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Al Horford was as good as a rookie can be in the playoffs, as he and Joe Johnson carried the Hawks to a Game Seven in Boston...

Hawks-Celtics: Atlanta Forces Boston to Game Seven

by Mike Simmons (Scribe)

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May 03, 2008

NBA, NBA Atlantic, NBA Southeast, Boston Celtics, Atlanta Hawks, Joe Johnson , Al Horford, Kevin Garnett , Game Recap

 

Al Horford was as good as a rookie can be in the playoffs, as he and Joe Johnson carried the Hawks to a Game Seven in Boston.

This team is a huge surprise in these playoffs in which the Boston Celtics were supposed to sweep the Hawks, and move on to face the Cleveland Cavaliers in Round 2 of the 2008 playoffs.

This was a sad understatement because the Hawks have forced a Game Seven. It was pandemonium in Philips Arena as fans were chanting  "Seven, Seven, Seven."

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No doubt all Celtics fans were awestruck by this unknown and unprecedented turn of events, in which the team with the worst record in the playoffs has a chance to eliminate the team with the best record. 

The Celtics were playing very subpar ball with Kevin Garnett leading the team in every offensive category as a center. The defensive player of the year only had 2 blocks, and was the only one of the "Big Three" who played well.

Rajon Rondo wasn't at all consistent, while "Ray Ray" and Paul Pierce were consistent but gave a poor performance.

 

Every fan of the National Basketball Association will be glued to their TV when Game Seven is on, so they can see if another first-round upset will happen.

Thanks for reading and leave any feedback you deem necessary. 

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comments (3) write a comment »

  1. reply to comment by Jake
    7 months ago

    This time around hopefully the Hawks won't get 40% of their points from free throws, and it will be an honestly officiated game. It doesn't matter how good a team you are: the refs in NBA basketball can make you lose.

  2. reply to comment by Raider Card
    7 months ago

    Anyone else find it ironic, that Joe Johnson, a former Celtic, is causing his former team headaches? True, playing in Atlanta, a place famous for poor ref quality, is controlling how a game is played, but at the same time, by that nature, the Celtics win game 7, and don't have to go back.
    The only other place, they'll have to go and deal with crazy refs, will be Detroit.

  3. reply to comment by Mike
    7 months ago

    I can't believe what i'm reading here. this crying about the refs need to stop....the celtics have been expose for who they are. #1 good chance could lose to #8 just that simple......GO HAWKS

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