1970: Hawks won Game 3 of the West semis to Chicago and won the series 4-1.
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The good news for the Celtics is they’re heading back to TD Garden, which will undoubtedly be rocking.
2010: Hawks blew a 2-0 lead over Milwaukee in the first round, losing the next three before coming back to win two games and the series 4-3. Though the missed practice could have signaled a precautionary measure to avoid further injury in a non-game setting, Schroder’s status should be kept a close eye on. The Hawks went on to win Game 2 by a score of 89-72.
If Game 5 is necessary in the Atlanta-Boston series but not necessary in the Cleveland-Detroit and San Antonio-Memphis series, the Pacers would play at 6 p.m. on TNT. Consistent shooting from Smith would complement the trio of small forward LeBron James, power forward Kevin Love and point guard Kyrie Irving. “I think that’s what we’ve been striving for all year to get to this point”. “I’m more like a tank or something like that”. “They’re playing good team defense”, Thomas said in an NBA.com report. Isaiah Thomas is averaging 21.5 points per game but is converting at just a 33 percent rate. TRENDS:* Cavaliers are 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 vs. NBA Central.
The team held the Celtics to the lowest-scoring first quarter in the playoffs since the National Basketball Association went to the shot clock, building a 21-point lead and holding on despite an ugly shooting performance of their own for an 89-72 victory and a strong hold on their Eastern Conference series. “Here, it never felt like we were at their level”.
The good news is that Crowder can not shoot much worse that he has been over the past two games, and now the Celtics are heading home for Game 3, which is hopefully where Crowder will find his offensive game. The Celtics, who have now lost their last seven playoff games, struggled without him and were pushed around by a Hawks interior defense that had 15 blocks.
He finished the game with 17 points, along with seven rebounds and two assists, shooting 6 out of 9 from the field (5 out of 7 from the three-point area), through 32 minutes of playing time. “So I feel bad for those guys”.
“Allen Iverson just said keep fighting, they did what they were supposed to do in Atlanta, now it’s time for you guys to take advantage of being at home”, Thomas recalled. “That’s just a sign of respect from (the Hawks), and I just gotta figure it out”. It all broke perfectly for the Hawks, who now lead the series 2-0. The Spurs were expected to roll over the seventh-seeded Grizzlies but All-Star small forward Kawhi Leonard made it clear the series momentum can still change hands.
“We’ve got to figure it out”, Thomas said. However, Game 2 was much less exciting. They’re physical, and they have great hands.
Thomas has proven himself to be excellent at creating scoring opportunities for himself. The soft-spoken big man is “not sure” if this go-around is different, but he sure hopes it is. The court doesn’t matter. “I am pleased with the way we’ve ben able to play these first two games”.
The more things change the more the San Antonio Spurs remain constant. The total opened at 181 and was bumped up slightly to 181.5.
Tony Allen led Memphis with 12 points and Zach Randolph had 11 points and 12 rebounds. “He told me what he has seen and he helped me out a lot”. “First and foremost, I was just in attack mode, I was trying to do whatever it takes to win this game and my teammates kept feeding me and putting me in the right spots and the shots was falling, so that’s all I did”.
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For the Hawks, Dennis Schröder suffered an ankle injury in the final minutes of Game 2. “I just know I want to go down swinging”. He didn’t commit a turnover in 39 minutes, his longest stretch without one in the regular season or playoffs. I don’t want to save nothing, nothing should be in the tank.
