Official Game Thread: Hawks - Cavaliers

[Plainview1981]

Amazing defensive effort. They showed the naysayers (including me) tonight. We deserve the heckling tonight.

 

The Cavs never looked good at all. Not even when they briefly took the lead there. It never felt like they were going to take command.

[Sothron]

Great win tonight. I can't wait to see the BSPN spin on this. I guarandamntee it will be all about Lebron's bad game and not anything about what Atlanta did right.

[ATLien_]

Baze too. This team is too good.

MVP'S of this game. Demaree, Baze, and Al.Their defense was nothing short of dominant. Demaree and Baze lock down perimeter d plus Al's trapping was suffocating. How many turnovers did Al force in this game?

LeBron and naysayers tell me how my A$% taste. :)

[ATLHawks3]

First time ever seeing the original Pac-Man jerseys being worn live, and they might be the best jerseys I've ever seen. Plus we won against the Cavs? What a Friday night for Atlanta! 

[Wretch]

I will say this ....

I absolutely LOVED seeing the pac man jerseys! Can we wear them again?

Would love to have them and the red ATL jerseys for the playoffs

So many plays but I think the play of the game was Teagues block of Irving on the breakaway layup

Player of the game so many choices ... Our big men? Scott tearing it up in the forth? Teague? Dennis? All deserving but...

I would give it to DMC and Baz for their D on 'Bron

Great win! Answers some questions too!

Happy Nique Week!!

 

Dude........seeing the Hawks in the Pacman on this night.  Beautiful.

[capstone21]

First time ever seeing the original Pac-Man jerseys being worn live, and they might be the best jerseys I've ever seen. Plus we won against the Cavs? What a Friday night for Atlanta!

i feel old

[capstone21]

I also loved when Baz hit the three and turned around and stared down Cavs bench ... Hilarious

JR ... The shh thing didn't work for the other Smith either

[benhillboy]

It should've been much worse, that had to be the most fouls called on the Hawks all year. The Cavs were +4 over their season average in three point makes, we were 4 below, and everyone knows they can't shoot with us. After being lucky we didn't connect from three, they might want to prevent 54 points in the paint. They're (Blatt) simply outmatched, that defense made them fold, and Dennis is flat out better than Kyrie, I'm sorry.

Edited March 7, 2015 by benhillboy

[Diesel]

proud of our guys tonight.  Big win.  Great nique week gift!

[Gray Mule]

Two things:

 

We were told that this would probably be the preview of the finals, NBA east.

If this is true, I like it.  But it did get chippy in the late 3rd and early 4th.

 

One of the announcers ask the question:  "Wonder what the nay sayers will have to say now?"

 

GREAT WIN FOR TEAM ATL!!

[Peoriabird]

Brand>>>>>Pero

[Pterinochilus]

First time in a while that it felt like that team from Dec/Jan

This 100 x's!!!

[LucastheThird]

I was at this game and I'm giving my game balls to Al and Baze. Their defense tonight was smothering, I also gotta shout out Dennis the menace for showing LeBron that we aren't backing down to him. I love this team, Let's Go Hawks.

[Peoriabird]

Two things:

 

We were told that this would probably be the preview of the finals, NBA east.

If this is true, I like it.  But it did get chippy in the late 3rd and early 4th.

 

One of the announcers ask the question:  "Wonder what the nay sayers will have to say now?"

 

GREAT WIN FOR TEAM ATL!!

Since we won, it will be spun as just another regular season game.

[capstone21]

HMMMMM....

 

We win by 9 on a night where we shoot 28% from 3 and the Cavs miracuously shoot twice as many FTs than us while shooting nearly twice as many 3's as us.

 

 

Not even the refs can save the Cavs from us.

the refs tried their best to get the cavs over though

[Dnice]

A good number of ladies behind glenn & jerome...hey--ey

[benhillboy]

First time in a while that it felt like that team from Dec/Jan

Yeah, that Colombian Cartel Squad that'll leave your body in the street at 1:00 PM. Edited March 7, 2015 by benhillboy

[NBASupes]

[cam1218]

Such a great game. We aren't having great 48 minute efforts recently but the fourth quarters this week show that we can turn it on when needed. We have a huge lead in the East so I can get why they aren't always motivated for the entire game.

[Carmine]

Watching those retro jerseys in action was basketball porn. Great win to honor Nique!