Round 1, Game 2 - Tuesday, 7 p.m., against the Hapless Hawks

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

How concerned am I about the second half swoon in Game 1? Exactly zero percent concerned. You try keeping up your intensity when you're winning by 30 points against a team you know you can impose your will upon at any moment. Yes, it's the playoffs. Yes, it's important to not let your guard down. But players are human beings and it was hard for the Celtics starters to respect the Hawks after that putrid first half they put up.

I expect more of the same in game 2. The Hawks just don't have anyone who can stay in front of Jaylen or Tatum and both of them can get to the rim at will, which makes for easy 3-pt kickouts, or, if the Hawks are going to be guarding those all series, easy layups.

Quinn Snyder is a good coach. The Hawks were ready for the way the Cs play. Unfortunately, they don't have the horses. Too bad.

Let's keep this train a rolling and let's keep the Garden rocking for another trip to Blowout City on Tuesday night.

 

[Bernie Carbohydrate]

 

[RedOctober3829]

The C's will be in their traditional home whites tonight while the Hawks will be in their black uniforms.
https://celticswire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-boston-celtics-hawks-series-unis/?taid=643ea4ed632af500010aa8e9&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter

 

[snowmanny]

 

[Ale Xander]

Hammer the Hawks

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

These two-day waits for games suck.

 

[Light-Tower-Power]

Harass the Hawks!

 

[Jim Ed Rice in HOF]

These two-day waits for games suck.

Having to work around the fact that both TD tenants are in the playoffs is a cross us fans have to bear.

 

[Ale Xander]

Having to work around the fact that both TD tenants are in the playoffs is a cross us fans have to bear.

NHL should have started Sunday

Bruins at like 5:30 on Sunday would have been perfect and then that allows Celtics to go yesterday

 

[TrapperAB]

Draymond Chest Stomp the Hawks. Bunch of cry-Traebies.

 

[Bergs]

Having to work around the fact that both TD tenants are in the playoffs is a cross us fans have to bear.

We joke, but the ice has been shit, and I imagine the Celtics have a lot to due with it.

 

[PedroKsBambino]

A favorite basketball moment was the 1986 GOAT Celtics running off a 36-6 third quarter against the Atlanta Hawks.

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/video/celtics-75th-season-cs-outscore-hawks-36-6-3rd-quarter-playoff-game

Let's win a quarter by more than that tonight...

 

[TrapperAB]

A favorite basketball moment was the 1986 GOAT Celtics running off a 36-6 third quarter against the Atlanta Hawks.

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/video/celtics-75th-season-cs-outscore-hawks-36-6-3rd-quarter-playoff-game

Let's win a quarter by more than that tonight...

Gonna need a doctor to check on me in about four hours.

 

[Ale Xander]

This one on NBATV I believe (in addition to NBCSB)

 

[mikeot]

Make it two on the way to sixteen. Annihilate the ATL part deux.

 

[Nator]

The C's will be in their traditional home whites tonight while the Hawks will be in their black uniforms.
https://celticswire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-boston-celtics-hawks-series-unis/?taid=643ea4ed632af500010aa8e9&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter

Wearing black to their own funeral is a nice touch by Atlanta.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

To this day I can't think of the Hawks and not think about that doofus caught on camera in the 2008 series in one of the away games who had clearly just bought his jersey at the arena to squeeze it on awkwardly over his shirt and tie.

 

[PhabPhour20]

These two-day waits for games suck.

I can't decide if I enjoy the fact that the NBA playoffs take two months or not. I guess if your team stays alive to the end it is fun.

 

[bigq]

LFG! Hauser the Hawks!

 

[Light-Tower-Power]

JB has been working on his hand a lot.

 

[Ale Xander]

F the NBA and the stupid blackout rules
Should have access to game 3 ways but none work

have access to Sling that has it but blacked out
Have league pass but blacked out
Have access to NBATV via Comcast in Fl (so no NBCSB) but have to be using FL wifi to watch this live

guess it Grande for me

(the ESPN andTNT games all come in fine via the Comcast via Roku)

 

[128]

ATL has hit three 3-pointers in the first three minutes.

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Jaylen with a nightmarish series of plays

Two turnovers, got blocked on like four plays

 

[JCizzle]

Smart, please no.

 

[greek_gawd_of_walks]

Jaylen is absolute trash to start

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Marcus with just brutal shot selection and Jaylen looking hurt in multiple place.

 

[128]

Marcus with just brutal shot selection and Jaylen looking hurt in multiple place.

There's a reason opponents leave Smart open, as has often been noted here.

 

[Auger34]

Sloppy start. Brown with two turnovers, Tatum with a lazy ass backcourt bounce pass that almost got picked.

 

[Auger34]

Great full court pass by Brown to White

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Smart gets a ball deep from 6 feet and kicks it out.

 

[soxin6]

Pathetic start

 

[JCizzle]

Hopefully they have a switch tonight because I don’t like this one bit

 

[soxin6]

Smart gets a ball deep from 6 feet and kicks it out.

Smart makes way too many bad decisions for a guy that can make amazing ones

 

[MannyRam]

Smart, please no.

Smart needs to shoot less. There's no reason for him to launch 3s early in the shot clock unless wide open

 

[Mystic Merlin]

White gives too much space at the arc

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

I am sorta shocked this game started at 7. Maybe the Cs are similarly off kilter.

 

[Helmet Head]

Atlanta on fire.

 

[Cellar-Door]

3 offensive rebounds in 5 minutes, lot of bad decisions by Smart and Brown, just lazy.
This is sneakily this team's identity. They come out house on fire sometimes, but at any point that they think they've got an easy win they (Mostly Smart/Brown/Tatum) just completely stop doing all the smart, tough things and default to "well let me get some shots up on O, and no real need to work THAT hard on D...."

 

[PedroKsBambino]

Stop the lazy perimeter offense…arrack the rim!!!

 

[Deathofthebambino]

If the C's shoot 15% from 3, they're gong to struggle.

That's all this is, and it's really the only way they lose games with a healthy TL.

 

[Cellar-Door]

you can see why ATL has been trying to trade John Collins for 3 years.

 

[Just a bit outside]

Brogdon time. Let’s go to the hoop.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Brick by brick

 

[Ale Xander]

Sounds like a lot of turnovers by the Celtics

 

[DeadlySplitter]

They could be down by 20....

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Brogdon’s haircut is affecting his jumper.

 

[bosockboy]

Turnovers and stone hands.

 

[Kliq]

Haha, TL with the Randy Moss catch.

 

[Light-Tower-Power]

Rob Williams was clearly playing at three quarters speed in the regular season. TimeLord is back.

 

[Just a bit outside]

Sounds like a lot of turnovers by the Celtics

Hopefully Jaylen is getting them all out of the way early