Atlanta Hawks 93, Boston Celtics 85 or Jamal Crawford idiotically destroys the Celtics in a reign of awesomeness
by hawksdawgs on Jan 8, 2010 11:19 PM EST
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PrintJamal Crawford's shot section was rarely good in the last ten minutes. Even when he drove the ball, it seems lucky that it went in. He was everything that three previous cities have sat around trash fires and spoken mean words about for Jamal's entire career.
And if anyone complains about one damn one of those attempts, I am going to ban them.
Jamal goes 1-6 in the fourth quarter instead of 5-6 and of course there are issues. But dude is on a playoff team now. He is not allowed to go 1-6. And I don't mean that in a pull your hair out if it happens kind of way but in a, "seriously dude, only one guy can go 1-6 in the fourth and he wears number two."
So say nothing bad about what it means that Crawford thinks he can shoot horrible shots all over the place down the stretch. Instead, yell, cuss, toast, pound your chest, and name your pet crab Crawstation in honor of the awesomeness. Because damnation that was pretty. I love Flip Murray, and Hot Flip was so wonderful I darn near put the phrase in my wedding vows, but on the moderately rare night Jamal is on fire, you can put your Hot Flip nostalgia to pasture and take an ice bath because Jamal Crawford is going to burn the whole house down.
Front court heart
That brief and passionate love affair with Jamal Crawford should not overshadow that our heart, and the Hawks heart, beats because of Al Horford and Josh Smith. When the Hawks looked like they were headed down the over dribble, turnover, tough runner display that is the Joe show in the fourth quarter, the front court settled the ship so Jamal Crawford had firm footing to hammer the Celtics final nail.
They were a combined 14-22, 31 points, and 22 rebounds. They were men. They were not athletic or lucky or on fire. They were better. I will say it until I am wrong, give these guys more than 20 shots and the Hawks are tough to beat.
As a side note, I loved how the refs called the game down low. They made horrible calls on both sides. But outside a touch foul on Zaza, they let the big boys bang. I know Perkins appreciated. I am sure Sheed hated it. But I am happy Josh did not totally freak out and cry over it.
Victory Bullets
- Joe Johnson is one of the best fourth quarter players. Just not as the only option. That should be said and not forgotten a 1000 times over.
- Hats off to Duff Man for calling a 25 point fourth quarter as the perfect point total for a win.
- I don't know why, but I love Marvin Williams game.
- Far and away Paul Pierce's least annoying game. And I thought that with the game in doubt. He just played. Thank you.
- ESPN reporter: What does it mean to finally be on a playoff contender? Jamal Crawford: Everything.
- Teague and Mo were perfect roll players no?
- The Joe slow down with about a minute left in the game was the best slow down of the year. That is the least exciting list ever. But it got me off the couch tonight.
- Mike Bibby played like he was 25. Seriously, he sacrificed his body more in this game than he has all season.
- Four fouls, nine minutes. Zaza's post game quote, "Have fun in the ice bath Boston."
Go Hawks!
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Jamal
was awesome! I’m going to have to give him a nickname for nights like this. That 3 point shot that turned into a 4 point play was so uncalled for. Had he missed it, Coach Woodson’s head might have exploded. There’s a chance mines would have too. Great game! Random thoughts: I hate Jon Barry as much as I love Hubie Brown. Please know Hubie is without a doubt one of my favorite basketball related people. The halftime analysis of the game made it seem like the Hawks were down 60 points as opposed to 6. I hate ESPN personalities. Most of them anyway. Al Horford in head to head matchups with all of the guys who could potentially keep him out of the All Star game is Awesome. I still hate Paul Pierce. Can’t wait to do it all over again Monday!
jon barry annoys me to no end
he is like a not attractive, less successful Kirk Herbstreit. just repeating the same things over and over. and those things are not even obviously true.
Hubie
Has turned into a great commentator, excellent assessments of game as I watched it a second time, Josh’s specialness and excellent summary of Hawks chances vs. Cav. Job Barry does not add value, and I agree the ESPN team in studio, just does not have chemistry, but liked how Mash called the game right
You guys are being rough on Barry
who is the only commentator I heard say the “Hawks are creeping up there with the other three” recently but who also tells it like it is…“they need to get away from isolation”…“the ball doesn’t move.”
Barry also said the Cavs would wax the Hawks 4-0 last year in the series. At least give the guy props for paying attention.
Everytime I watch a game on ESPN
I miss Dominque and Bob as brodcasters. I always want to turn on the radio so I dont have to listen to the biased announcers towards the other team.
by happyplayer23 on Jan 9, 2010 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
Vince Carter got hurt tonight
it looked pretty serious. I kinda hope he wont play next game make it easier for us
actually....
I would rather want the hawks to play and beat these teams with their healthy players, so when we win it won’t cheapen the win.
Atlanta will win a championship....someday
You have to take Vince Carter injuries
with a grain of salt. His tolerance for pain is all over the place. He could miss a quarter of the game or a quarter of the season. It’s just too early to tell.
I still am not sold on Joe Johnson in the fourth...
he had quite a few key turnovers down the stretch. Once again he had 12 points on 16 shots. Anyways, very excited about the win. Hopefully we can extend the Magic’s losing streak.
Let's just be happy
his teammates didn’t let him undo everything they’d work hard to accomplish in that third quarter. Although they damn sure tried to let him.
Well Said - let's be happy
We won the game, i thought it should be easier. Did we see a turning point in Hawks tonight, where the focus clearly shifted from backcourt to frontcourt. Josh maturity amazes me this year, and that black must be the best block I have seen this year. Mano a mano with Perkins. JJ had a a difficult game to say the least, can not put it better than Co Co
Quite a few means more than one
And that doesnt include the jumpshot he forced with 16+ seconds on the shot clock and no one is back on offense.
Josh Smith had one block in the whole game
But it was the most Bad Ass block he has had all season. Throwin it down on Perkins! (And the tongue!)
My favourite stat, though, was the Celtics’ 3-point percentage dropping about 21 points during the last two quarters.
Josh is like a Picasso or an Einstein
I sometimes wonder how great Josh is, and how enjoyable he makes the game to watch. Yes sometimes he is frustrating, like when he argues and get techs, but an amazing talent. Like a Picasso or an Einstein. He does incredible things that no one else in the league does. That block was amazing, and the one reverse slam, where he turned Rasheed around and went behind his back, was pure ballerina balance magnificence in motion. It It was a reverse jam at an angle of the basket, totally in control, and gently slamming it while his back was to it, amazing. He and Horford really really deserve the all star game. I love how Horford goes head to head with Perkins. Perkins tries to push him, can not. Horford is really strong. He just smiles. A true blue blood. At the end Perkins did not want to take it inside after trying several times in the game. And I like Perkins!! The double headed beast was in action last night. Let’s hope for more tonight, though Orlando will be hungry and mad.
I thought jj played okay given the time the bench and sixth man got
Great game. Hate espn and miss bob. but jamal made me feel better.
by Hawksgirl on Jan 9, 2010 9:01 AM EST via mobile reply actions
the best part about this win?
joe shot 5-16 from the floor and we beat the Celtics by 8. Absolutely beautiful
AT the game...
It was a great experience. A playoff type atmosphere even though the arena wasn’t as full as it could be, making the boston fans shut up was well worth it. I’m partially glad I didn’t watch on espn; partially because the ice downtown was horrible in some places and I was thinking maybe we should have stayed home. Besides anything special I could say about any one person , even though Jamal lit it up, the Hawks played their best defense yet. And surprisingly Woodson coached his best game yet! He actually let the bench get in some GOOD minutes and teague got to guard rondo on a few possesions. Woody finally got the ball to Al Horford….wow! Overall great game!
Atlanta will win a championship....someday
Crawfish
I watched Crawford when he was with the Knicks and I was sorry to see him go. He is an extremely clutch player. While with the Knicks he was always coming up with huge plays like that in the closing minutes. It always seemed that with the game on the line Crawford would go into a different mode where he would miss. Up unitl that point he would be maddeningly inconsistent, but once the closing bell rang he started shooting like he couldn’t miss. With him you’ve got to take the good with the bad.
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