life easier for the main scorers.

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[Jamaaliver]

This defeat isn't on any one player. It was a complete dismantling, a complete failure in preparation, scheme and execution.

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[jayu70]

How is that Boston's assistant coach (coming into this season) is better than our actual head

Too few passes, touches, 3s, unimaginative offense that ooerates in the midrange, a coach that ignores the 3pt analytics, played a team that loads up on 3s and did not game plan for it. I can keep going, but why bother