First Round Game 4 Boston Celtics @ Atlanta Hawks 4/28/08 (8:00 PM TNT, CSN)

[Celtic]

Celtics are a joke, Atlanta wants this game the Celtics are an embarrassment. Forget about a banner this year, if they can't outplay the Hawks, they have no chance.

[GroverTheClover]

Yeah, the refs were atrocious, but the Celtics deserved to lose. At this point, they should lose the series. If they can't execute against a Atlanta team not know for its defense, we will certainly not even advance to the Finals.

[Onslaught]

Disgraceful. While I do feel that the officiating has been HORRIBLE at times it's still no excuses. This team is showing no heart. They look like the team of rookies out there. They should lose and unless they turn it around big time next game the Dallas won't have to worry about people talking about them anymore.

[LarBrd33]

let that be a lesson.  Never underestimate your opponent.  What a letdown

[Who]

They'll win in 6

[BASSTHUMPER]

not over yet..maybe this game but not the series...

[Celtic]

All you have to do is ask your self this, would the Spurs lose this game? Tells you how real the Celtics are right now.

[MetroGlobe]

First off, I want to respond to a couple other posters that claimed we are not a championship team if we lose this game.  That's just ridiculous.  There have been some off-the-wall statistical anomalies in this game (and game 3).  Things that are not likely to happen on a continuous basis.  Losing this game means nothing other than sometimes even our mighty team can fall victim to bad luck.  There's no way we will lose this series.  Absolutely no way.  No need to be alarmist here folks.

[connerhenry43]

refs. doc, ft's. pierce (i love pierce, but he was terrible tonight).

ball game.

[Celtic]

not over yet..maybe this game but not the series...

Definitely not, Celtics will win the series, but gives us an idea of how flat this team can come out.

[lon3lytoaster]

Wow. Ray Allen is a joke. He hasn't played well for us all year. And Doc is still a terrible coach.

HE'S GETTING OUT WORKED BY FREAKIN' MIKE WOODSON!

[overeasy]

Really quite sad and pathetic.

I remember those latter years of the classic Bird Years, when
the constant refrain was, "the old Celtics."  Is that what caught
up with us tonight?  Pierce was pointless.  Garnett mostly not
there.  And the young guys couldn't buy a bucket.

I didn't wait 20 years for this s__t!

[NYDan]

Zero composure, terrible decisions by Doc, Pierce and KG down the stretch. Letting Joe Johnson go off on Ray Allen, bringing in an ice cold House and leaving him in way too long.

No energy, no grit, no defense. We deserved to lose this game with our uninspired play. I'm so disappointed in this team right now, the refs are not to blame for this kind of regression at all.

[Andy Jick]

They'll win in 6

who is "they"?

[BASSTHUMPER]

yall actin like we out the run for the ring....it aint over..

but this lose does hurt a lil bit..*cracks 40oz*...