Celtics at Atlanta Hawks: Game thread
Marvin Williams (hip) and Vladimir Radmanovic (back) are out. Jermaine O’Neal (wrist) and Chris Wilcox (heart) are out for the Celtics.
- Willie Green (hamstring) says he will return after missing eight games. Green says he may have sat longer if not for Jannero Pargo being added to Atlanta’s long injury list: “I told that coaches and trainers it’s a matter of getting on the floor. I’m at that 80 percent range but, the fact of the matter is no one on the team is feeling 100 percent. I feel good enough to get out there.”
- Drew said the crowded injury list means he may use Tracy McGrady on the second game of a back-to-back: “Because we are so limited there is a chance we will definitely use him again tonight. We just take it a day at a time.”
- Drew said Pargo is scheduled to return to Atlanta from Cleveland tomorrow after having an appendectomy Sunday. Drew said Pargo will be out two to four weeks.
- Jeff Teague and Kirk Hinrich are Atlanta’s only healthy point guards. Drew said Joe Johnson and McGrady also can fill in.
- Drew on the Celtics: “This is a game that has a lot of meaning. This is our first encounter with Boston this year. I think both teams are looking to make a statement. With them on the long road trip they are on, we are a little depleted but we feel we are a capable team that still has the ability to win. We are going to come out and approach this game with playoff intensity. It’s going to be a physical game, it’s going to be a war. I think this is a statement game. ”
- Green on the Celtics: “Those guys are very good basketball players. You hear things like they are older and not moving as quickly but that’s a team that is getting ready for another playoff run. We have to come in tonight focused with the mindset that we have to play them like they were a few years back going to the Finals.”
Michael Cunningham, Hawks beat
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dumb mary baetch
March 19th, 2012
8:02 pm
Rondo will Crush Teague. Rondo is a real point guard.
Donte
March 19th, 2012
8:03 pm
Josh still with the low IQ ball
Najeh Davenpoop
March 19th, 2012
8:03 pm
Nice play by Big Ivan to take the charge.
Donte
March 19th, 2012
8:03 pm
Durant was really working that baseline with the handles
Big Lou
March 19th, 2012
8:03 pm
Debo takes it like a man!
Luke Cage
March 19th, 2012
8:04 pm
DEBO!!!
High-sider
March 19th, 2012
8:04 pm
I’m sick of Josh dominating the ball. He needs to give the ball to the point guard [Teague].
Donte
March 19th, 2012
8:04 pm
Durant brick
Sautee
March 19th, 2012
8:05 pm
Low IQ guys don’t take charges. Josh is great at it.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 19th, 2012
8:05 pm
Josh can’t establish post position against KG.
SWAT Native
March 19th, 2012
8:05 pm
@ Najeh – T Lue’s been a Celtics assistant for a couple of seasons. That shot they showed had three generations of Hawks point guards: T Lue, Doc Rivers and Armond Hill. Cradle of coaching…
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
March 19th, 2012
8:06 pm
teague has no jumper whatsoever
yodaddybrother
March 19th, 2012
8:07 pm
good job Hawks….beat the Celtics up
Big Lou
March 19th, 2012
8:07 pm
Are we watching college basketball? Lol
Why aren’t the Hawks passing the ball? Looks like ISO Josh for the loss.
High-sider
March 19th, 2012
8:07 pm
Where’s the scoring!
Najeh Davenpoop
March 19th, 2012
8:07 pm
Hawks playing offense like they are scared to take it inside against Boston. This isn’t 2005 KG, Hawks. Teague needs to be aggressive looking to get to the rim and Josh shouldn’t be scared to drive it at KG.
Defensively, though, that was an excellent quarter.
Walt Frazier
March 19th, 2012
8:08 pm
Someone pleeze tell J-Smooth that he can’t bring the ball up court every play. And Teague-as for you, act like you want the da#m ball. As long as he see you don’t want the ball or could care less if you want the ball he’s going to bring the ball up every time. You know that he don’t listen to bird brain, LD.
High-sider
March 19th, 2012
8:09 pm
1st Qtr. FG%:
ATL – 31.6%
BOS – 25.0%
Rod from College Park
March 19th, 2012
8:10 pm
This is playoff basketball. Who on the Hawks will be able to score? As much as I like Josh, depending on him to be a scorer in the playoffs is not a good strategy.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 19th, 2012
8:10 pm
Haha @ Nique claiming Paris as his hometown. That sh-t cray.
Blast
March 19th, 2012
8:10 pm
This is Hawks game to win if they want it.
Big Lou
March 19th, 2012
8:12 pm
Zaza flops again and yells.
yodaddybrother
March 19th, 2012
8:12 pm
Zaza’s arms are so short
Najeh Davenpoop
March 19th, 2012
8:12 pm
This is a weird ass lineup. Two centers?
yodaddybrother
March 19th, 2012
8:13 pm
Bynum, Dwight…..ZAZA averaging 10 boards a game
High-sider
March 19th, 2012
8:13 pm
In actuality, ‘Nique was born in France.
yodaddybrother
March 19th, 2012
8:13 pm
“they got Jerry Stackhouse on the team?!?!?????” Charles Barkley
Najeh Davenpoop
March 19th, 2012
8:13 pm
Kirk at the 2 = quickness, defense, movement off the ball
Kirk at the 1 = over dribbling, no ball movement, bad shots
dumb mary baetch
March 19th, 2012
8:13 pm
what games are you Josh haters watching? josh hasnt been on the floor for 5 minutes?
yodaddybrother
March 19th, 2012
8:14 pm
we’ve got no scoring on the floor
Big Lou
March 19th, 2012
8:15 pm
Vintage Stackhouse.
hawksfancents95
March 19th, 2012
8:15 pm
the hawks are #5 in the NBA for opponent ppg scored at 92.1ppg(philly #1 87.2ppg)
the hawks are #11 in the NBA for opponent FG% at 44.1%(philly #1 41.8%)
we have a great defense and with kirk starting we should improve in these catergories(althought slightly). we should make a good run for the rest of the season and be able to improve our position in the east.
dumb mary baetch
March 19th, 2012
8:16 pm
scrub teague has jacked up a brickkkkkkk 3 pointers and in 12 minutes he has 0 ( how do you capitalze 0?) points. His counter part Rondo has 6 in 10mins
Sautee
March 19th, 2012
8:16 pm
Najeh, you beat me to it. I noticed the difference immediately.
Melvin
March 19th, 2012
8:17 pm
We have played almost 1- 1/2 qrts and there hasn’t been a dunk yet… Is this the slow break league instead of NBA?
Big Lou
March 19th, 2012
8:17 pm
If Josh stays in the paint, he would be a great scoring option. It looks like he’s back to his same old crap. It was good while it lasted…
dumb mary baetch
March 19th, 2012
8:17 pm
I think Hinrich is great at the 1. Hes more intelligent than Jeffery teague and makes smarter plays.
Sautee
March 19th, 2012
8:19 pm
T-s, Rondo is an All-Star, and you’re down on Teague cause he’s not playing at that level?
Silly. Rondo didn’t play like an All-Star his first 50 starts either.
Big Lou
March 19th, 2012
8:19 pm
Horrible subbing by LD again. Joe on Ray?
Najeh Davenpoop
March 19th, 2012
8:19 pm
Joe has missed a couple of shots he normally makes.
yodaddybrother
March 19th, 2012
8:19 pm
Why is Jason Collins playing so much??? Put Dampier in the game
n-trigue
March 19th, 2012
8:19 pm
get Josh back in ASAP!
yodaddybrother
March 19th, 2012
8:19 pm
Typical No Show Joe during big games
dumb mary baetch
March 19th, 2012
8:20 pm
Josh inst on the floor liars.
Josh looks like a superstar to me and hes playing inside out side and shooting close to 50%
Big Lou
March 19th, 2012
8:20 pm
Zaza on KG? Fire LD.
hawksfancents95
March 19th, 2012
8:20 pm
LD, why not put dampier in with zaza and collins and run the grossest 2-3 zone in NBA history.
this lineup is just ignorant,idk what to say about this.
Najeh Davenpoop
March 19th, 2012
8:20 pm
This Zaza-Collins lineup is weird and not particularly effective.
drmaryb.[*_*].
March 19th, 2012
8:21 pm
DUI!
Good stuff on the “shot” heard around the world. Shocking! (LOL)
Keep the satire coming. I bet we are the only sports blog in the world with just too much talent. We got a resident troll! Governance, Satire, Statisticians, fantastic rhetoric, Trade ot the Day/Year and a Typical Day on The Blog, too.
dumb mary baetch
March 19th, 2012
8:22 pm
Dam scrub teaque has played 15 minutes with 2 points 1 assist and 1 tourover and josh isnt on the floor so scrub ought to at the least be a 2 option.
City Of Atlanta Still Recovering From William Tecumseh Sherman
March 19th, 2012
8:22 pm
see joe cant score against the better teams