Official Game Thread: Hawks at Celtics

[lethalweapon3]

“You write the gamethreads on Hawksquawk.net? That ain’t workin’!”

 

With the Atlanta Hawks’ action-packed homestand over, they travel to take on the class of the NBA East in the Celtics tonight (7:30 PM Eastern, Bally Sports Southeast and 92.9 FM in ATL, NBC Sports Boston).

And no one really cares, because what ultimately matters is… it’s TRADE DEADLINE KARAOKE time!

 

 

Put the nickel in the jukebox. Let’s do this. Kick it, Coach Quin!

[Atlanta Out-of-Rhythm Section jams]

So I woke up here in Boston, the trade deadline’s just ahead
The first thing I thought, as I shampooed my bed head
How to draw up winning plays, AND save my owner taxes?
Lemme put on these Torch Red Glasses
 

[Okongwu riffs on rhythm guitar]

Onyeka! Onyeka! Onyeka!

A point-of-attack wing, a big 5 would do us right
“It ain’t happ’nin,” said Landry; “Tony’s money’s kind of tight...
“We just need enough hands to catch our All-Star Trae’s passes”
Is he tryna get me fired? Where’s my Torch Red Glasses?
 

[Okongwu riffs]

Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!

 

[Quin’s Third-String Band… AJ on bass, Mo Gueye on keyboards, Bruno on drums, Ko-B on triangle… joins OO on the bridge]

 

“Now go out and win yourself these back-half games”
With Kobe as the spark? He don't even know my name
If the choice was up to me, I’d rather teach law classes
Make a trade worth my Torch Red Glasses!
 

[Okongwu riffs]

Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!

 

[The whole Atlanta Out-of-Rhythm Section jams it out]

 

 

Let’s Go Hawks!

~lw3

[Spud2nique]

Fresh out the gate lw3 got me smiling and laughing early on. Thanks as usual! Go OO, it’s time to show the world ! 
 

GO HAWKS!!!!

[JayBirdHawk]

Thread of the year.  I'm dying!!! 

Let's GO Hawks!!!

[JayBirdHawk]

This might be the final game for a player or two in the Hawks uni. 

Let's get this win!

[shakes]

need a massive game from Trae after hearing Frank and Scali rip his all star selection.

[Spud2nique]

15 minutes ago, lethalweapon3 said:

Put the nickel in the jukebox. Let’s do this

Reminded me of this awesome  

 

[macdaddy]

9 minutes ago, shakes said:

need a massive game from Trae after hearing Frank and Scali rip his all star selection.

Seriously?  What the hell.  I assume they ripped the Scottie Barnes selection too right?  right?

[JayBirdHawk]

21 minutes ago, shakes said:

need a massive game from Trae after hearing Frank and Scali rip his all star selection.

I guess they thought Derrick White should get the spot 

[lethalweapon3]

The penultimate time that these Hawks fell to .500 was here at TD Garden, losing 113-103 on November 26. The Hawks were coming off a win the night before in Washington, and while they were without Jalen Johnson, Dejounte Murray's struggles from the field wouldn't allow them to capitalize on a Celts team missing Jrue Holiday (questionable for tonight, sprained elbow) and Kristaps Porzingis.

That was also the penultimate time that we'd catch De'Andre Hunter (Probable, knee injury management) eclipsing 20 points (for the 3rd-straight game at the time; 24 points in 40 minutes). That was, until he went Monday Night RAW on the Clippers with a Vinnie Johnson-esque 27 points in a time-constrained 19 minutes as he returns from his extended injury stint. Was it enough to relieve Saddiq Bey in the starting lineup? Was it enough to get Landry Fields' cellie buzzing? Stay tuned.

It's hard to say the Celts need much, with the league's best record at 38-12 (5.0 games ahead of surging 2-seed CLE). But they'd love to dangle out there anybody outside of their starting five and Al Horford, to get some veteran know-how in-house and up-to-speed before the playoffs kick in. Joe Mazzulla and company would try to make it work with Sam Hauser, Payton Pritchard, Luke Kornet, Neemias Queta, or Oshae Brissett if injuries prop up at the wrong time. But they'd really rather not.

With Jrue on holiday, Trae Young and Bogi Bogdanovic went 13-for-26 on triples in the last loss here in Beantown, Hunter (career-high 40.5 3FG% so far) chipping in to make it 18-for-37. After that West Coast-laden homestand Trae (154, at 38.4 3FG%) and Bogi (151, at 37.3 3FG%) remain 1st and 2nd in the NBA East, respectively, in made threes this season. Boston's Jayson Tatum (145, at 37.1 3FG%) ranks 5th.

 

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

RELATED: Who got the GoFundMe going?

~lw3

[macdaddy]

14 minutes ago, lethalweapon3 said:

The penultimate time that these Hawks

Me sitting next to LW3 in school.

[shakes]

58 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Seriously?  What the hell.  I assume they ripped the Scottie Barnes selection too right?  right?

I only caught the tail end and didn't even hear what they said about Trae, but Frank made a comment about ATL fans calling in and hating him.   Only part I caught was the usual lack of winning excuse.

 

Would love to hear the argument for how much guys like Brunson, Maxey, Mitchell etc have won without the benefit of playing alongside other all stars and all NBA players.

[kg01]

1 hour ago, shakes said:

need a massive game from Trae after hearing Frank and Scali rip his all star selection.

Scal said he agreed with it but just because they usually pick a guy from a team that's not already represented.  Isola was more ripping the Barnes selection since they have so many losses.  Trae caught some strays but it was more about Barnes

A Hawk fan called in and asked them if they thought traes supporting cast was enough for him to be winning.  They dodged the question and basically said if he's great offensively .. scal said his pnr is the best offensive weapon in the league .. then why isn't he winning? 

Basically it was a fancy way of suggesting he's not a winning player.  Gave no credence to the team makeup factoring in.  Isola said ATL callers were gonna call in to rip him but that's not what happened.  He was stroking his own ego.

Long story long, another hawk fan called to tell Scal we need BOS's a-game to give us an idea whether or not we need to trade.  Scal said we're gonna "get smoked" tonite so they need to make trades.  Well, if that's the case, wouldn't you agree traes supporting cast is deficient?  See, people don't believe their own shtick. 

1 hour ago, macdaddy said:

Seriously?  What the hell.  I assume they ripped the Scottie Barnes selection too right?  right?

It was more about Barnes than Trae, yeah.

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

I guess they thought Derrick White should get the spot 

He was suggested as one rhat deserved it.  Haha, so predictable. 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[Gray Mule]

We've got a chance!  ESPN says that there is a 12.1% chance that Atlanta wins tonight.

[AHF]

40 minutes ago, Gray Mule said:

We've got a chance!  ESPN says that there is a 12.1% chance that Atlanta wins tonight.

Can't think of a team I'd rather beat.  

[JayBirdHawk]

I need these guys two to go hard at the Rim - EVERYTIME!!!

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[warcore]

8 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

Reminded me of this awesome  

 

I've got a tee-shirt of this slogan "Atlanta's Air Force"

Years ago I was in a bar and a finger pointed at my shirt and said "Now that's a great shirt!" 

It was a familiar voice. The voice of the Hawks. 

[lethalweapon3]

~lw3