Game: 3 Celtics @ Hawks 8:00 est ESPN {First Playoff Game In Philips Arena}

[guillermo gutierez]

yes where is the vid!!!!

maybe they will show it on the replay its on now on espn 2.

 

[xzstrikaxz]

p2 did not throw up blood.why the hell would he throw up agang sign during a bball game? it makes absoulutely no sense specially if you know pp, thats just nothim.i think if it was a B he threw up it would be for Boston but i am pretty a sure he threw up a 3 because of the 3 pointer he had just hit.theres even achance he threw up 3 for Beantown as many ppl here in Boston do. I also dont think theres anything wrong with a lil trashtalk considering that this will justmotivate the Celtics to destroy them just as they were doing here in Boston in game 1 and 2.

 

[willinc]

My _ Horford wildin' out there

Espn wont show the clip of pierce going to the hawk bench

anyone got that vid ?

 

[dlo13]

Josh Smith was killing these dudes...

...then my dude Al Horford going at Pierce.

@!*@...I'm still drunk and tired as hell. I'll see ya'll dudes tomorrow...

 

[monopolyman630]

Horford is a fool. No need to make Pierce angry. Plus, he was getting at Garnett in the previous game.

 

[sa amg]

I thought PP "threw up the three". it's a boston thing to do.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=throw+them+threes+up

 

[you big dummy]

[h1]Hawks 102, Celtics 93[/h1] [h1]Associated Press[/h1] [h3]April 26, 2008, 11:28 PM EST[/h3] [h2][/h2]ATLANTA (AP) - Give Josh Smith a perfect 10 in his personal dunking contest.
And give the Atlanta Hawks some credit: The team that was supposed to get swept by big, bad Boston in the opening round of the playoffs pulled off a win that was nine years in the making.
The high-flying Smith scored 27 points and the Hawks earned their first playoff victory since 1999, beating the Celtics 102-93 Saturday night to cut Boston's lead in the series to 2-1.

"My heart was racing, I was so excited," said Smith, who certainly did his part by dunking five times on the Celtics. "I wanted to give the city of Atlanta something to cheer about."

That he did.

After getting blown out twice in Boston, Smith and the Hawks seemed to take out all their frustrations on a 66-win Boston team that finished 29 games ahead of eighth-seeded Atlanta during the regular season. When the buzzer sounded, streamers fell from the ceiling of Philips Arena as if the home team had just won a championship.

The Hawks, who went 37-45 during the regular season, are still huge underdogs. But for one night at least, Smith - a former NBA dunk champion - had the rim rockin' and the sellout crowd of 19,725 on its feet.

"It gets everybody going," Smith said of his above-the-hoop theatrics. "It gets the crowd going. It gets my teammates going. That's what we needed: easy points."

Even Boston coach Doc Rivers, who played for the Hawks during their most successful era in the 1980s, was impressed.

"It was back like the old days, when Dominique (Wilkins) played," Rivers said. "I was there, too, sitting on the bench watching him."

With everyone thinking sweep, the Hawks made sure the series will at least get back to Boston for a fifth game. They'll try to even it up in Game 4 Monday night at Philips Arena.

"We're not satisfied," said Joe Johnson, who added 23 points for Atlanta. "We have another one to get. We know it's going to be very electric Monday, and we're looking forward to it."

The Celtics know they gave Atlanta a glimmer of hope. They want to snuff it out as quickly as possible.

"We went away from what we've been doing all year," Rajon Rondo said. "I feel this is a must-win game for us Monday."

The Hawks took control in the third quarter, outscoring the Celtics 28-18 and limiting Boston to 5-of-21 shooting. Atlanta went on to its first playoff win since May 16, 1999, a Game 5 clincher over the Detroit Pistons.

Those Hawks were swept by New York in the next round, then launched an ill-advised rebuilding plan that was supposed to create a younger, faster roster. Instead, the team totally fell out of playoff contention with moves such as trading for malcontent Isaiah Rider.

The nadir came four years ago, when the Hawks went 13-69 after deciding to totally rebuild again.

Smith, who was drafted right out of high school, saved his best dunk for last. After Boston threw it away, Johnson took off down the right side of the court and passed off to Smith breaking down the other wing. He took off a good 10 feet from the basket and slammed it through over Ray Allen.

With the crowd still buzzing over that one, Smith pulled up behind the arc and hit a 3-pointer that gave the Hawks a 94-79 lead with just under 7 minutes left. He backpedaled all the way down the court, then slapped hands with the playoff-starved Atlanta fans on the baseline.

"From the start," Boston's Kendrick Perkins said, "you could just tell they wanted it more."

Mike Bibby - who riled up the Boston faithful with his comments about "fair-weather" fans - bounced back from two dismal games by doling out eight assists. Showing much better ball movement and a willingness to run with the Celtics, the Hawks improved from 10 assists in Game 2 to 28 on Saturday.

Rookie Al Horford was a force on the inside. He had 17 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and showed he wasn't afraid of the mighty Celtics, jawing with Paul Pierce in the final minute.

Kevin Garnett led Boston with 32 points, but the NBA's youngest playoff team had him kneeling over, looking totally exhausted, by the end of the game.

The Celtics had manhandled Atlanta all year, beating the Hawks three times during the regular season - none of the games was closer than 10 points - then routing them twice in Boston by an average margin of 21 points to start this series.

Horford, who knows a thing or two about winning from two straight national championships at Florida, tried to fire up his teammates by showing them a video of Muhammad Ali's stunning win over George Foreman in 1974's "Rumble in the Jungle."

"That was something special," Horford said. "I felt like we could do something special, too."

He even showed a bit of contempt for the guys in green after hitting a clinching jumper with 22 seconds remaining. He got right in Pierce's face, prompting the Boston star to walk toward the Atlanta bench, jawing and flashing hand gestures before he was yanked back.

Horford danced away and kept right on talking, unconcerned about the ramifications later in the series.

"This is the playoffs," the rookie said. "He better be fired up. He doesn't need me to fire him up."

Pierce, who was bodyslammed to the court in Game 2, played 36 minutes with a stiff back and wasn't much of a factor. He managed 17 points on 5-of-13 shooting. Allen was 5-of-14 and held to 13 points, leaving Garnett to carry the Big Three. He also had 10 rebounds.

"They're just not going to lie down for us," Pierce said.

 

[crank lucas]

Originally Posted by WILLINC

My _ Horford wildin' out there

Espn wont show the clip of pierce going to the hawk bench

anyone got that vid ?

im watching the repeat on espn2 right now its in the 4th

sum1 capture it

 

[th0mas cr0wn]

Originally Posted by BallinBoykz


Anyway, im not happy that Horford got in PP's grill, but im glad someone actually stepped up, and showed that they arent just going to keel over because these guys are number one overall. Good win by the Hawks tonight.
I will definately tune in for game four. See what PP has up his sleave.

word, I agree. and I'm gonna definitely be tuning into the next game. see how PP responds...

but

@ the Hawks. I'm happy for them.

 

[isoldmysole]

It was a great game...just saw the highlights. To bad I didn't get to catch the whole game

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I'm just amazed, pumped, excited that the Hawks took a game in this series, and man, JSmoove's dunks

Hope he can be consistent with his shooting and defense throughout the series and have Bibby and Johnson step up big time ~ this can be a good series.

 

[super noblekane]

paul pierce is a @%*$+*@ idiot. someone need to get benzino to come and check this fool again...

 

[you big dummy]

Josh Smith's highlights

 

[gordon gartrelle]

Horford may feel vindicated in some way after that single win, but he'll feel like the true idiot that he really is in the end when his team eventuallyloses to the superior team that are the Celtics. Because the chicken Hawks WILL lose the next two games.Does anyone expect anything different? I'd throw agoon in there next time to take his head off immediately after tip off. Who the hell is this scrub to be showing up a veteran like Paul Pierce? That kind ofblatant disrespect deserves a response. That business with the shot clocks yesterday was shady to say the least too. They shouldn't be forced to play underthose kinds of conditions with the opposing team's announcer counting down the clock, especially for a playoff game. That's some third rate %%*+ theydo in places like China or wherever they tend to give birth to two headed babies. I hope the Celtics destroy them in the next two games.

 

[scuse7]

We will win the next game.


Good game by the Hawks

 

[the lowa]

It was a cool win

Now this next game is going to be very physical and KG is going to do a number on the whole Hawks team and Al officially his to be stupid because I'mpretty suer Paul will have a big game nobody on that team can guard "The Truth"

 

[ussjme]

Originally Posted by GORDON GARTRELLE

Horford may feel vindicated in some way after that single win, but he'll feel like the true idiot that he really is in the end when his team eventually loses to the superior team that are the Celtics. Because the chicken Hawks WILL lose the next two games.Does anyone expect anything different? I'd throw a goon in there next time to take his head off immediately after tip off. Who the hell is this scrub to be showing up a veteran like Paul Pierce? That kind of blatant disrespect deserves a response. That business with the shot clocks yesterday was shady to say the least too. They shouldn't be forced to play under those kinds of conditions with the opposing team's announcer counting down the clock, especially for a playoff game. That's some third rate %%*+ they do in places like China or wherever they tend to give birth to two headed babies. I hope the Celtics destroy them in the next two games.

somebody's salty. no need to get all butt hurt,its just a game of basketball. no need to get all emo.

 

[ce0 mal]

Horford would body Pierce, Idk what dude was thinking walking over there.

 

[gordon gartrelle]

somebody's salty. no need to get all butt hurt,its just a game of basketball. no need to get all emo.
"Emo" and "salty"? Gee, you really got me there. Rookies like Horford need to know their place. His behavior was out of line,but it will come back to him in the form of an L his team takes the next couple of games.

 

[scienz of life]

I can't be the only one that saw this. I think I seen ol' girl again yesterday

Not pics from yesterdays game:

 

[wstcoastgotti]

I love HD

 

[presequel]

Originally Posted by GORDON GARTRELLE

somebody's salty. no need to get all butt hurt,its just a game of basketball. no need to get all emo.

"Emo" and "salty"? Gee, you really got me there. Rookies like Horford need to know their place. His behavior was out of line, but it will come back to him in the form of an L his team takes the next couple of games.


Just because he's a rookie? Who cares. If a 'rook' wants to step up, let him step up. There's nothing wrong with it. Just because otherrookies shut their mouths like @%%%+%* doesn't mean all of them have to.

 

[jdubb1914]

They just showed the replay of PP throwing it up on the pregame show.

 

[10508 cardo jr ln]

Originally Posted by Scienz of Life

I can't be the only one that saw this. I think I seen ol' girl again yesterday

Not pics from yesterdays game:

Yea, that's her.. we were havin a discussion about her **** a few pages back.. any pics from last night?

check out the black chick with the white guy at the top right of the pic

@ ya'll talkin **** about Big Al, homie got 2 straight Nat'L Titlesunder his belt.. ya'll ain't see how Noah was acting in Chi-Town? Yea, PP and company is in the league, so is Al, but 2 Nat'l Titles > 1..neither has a NBA Title yet.. advantage: Horford. Who is Pierce to talk **** to Horford, the ROY?

Horford credentials > Pierce credentials

 

[roscoe p wallace]

Originally Posted by 10508 Cardo Jr Ln

Originally Posted by Scienz of Life

I can't be the only one that saw this. I think I seen ol' girl again yesterday

Not pics from yesterdays game:

Yea, that's her.. we were havin a discussion about her **** a few pages back.. any pics from last night?

check out the black chick with the white guy at the top right of the pic

@ ya'll talkin **** about Big Al, homie got 2 straight Nat'L Titles under his belt.. ya'll ain't see how Noah was acting in Chi-Town? Yea, PP and company is in the league, so is Al, but 2 Nat'l Titles > 1.. neither has a NBA Title yet.. advantage: Horford. Who is Pierce to talk **** to Horford, the ROY?

Horford credentials > Pierce credentials

Al should be ROY. Al had all the right in the world as another man to say what he wants to Pierce. But Al is NOT > PP..... end.... of ....story

 

[strongmind3]

^^^dang homie you dug deep through that pic to find that gem...im sittin here feeling like im playin a game of "wheres waldo"