The Hawks were plagued by poor 3-point shooting in the first half, going just 2-of-17 from distance.
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The Hawks led 24-3 after 6 1/2 minutes.
The Celtics are considering some rotational changes as they take a two-game series deficit into Game 3 tonight against Atlanta.
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Even so, no one expected it to be this bad. The Celtics scorer has shot 12 of 36 (33 percent) during the two-game span. During the 2015-16 season, he shot 42.8 percent from the field. Evan Turner and Tyler Zeller each went 0 for 3.
For the Celtics to have a chance in game three, there must be major adjustments made to the shot selection they have settled for.
Fortunately, the Hawks had a better time on the court. They also surrendered seven in the fourth period of a 90-64 win over the Miami Heat in 2009.
“Knowing that they are packing the paint, we gotta show them that we can make shots”, said Thomas, who scored 27 points in Game 1.
In Lowe’s piece, he mentions Boston starting the second half with Marcus Smart as the primary ball handler in three consecutive PnRs and moving Thomas off the ball and, in effect, to the shooting guard position. Have lost seven straight playoff games, their last victory coming against the New York Knicks on May 1, 2013…. Moving Jerebko up to the starting unit might ultimately hinge on the health of Kelly Olynyk, who, after sitting out Game 2 with a shoulder injury, has been deemed “questionable at best” for Game 3. He entered the game having made only three of his last 19 3-point attempts, including an 0-for-7 performance in Game 1. He finished this one 5 of 7.
Atlanta’s Al Horford scored 17 points and blocked five shots, and Jeff Teague scored 13 points and had six assists. Atlanta recalled G Lamar Patterson from the D-League.
SPURS 94, GRIZZLIES 68 (at San Antonio) – Patty Mills had 16 points, Kawhi Leonard added 13 and San Antonio never trailed in sweeping the first two games of the first-round series.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 10 points and eight rebounds in 26 minutes.
Kirk Hinrich is set to come in for Schroder, and while he’s not one to drive to the basket like Schroder, Budenholzer does not have to change his game plan too much. All-Star power forward LaMarcus Aldridge is playing with a dislocated right pinky finger and has been a big factor in why Memphis power forward Zach Randolph has been unable to get on track. They’ve played on the road, they know they have to be able to win on the road.
They would rather have him, of course, but the defending champions have believed in their depth all along. This is part of the reason why I’m not the coach, simply just a writer giving my input. “I think we’re the deepest team in the National Basketball Association”.
The Hawks are going into Boston with a 2-0 lead after narrowly beating a healthy Celtics squad in their first matchup and easily handling the shorthanded version in their second.
Curry tweaked the ankle in Game 1 and sat out Monday’s Game. In Game 3 there will be no excuse for a slow start as the Garden crowd will be in a frenzy.
The issues that were caused during by their absences Game 2 have been covered ad nauseam over the past two days. “We all have pride, right?” said Korver, who missed each of his seven 3-pointers in the series opener.
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“Somehow, we’ve just got to win”, Celtics star Isaiah Thomas said. Totals 28-88 11-12 72.
