Official Game Thread: Hawks at Celtics -- The Season Finale! (1 PM Tip!)

[lethalweapon3]

“to expect a Hawks W…”

 

One more pre-postseason tune-up to go! Let’s just try to get our Atlanta Hawks’ key performers through today’s affair in Boston with the Celtics – if these are, indeed, the Celtics (1 PM Eastern, Bally Sports Southeast and 92.9 FM in ATL, ESPN) and not some buttered-up, warmed-over version of the Maine Red Claws – without any torn ligaments, sore quads, non-COVID-illnesses, or the like.

No Gallinari action, that is to say. I want my guys brght-eyed, bushy-tailed and ready to embarrass themselves on Tuesday versus Nikola Jovic and Cody Zeller in style.

But I must credit Friday’s sad-sack loss by the Hawks before the home would-be faithful, at the hands of one of them McDaniels boys (Jaden? Jalen?) and some guys fresh off some red-eye flights from the Delaware Valley, to the scoreboard operator at State Farm Arena.

Word got out, late in the fourth quarter, that the Raptors lost, locking Atlanta (some number – a similar number) into the 8-seed for the Play-In series (hey, it’s better than #9!). The home team responded by shifting into Full Hawks Overdrive with the quickness. Gave the fans a little overtime fun, too, because, what else have they possibly got going on, during a Friday night in The A?

With the scoreboard operator’s aid, and perhaps fellas like Boston’s newly signed Justin Champagnie (or is it Julian?) and Mike Muscala today before a national audience, Landry Fields can enter the summer knowing he won’t have anything less than the #15 pick in the upcoming draft. If Atlanta performs in Miami on Tuesday and then, back home on Thursday, the way they have lately, that pick number could soar even lower.

We even had our full squad available to look silly on Friday, all the way into OT, against Danuel House and company. That means no investigations from Mike Bass and the enquiring minds at the NBA front office. Bravo, Atlanta! Props all around for a soft-tank job well done.

I cannot contain my excitement any longer. Let’s get this dog-and-pony show on the road, shall we?

 

Ramadan Kareem, Chag Pesach Sameach, and Happy Easter to you and yours. Let’s Go Hawks!

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

Hawks starters are all Out, with the maybe exception De'Andre Hunter, who is listed as Probable. Bogi, too.

Celtics starters are pretty much Out, too. Marcus Smart, Jayson Tatum, and Robert Williams are each listed as Questionable, while Jaylen Brown and Al Horford are designated Out.

~lw3

[kg01]

Dang, we're the Dallas Mavericks in charge of today's game thread write-up?

[Spud2nique]

46 minutes ago, lethalweapon3 said:

to expect a Hawks W…”

BANG   no kidding.

 

47 minutes ago, lethalweapon3 said:

. I want my guys brght-eyed, bushy-tailed and ready to embarrass themselves on Tuesday versus Nikola Jovic and Cody Zeller in style.

 

47 minutes ago, lethalweapon3 said:

Mike Muscala

 I can’t get my hands up that high today  {moose goggle fail}..

 

We are gonna see a lot of ..bombing from deep. Who is this Douglas kid? I remember him with Pritchard off the pine before.

 

Thanks @lethalweapon3for setting us up all year. Our squawk Hemingway is a beaut!

Vegas got Celts -4.5

2K got Hawks -5

 

 

GO HAWKS!!!!

 

Ps Robert Williams hit the floor on that Cap slam.

[Spud2nique]

50 minutes ago, lethalweapon3 said:

Hawks starters are all Out, with the maybe exception De'Andre Hunter, who is listed as Probable. Bogi, too.

Celtics starters are pretty much Out, too. Marcus Smart, Jayson Tatum, and Robert Williams are each listed as Questionable, while Jaylen Brown and Al Horford are designated Out.

~lw3

Oh dear… heavy dose of Houser from deep. Perhaps I should come back to watch this…  Or save it for the summer, you know those summer days…

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[Spud2nique]

2 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

My 2 boys OO and AJ starting. Lookout baby! Mix wit Bey, yup yup!

[JayBirdHawk]

Hunter game incoming. He should only play the 1st half.

We still can't guard the 3pt line. 

[JayBirdHawk]

Is Boston's game plan to take only 3s in this game??? 

[JayBirdHawk]

4 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Is Boston's game plan to take only 3s in this game??? 

.....and make! . They are 6-11 from 3...that's 18 points.

[Spud2nique]

1 minute ago, JayBirdHawk said:

.....and make! 

You didn’t see the Doogie gif? 

Who has better green streaks in their hair? Bey or Smart? I wanna face them and have Bey change his streak color to volt for @Sothron 

[Spud2nique]

Holy Hunter! I’m a minute behind lol.

@JayBirdHawkthat Hunter pic was a first take. #fasttwitchspud 

[JayBirdHawk]

12 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

Holy Hunter! I’m a minute behind lol.

@JayBirdHawkthat Hunter pic was a first take. #fasttwitchspud 

 

 

[hawkman]

Bruno with the euro! I see you.

[Guest]

Udonis Haslem is 6 of 11 already in his last game.  
Haslem for Trae and some picks?

[JayBirdHawk]

Quin sporting a SaltnPepper mustache and beard with jet black hair. ...

[terrell]

Who's worse with the ball in their hands Dre or CC? Geez.. Fumbleitis..

[JayBirdHawk]

10 minutes ago, hawkman said:

Bruno with the euro! I see you.

Bruno is solidly built - He plays rumble tough.

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Bruno DOMINATING

[Spud2nique]

Was that a rebound.. wow