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April 2008
Game 4: Series tied at two
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
What a game!
Another sold-out crowd backing our Hawks; the Hawks playing with passion and refusing to back down in any fight (i.e. the altercation in the second which resulted in technicals on JJ and Zaza) and scoring 32 points in the fourth (to the Celtics’ 17) to tie this series at two games.
Even Woodson is doing a better job at rotating his players. Maybe his new look is making him a better coach.
Unfortunately, the Hawks have to go back on the road, where they only won 12 games in the regular season and Boston only lost six on their home court.
Maybe this will be loss number seven. :)
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Game 3: What a game!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The crowd was rockin’ at Philips Arena tonight. Sure, there were a few Boston supporters, but it was mostly a pro-Hawks crowd.
Al Horford had a great game (17bpoints, 14 rebounds), The Hawks had more than a 55% in shooting threes and they were able to run, defend and grab rebounds.
If you didn’t watch, you missed a great one!
Now, let’s hope they can do it again on Monday night.
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Game 2: Bibby needs to find his shot
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Every time Mike Bibby touched the ball in Game 2, the Boston crowd booed. There was a point that he was serenaded to an action associated with vacuum cleaners by the crowd.
He only scored five points in the first game and correctly observed that there are a lot more fans in the stands these days since Boston started winning. So the crowd got on him. He managed 12 points in the second game but was plagued, like the rest of the Hawks, with unable to make free throws.
Yeah, if you look at the stats it says that the Hawks made 31 out of 40 free throws (almost 78%), but it seems that the Celtics were doing a lot of fouling and the Hawks weren’t taking advantage .
So know the Hawks are coming home. During the regular season when the Celtics played at Philips, Sam Cassell was shooting threes like they were going out of style. The Celtics have many weapons to use.
One of the Hawks’ weapons is Bibby. In order for the Hawks to win he has to be on top of his game, just like the rest of the starters.
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Game 1: Just like the regular season
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I’m tired of typing the same thing game after game, Hawk fans. I’m tired of typing that if the NBA only allowed the Hawks to play one half of basketball, they would be world champs. But alas, the NBA doesn’t, so the Hawks aren’t
What happened in the third quarter? The same thing that always happens: The opponent adjusts their game plan, the Hawks never do.
They were within nine at halftime and they lost by 23. Looks like Boston adjusted and the Hawks didn’t.
Kevin Garnett only had 16 points and Paul Pierce had the same number. You can’t blame Boston’s Three Party on this one. This was a total team effort by the Celtics.
I just hope by game 2 the Hawks coach with the .32 winning percentage adjusts. If he doesn’t, this series will be over real quick.
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A playoff tuneup?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
So in order to prepare for the best team in the conference (Celtics), The Hawks not only lose three games to end the regular season, but they lose to the worst team in the NBA (Heat) by 14 in the last game.
Is this anyway to prepare for the playoffs?
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The Hawks are in!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Well they finally did it. The Atlanta Hawks are in the playoffs for the first time since 1999.
Thanks to Indiana’s loss to the Wizards Monday, the Hawks are no longer in a do-or-die situation with their last two games. I wonder if coach Woodson will rest the starters a little or do what he’s been doing the whole season — running them into the ground.
Unfortunately, we have to play the Celtics in the first round , but, hey, at least we’re in.
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Good News, Bad News
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Good News: Indiana lost to Charlotte. Hawks magic number down to one for a playoff berth.
Bad News: Hawks lost by 10 to the Celtics. With the Indiana loss and a possible Hawks win, they could have clinched the final playoff spot in the East. They didn’t.
Good News; Philips Arena had a sold-out crowd tonight. That was good to see. The crowd was rocking and the game was competitive.
Bad News: This isn’t over yet. The Hawks have to travel to Orlando on Tuesday, travel to Miami the next night. One more Hawks win or an Indiana loss means the Hawks are in.
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Indiana loss puts Hawks in a bind
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It seems that the Pacers have the Hawks number this year. The Hawks just can’t seem to win in Indianapolis (0-2 this season).
Now, the Hawks have four games remaining with a two game lead over the Pacers. The Hawks have two playoff-bound teams to play (Boston and Orlando) and two lottery-bound teams (Miami and the Knicks).
The Pacers, meanwhile, also play the Knicks, but play the Bobcats, Washington and the Sixers. The Pacers are 2-1 in the season series with the Hawks and hold all tiebreakers.
Bottom line, Hawks fans; The Hawks can’t afford to lose any more games.
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Tuesday’s game looms large
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
During this time of the season when seven of the eight teams in the Eastern Conference have clicnched playoff spots, every game for the Hawks is huge.
With the win against the Sixers in Philly and the magic number reducded by one, the game against the Pacers on Tuesday looms large.
The Hawks entered the game with a three-game lead over Indiana for the eighth spot. “We control our own destiny,” coach Mike Woodson told AP.
Pacers play Sunday against the Bucks and then take on the Hawks on Tuesday.
Tuesday’s game is huge, people. It’s huge.
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Tough loss for the Hawks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
What an exciting game at Philips tonight!
Yeah, the Hawks lost, but they’re still 3 games ahead of the Pacers and 4 games ahead of the Nets for the final playoff spot in the East.
The good news, though, is that it seems that this team is working together and playing some good basketball, regardless of who the coach is.
Rematch w/ the Sixers on FSN South, Saturday night.
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Hawks finally wake up when it counts
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Hawks and Raptors should have never gone to overtime.
Before the OT, it was a typical Hawks game story: Hawks take lead in the first, failure to adjust and sloppy play in the second and third allows the opponent to take a big lead, followed by the Hawks having to play catch-up in the 4th quarter.
If the Hawks had played like they’re capable of (i.e. like they played in the first quarter), the Hawks would have been able to hold the Raptors at bay and wouldn’t have needed OT.
But lucky for us, Hawks fans, they did need OT . They needed OT for the win.
OT was all Hawk players, it had nothing to do with the coach with the .322 winning percentage.
I’m just saying…
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