Celtics (52-22) at Hawks (43-32) 4/1

[LooseCannon]

wow... Rondo has a jumper? 

where'd he pick that up?

His slump was really just him working on his jumper and getting the sort of real game experience that hours of practice in a gym can't replicate.

[barefacedmonk]

Oh boy...this Peach is ignorant...lol

Hawks are more talented than a team in decline. Celtics are more suited for the nursing home and social security checks that a basketball court with a team of talented Hawks.

[zerophase]

If rondo can keep up this level of play, we win the championship. It's like the year Parker played out of his mind and the Spurs won the championship with him as MVP (07).

[OsirusCeltics]

All the Hawks bigs are punks.

Did you see after JO got in his face, Pachulia get silent and walk away with his head down. I love the toughness from JO

cant watch the game, so please explain what is so "tough" about jo? his stat line is unimpressive, so i am happy he is doing good things...but what exactly is he doing?

thanks.

Ok no prob
Well, JO is making his presence known in the post. Boxing out, clogging lanes. Traveled with the ball one time though
And the Pachulia altercation was a good sign of a never-back-down attitude this team was lacking

[Cman]

All the Hawks bigs are punks.

Did you see after JO got in his face, Pachulia get silent and walk away with his head down. I love the toughness from JO

cant watch the game, so please explain what is so "tough" about jo? his stat line is unimpressive, so i am happy he is doing good things...but what exactly is he doing?

thanks.

Getting chippy with Zaza; stupidly picking up a technical, but looking menacing while doing it.

[dtrader]

I agree that if Rondo could maintain the way he's played the last 6 quarters for the rest of the year, we'd probably win it all, but there's 4 and a half years of game play before that making it seem unlikely. He's really is a beast right now though 

[Neurotic Guy]

All the Hawks bigs are punks.

Did you see after JO got in his face, Pachulia get silent and walk away with his head down. I love the toughness from JO

JO can play some D and, in short minutes, be a physical presence.  But, his scowl is nowhere near as impressive as the guy that's gone.  JO has a mild-mannered baby-faced look about him.  He needs to get in front of a mirror and practice looking mean.

[Surferdad]

All the Hawks bigs are punks.

Did you see after JO got in his face, Pachulia get silent and walk away with his head down. I love the toughness from JO

cant watch the game, so please explain what is so "tough" about jo? his stat line is unimpressive, so i am happy he is doing good things...but what exactly is he doing?

thanks.

Ok no prob
Well, JO is making his presence known in the post. Boxing out, clogging lanes. Traveled with the ball one time though
And the Pachulia altercation was a good sign of a never-back-down attitude this team was lacking

I watched JO closely and his mistakes were looking only like rust.  He just needs to get used to the game again.

[ejk3489]

I agree that if Rondo could maintain the way he's played the last 6 quarters for the rest of the year, we'd probably win it all, but there's 4 and a half years of game play before that making it seem unlikely. He's really is a beast right now though 

He played pretty similar for the first 3 or 4 months of the season, so I don't know why it would be unlikely.

[GreenFaith1819]

KG looks so fluid tonight...

[barefacedmonk]

Keep inflating that lead.

[LilRip]

KG, ballin in the post!

[zerophase]

If rondo can keep up this level of play, we win the championship. It's like the year Parker played out of his mind and the Spurs won the championship with him as MVP (07).

I agree that if Rondo could maintain the way he's played the last 6 quarters for the rest of the year, we'd probably win it all, but there's 4 and a half years of game play before that making it seem unlikely. He's really is a beast right now though  

He played pretty similar for the first 3 or 4 months of the season, so I don't know why it would be unlikely.

At the beginning of the season, he was mostly assisting like crazy. Now it's just his crazy shooting. I really hope he can maintain this through June.

[birdwatcher]

that was a tough shot by KG. Nice to see his shooting touch is hanging on.

[apc]

All the Hawks bigs are punks.

Did you see after JO got in his face, Pachulia get silent and walk away with his head down. I love the toughness from JO

JO can play some D and, in short minutes, be a physical presence.  But, his scowl is nowhere near as impressive as the guy that's gone.  JO has a mild-mannered baby-faced look about him.  He needs to get in front of a mirror and practice looking mean.

maybe he should grow a beard