But you can play the “what if” game all you want. “We wanted to be the aggressor”. However, he was limited to 14 points and seven rebounds Saturday, adding three blocks.
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The Hawks won all the next three games; game two that took place last November 24th ended with a final score of 121-97. “They came out and hit us”. We’re going to have to make some.
Budenholzer said he could potentially play Teague and Schroder together for stretches if the opportunity presents itself with Bradley out. At one point they even lost as much as 19 point lead over Boston Celtics, but were lucky and just survived the scare.
“We’ll have to decide whether we’ll go with some of those young guys and go deep into the (bench) and play four smalls again, or if we’re gonna play more traditional again and go back to playing that way”, Stevens said. Hardaway sat out much of Friday’s practice and is listed as questionable for Game 1.
The Mavs were also outrebounded 56-33 playing without forward David Lee, who might also miss Game 2 with a plantar fascia injury.
Without Bradley, though, it will certainly be tougher for the Celtics to slow down Teague, who finished with 23 points and 12 assists in Game 1.
Coach Mike Budenholzer is the current head coach of the Atlanta Hawks.
Horford and Teague both had double-doubles in the game.
The Hawks led by as many as 19 capitalizing on the Celtics poor shooting. “Coach came up to me and said, ‘Just be ready.’ Then he came up to me after the game and said, ‘Get some rest and be ready to play'”. At the end of the day, it was simply missed shots that doomed the C’s at the end of the game, and that’s why many NBA analysts – like one of our favorites, Jeff Van Gundy – understandably call the Association a “make-or-miss league”.
Without a doubt, Bradley’s absence will hurt the Celtics during their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks.
Isaiah Thomas, after a sluggish start, led the Celtics with 27 points, including a long 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left that at least created a bit of suspense.
Guard Avery Bradley sustained a severely sprained right hamstring in the fourth quarter of a Game 1 loss.
“I saw Avery. He’s very, very sore, and he said on the court that he heard a pop”, Stevens said.
Game two of the series is on Tuesday.
This season, Kyle Korver scored an average of 9.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Hawks. “I feel like if we had more time, I could have made some more plays”.
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“They didn’t drop for us the last game”. Smart made 5 of 10. Boston general manager Danny Ainge was not aggressive because he knew that the Hawks big man will become a free agent this summer. Although it is not a must-win for the Celtics, they will be treating it as such. Watch Celtics vs Hawks online free live streaming on ESPN TV or Watch ESPN3 tonight between two teams that have a lot to prove.This team, with essentially the same personnel, has turned in some of its best performances since the All-Star break.Brad Stevens asked his team that question in their regular season finale and it triggered the biggest comeback in the National Basketball Association this season.
