Official Playoff Game Thread: Hawks at Celtics -- GAME 5

[GameTime]

IF JC had this game in Game 4, we win in 6

[Gray Mule]

8 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

When the Hawks win tonight, what happens to the Janet Jackson concert slated for The Farm that same evening?

So, I suppose we find out the real answer to your question!!

[TheNorthCydeRises]

36 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Just keep playing.  That's all you can do.

And hope we string together a lot of 3s.

 

6 threes in the 4th.

 

[terrell]

4 minutes ago, Hawkmoor said:

My bad. I didn't realize he had that many points.  Seemed like everytime I looked up he was fumbling the ball away (multi tasking).

Only 13 boards between starting frontcourt (Dre JC and CC) and we won... Wow

[RedDawg#8]

That kind of grit and focus is what we need going forward on every possession. Our guys were locked in down the stretch, never say die.

[Marvin24Williams]

Bogi was key too. I thought he played the best defense on Brown in the few spurts he was able to guard him.

18/6/5 on 6-9 shooting. +11 for the game

[hawkman]

2 minutes ago, Diesel said:

When we beat them IN the A....

Going back to Boston, the Celtics will be a shell of themselves.   They will have coach doubts... and our confidence will be on 1 Million!!!

 

That was absolutely a punch to the gut for the Celtics on their own court. The Farm needs to be packed and rocking for Game 6. With Trae being "back", I like the Hawks' chances.

[benhillboy]

The highlights of the season to this point had been AJs buzzer beaters and the heat play in win.  Move the f&@k over both of yous.

[terrell]

1 minute ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

 

6 threes in the 4th.

 

Thats usually all game long with the Hawks.. lol

[sturt]

In 2021, I came on this board ranting ahead of the NYK series that I just didn't see the killer instinct in that squad, and I feared they were going to go down and go down hard. (Boy was I wrong. Learned my lesson.)

In 2022, I made no comment ahead of the MIA series, b/c we were just too beat up to expect any plausible good end.

In 2023, I've held back making any comment, too, but was very much persuaded that the sweep presumed by so many was self-deceit. All I was willing to say publicly, though, was that if this team takes BOS to a game 7, don't be surprised if Quin's against any major moves in the off-season... the necessary inference being, though, that that's altogether plausible.

Figure winning 2 of 6, the odds are 50/50 that the rotation remains intact.

And here we are.

Those of you who've determined some major change is needed, may I recommend that you quietly pull for the Cs in game 6.

[terrell]

Just now, Marvin24Williams said:

Bogi was key too. I thought he played the best defense on Brown in the few spurts he was able to guard him.

18/6/5 on 6-9 shooting. +11 for the game

Bogi played the best D on Brown.. Not even close..

[NBASupes]

3 minutes ago, Marvin24Williams said:

Yeah Hunter's defense on Tatum and Brown (2nd half) was excellent. Brogdon for whatever reason was able to get by him at ease. Needs to clean that up in game 6.

Whereas Trae did excellent on Brodgon 

[marco102]

21 minutes ago, Peoriabird said:

Hawks gonna loose the game on a Trae Young foul???? Why was he in the game Quinn????

When the agenda goes wrong....

[benhillboy]

3 minutes ago, Marvin24Williams said:

Yeah Hunter's defense on Tatum and Brown (2nd half) was excellent. Brogdon for whatever reason was able to get by him at ease. Needs to clean that up in game 6.

It seems they went away from Brogdon late for Smart?  I would never but good job Mazzula!

[Diesel]

4th Quarter... under 4 minutes.. The Hawks said...

On his last Shot, Trae said...  We are the Hawks!!!

[MarylandHawk]

Man I am glad superstar Al Horford let Trae get a little shine tonight. 

This is delectable. I would love some Boston tear soup right now. Lol. 

[JeffS17]

Really needed that three from Hunter where he didn't call glass

[Diesel]

I have to say.. I was not mad at Greg Anthony calling the game. I thought it would be some bias calling.. but it was not. 

 

[benhillboy]

@TheNorthCydeRises I’m such a coward, the first game had me afraid to bet a freaking +13 as talented as the Hawks are smh.  This win has got to be up there historically with a road dog in the playoffs.

Just now, Diesel said:

I have to say.. I was not mad at Greg Anthony calling the game. I thought it would be some bias calling.. but it was not. 

 

Yeah Greg is decent.

[MaceCase]

10 minutes ago, Diesel said:

Is this true??

 

No idea but DJ is certainly someone I still hope pops his head up back up on the Squawk one day.