Hawks (1-1) at Celtics (1-1) Game 3 5/4

[lightspeed5]

this is playoff basketball

rondo, go get that triple double

2 more rebounds and 2 more points.

[celticslove]

Celtics D doing a good job making Erica look like an allstar. nice pass by Rondo btw.  

[Change]

Teague making his case for Top 5 Point Guard.

ok...rets not ro razy

based on 1 game Teague has a case for top5 point guard

[bruinsandceltics]

als, don't get me wrong..i love RAY.....but he has to be able to D and shoot.....no sympathy from the hawks....

Quit complaining about Ray. He has been our best player tonight.

Settle down there young man......i am talking all around game....and he WAS covering tracy.....or supposed to...but you may have missed that.....Ray is always good.....and i know that more than most.

The man Ray has been covering tonight, literally hasn't made a single shot while he was covering. He has 2 steals.

[hpantazo]

Dampier moves better than KG.

not even close

[Senninsage]

We need to put the boot on their necks now. We can't let them back into this one. Let's start stretching this thing out, man. Let's go, let's go, lets go!!!!!!!!!!!

[Spicoli]

In a low scoring game like this, Ray's 12 points become huge. So glad we have him back.

[nickagneta]

The Celtics are struggling due to their defense on the Hawks guards(Ray, Rondo and Bradley have had bad defensive nights) and because of bad TO's by Rondo.

[Redz]

Suddenly there's room in the paint

it's called the Ray Allen effect

go figure

[Meadowlark_Scal]

Anyone else love how the Captain bends down to judge the shot on his threes?

The convincer lean..right...go...go...go...OKAY..got it..!

[Tenacious D]

2 unanswered, 5-pt run. Keep on 'em.  PS docnha love it , Paul can be strugglin' then just nail the money shoot when it matters. 

[bostonman1]

Finally a nice stretch of offensive execution led by the Rondo we have been expecting all game.  Like many of us were saying earlier Atlanta CANNOT defend the paint so the lane is wide open for Rondo any time he wants.  He either gets an open look or the defense collapses and leaves a teammate wide open.

Not sure why it's taken so long for Doc and Rondo to realize this but it's better late than never.

Time to close this game out now!  Two stop and scores to build a double digit lead.  Cannot just let Atlanta keep hanging around...

[Change]

this is playoff basketball

rondo, go get that triple double

2 more rebounds and 2 more points.

quadruple double 4 more turnovers

[snively]

Dampier so slow on D: easy to exploit in a stretch line up. 

If we can limit the free points off turnovers we should be able to hold the lead.

[thestackshow]

Team was like a sleeping Giant, something finally woke them up.