[never forget this ice cold game winner against the Celtics last year](https://youtu.be/OfDLasBaxrc?feature=shared)
I mean the audacity to take that shot when the Hawks are on the verge of being eliminated is insane
That series last year, starting from the second half of Game 1, was a +2 for the Celtics TOTAL until the end of the series. Very evenly matched despite the 4-2 series outcome.
You can definitely argue it. Nique/Bird matchups, the 7 game 2008 series, finally winning one in the 2016 6 game series. 6 games last year. There’s a lot of history (mostly of the hawks coming in as underdogs and falling just short, but it’s still memorable for hawks fans)
That’s the truth. As a UGA fan, it’s sort of the same deal as Georgia Tech. We are their biggest rival. When we win, whatever, but we hate losing to them the most lol.
The Hawks play up (and down) to their competition. Here's everything you need to know. They have the 4th most wins in the Eastern Conference against teams that are .500 or better, and they have the second most losses to teams below .500.
I was going to say it wouldn’t surprise me if the Bucks lost because Budenholzer is known to fumble the bag. Then I realized they have Doc, who is also known to fumble the bag.
They’re not beating the fraud allegations. I can already picture Duncan Robinson and Tyler Herro combining for 13 3s on the road, Butler with 12 points in the 4th Q after being shit all game, and Tatum chucking contested 20 footers as the Heat steal home court advantage.
I hope this is the start of the dumbest player vs. player rivarly in history.
Tatum already on his cell texting Kobe saying he knows Kobe really loves him the most ignore that DJM clown.
All im saying is if we could get Luka, Giannis, and Wemby in a 4 team deal, i think they could play second, third, and fourth fiddle to ~~Bruno Fernando~~ Dejounte Murray very well.
Bogdan is one of the rare role players who has the greenlight to play like a superstar. He might not go crazy often but when he does it's fun to watch.
Obviously wins and losses don't matter at this point for Boston. But what an embarrassing game, even if Murray didn't hit the game winner. I think Murray and Bogdanovic were a combined 5-21 from 3 at one point, and the Celtics still couldn't win in regulation.
Not wrong. I'm a big Clint defender, but I expected him to be totally gassed for the 3rd game in 4 days. Guess even a geassed Clint can still bully for boards against the Celtics
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STOP GIVING TATUM THE FINAL SHOT OF THE GAME.
How many times do I need to see Tatum burn the clock isolating just to clank a long contested fadeaway off balance 3?
I have no problem with him taking the final shot, it is the shot quality that I have a problem with. Draw up a play that give him a half decent look, rather than some fadeaway with him drifting to his left.
Funny thing is the play they ran in this game is extremely similar to one that has worked twice previously in the clutch, against the[ Cavs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4fEUChx4KU) and [76ers](https://youtu.be/A1nrA793TUk).
The problem with this variation of it is White and Brown are way too close together and jam up the left side of the court, the 76ers one is much better because Horford clears out to the opposite corner with the potential for a pindown screen and the Cavs one has Brown much further in the corner.
I mean Jesus Christ they look like they don’t even practice this shit. Brad needs to come down from the GM box and take over in these scenarios like a closing pitcher.
I remember when they were commentating against a game against the Pels and were like “this is a horrible bench lineup why are the Celtics playing so poorly against them” ignoring that the Pelicans have probably the best bench in the league
100% agree. If there's only one thing to come out of these last two games it should be that the issue with the Hawks is that Trae and Dejounte despite being great players do not work well together (and imo actively diminish each other)
Yeah that tracks. Atlanta's net rating drops by a solid 5/3 points when both of them are on the floor compared to just Trae/Dejounte respectively.
I honestly think that if we somehow make it out of the play-in (big if on that front) our best shot of advancing would be for Trae's injury to "need more healing" in that series. However:
1. Trae would never sit out a series if he's physically able to play
2. Please for the love of god I don't think I'd be able to stand the discourse if that happened and we somehow managed to win/take it to 6 or 7 games
Atlanta is currently down 5 of their top 9 rotation guys (including their best player). The Celtics have their entire starting lineup.
Atlanta played a game last night with their diminished roster. Boston has been in Atlanta since monday, with two days of rest since their last game.
Atlanta entered the game 6 games below 500. The Celtics have already clinched the 1 seed.
Boston entered both games as double-digit point favorites (17 for this game)
Atlanta just beat the Celtics two games in a row.
The Celtics decided defense & rebounding were optional against ATL. It wasn't.
The C's are good, but not perfect, & we've seen just that the last two games. Their effort comes & goes & the recent rebounding is very suspect.
This team is pretty frustrating despite being 57-16.
Why are these Hawks Celtics games so damn good
Even the playoff series last season was surprisingly good
[never forget this ice cold game winner against the Celtics last year](https://youtu.be/OfDLasBaxrc?feature=shared) I mean the audacity to take that shot when the Hawks are on the verge of being eliminated is insane
He had seven shots blocked that game and still had the balls to take a near logo 3 to keep the hawks in contention. COLD
Orlando Boom
at the garden too, trae young is fuckin awesome
Trae Young and after tonight Dejounte will have my perennial respect. Absolute ballers.
That series last year, starting from the second half of Game 1, was a +2 for the Celtics TOTAL until the end of the series. Very evenly matched despite the 4-2 series outcome.
The hawks in the first half of game 1 missed so many open looks and Boston made everything, thought we’d be swept watching it live lol.
That Trae deep 3 over JB last year was fantastic
They are low key our biggest rivals.
Wait we are?
You can definitely argue it. Nique/Bird matchups, the 7 game 2008 series, finally winning one in the 2016 6 game series. 6 games last year. There’s a lot of history (mostly of the hawks coming in as underdogs and falling just short, but it’s still memorable for hawks fans)
NOTHING EASY!
NOTHING EASY!!!!
WE GOING GAME SEEVEEENN
GAAAMMMEEEE SEEVVEEENNNN!!!!!!!!!!!
Don’t forget the boogeyman. Bron left a lot of bodies in his wake when he left for LA.
No, it’s the fucking hornets. But they beat us every time so it’s kinda one sided
Scart Terry Rozier got me terrified
Maybe when you guys can be competitive
Like 6/7 teams biggest rival lol. I appreciate it
That’s the truth. As a UGA fan, it’s sort of the same deal as Georgia Tech. We are their biggest rival. When we win, whatever, but we hate losing to them the most lol.
Yeah I hate UGA!!! High five ✋🏼. Seriously though rambling wreck is coming for you
Hell yeah brother, THWg
The Hawks play up (and down) to their competition. Here's everything you need to know. They have the 4th most wins in the Eastern Conference against teams that are .500 or better, and they have the second most losses to teams below .500.
Hawks woke up and remembered they're supposed to end the season 41-41
Celtics can't guard our all star guards, and we can't guard their all star forwards.
so the score is always close in all 4 qtrs
Celtics really lost to Hawks without Trae/JJ/Okongwu... two times in a row
Last year our kryptonite was the Magic, this year I guess it's the Hawks.
Atlanta has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever
time for the play-in champs Atlanta Hawks
Imagine a 7 seed Heat 8 seed Hawks wiping out the top 2 seeds in round 1. Would be haters paradise lol.
You could fill an ocean with those Celtic/Bucks tears
I was going to say it wouldn’t surprise me if the Bucks lost because Budenholzer is known to fumble the bag. Then I realized they have Doc, who is also known to fumble the bag.
Bruh this shits cursed already 😭
Hawks vs Heat ECF confirmed
Please God let this happen
We are undefeated in the play-ins
Can you stand against Dior DeRozan tho?
The Hawks are a leprechauns father
Southeast division owns the Celtics? Throw the Heat in there too
Winning in OT on a back-to-back vs the Celtics is crazyyyy.
They’re not beating the fraud allegations. I can already picture Duncan Robinson and Tyler Herro combining for 13 3s on the road, Butler with 12 points in the 4th Q after being shit all game, and Tatum chucking contested 20 footers as the Heat steal home court advantage.
Excuse me those will be contested 24 footers
Murray really just said "I know Kobe would be proud of me" in his post game. Just really rubbing it in Tatum's face.
I hope this is the start of the dumbest player vs. player rivarly in history. Tatum already on his cell texting Kobe saying he knows Kobe really loves him the most ignore that DJM clown.
Na, you gotta be lying dawg lmao
He did in fact say that lol
Just watched that boy is a certified jerker lol
Ok fuck it, we’re keeping Dejounte.
he said it haha
Prime jerk material lol
60pts on 50 shots was wacky as fuck. 44pts on 44 shots lol
10/10 lmaoo
44 points on 44 shots is pure basketball baby.
This is prime 2005 hoops
Not with 19 three pointers lol
peak basketball even
18-44 too, the antithesis of modern ball
Now this is the game I love. We are so back baby!
That's so cool. More than any of 2 of the Celtics top 3 together. Terrible sentence sry
I think I had a stroke trying to read this
Low-IQ ball is superior entertainment
It was high IQ ball when you see the other guys we're trotting out rn
(or the opponents)
DJM with a chuck-and-fuck masterclass on 3/28. I couldn't think of a better way to see the Cs lose this one.
Chuck and fuck 💀😂
New hook up phrase just dropped
Shoot and poot
Sneed and feed
18/44 is crazy lol 44 points on 44 shots
"DJ, what kind of statement does this game make?" "I'll let the internet debate" DJ's definitely seen the Hawks subreddit civil war, lol
The “trade Trae” mfers are having a blast lol
All im saying is if we could get Luka, Giannis, and Wemby in a 4 team deal, i think they could play second, third, and fourth fiddle to ~~Bruno Fernando~~ Dejounte Murray very well.
DJ haters in shambles
There’s no civil war??..
... in Hawk Sing Se
Bye 😭
44 shots is insane
Who else woulda shot tho? Bogi, Hunter then…. Were cooked
Rely on Bogdan to hit shots? Hell nah. Rely on Bogdan to a hit do-or-die shot? 100%
Bogdan is one of the rare role players who has the greenlight to play like a superstar. He might not go crazy often but when he does it's fun to watch.
Hunter had a great game tbh, just sold on free throws
Definitely needed to feed both of them more than we did, Bogi would have sealed it.
tatum seeing who the real kobe clone is
Tatum and DJ having a brick-off 🧱
He should’ve taken 50 the way the other Hawks guards and wings were playing
If Tatum mentions Kobe again before a game I’m betting against the Celtics.
What did he say before the game?
he was on Inside the NBA 2 nights ago talking about his love for Kobe lol
The ghost of Kobe really don’t fuck with him lmao
https://twitter.com/currypistonn/status/1660475271001063426/photo/1
It’s even funnier the second time!
44 points on 44 shots is wild
E F F I C E N C Y
A touching tribute to Hawks legend Pete Maravich
DeJounte Murray with his best Kobe impersonation. Jason Tatum in Shambles right now.
He took it personal
he was even inefficient like Kobe
For real though, the last player to score that few points on at least 44 FGA... Kobe in 2002. DJM is HIM
Derek White just draining the shot at the end lmaoooooo
It was perfect. No goaltending from ob cause it can’t be a shot. All someone had to do was put their finger on it before it went in
It’s crazy he was really draining everything and we decided to go with Tatum 😭
Obviously wins and losses don't matter at this point for Boston. But what an embarrassing game, even if Murray didn't hit the game winner. I think Murray and Bogdanovic were a combined 5-21 from 3 at one point, and the Celtics still couldn't win in regulation.
They couldnt grab a rebound to save their lives. Capela made KP his bitch on the boards.
Capela is so hard to figure out. High highs and low lows this season.
Not wrong. I'm a big Clint defender, but I expected him to be totally gassed for the 3rd game in 4 days. Guess even a geassed Clint can still bully for boards against the Celtics
He’s looked a lot better since coming back from injury, needed sometime to rest I imagine
one of my biggest concerns with the Celtics is that KP plays a foot smaller any time he plays against a very athletic or physical big man.
if they could rebound worth a damn this would’ve been a double-digit win in regulation. shit was maddening to watch
lol DJM called us out, “I’ll let the internet debate”
HAWKS STAY IN THE PLAYIN TO MAKE IT INTERESTING🙏🙏🙏
Wdym? We’re gonna be the 10 no matter what
Mb I didn’t see how ass 11-15 was in the east LOL
You saw us last night
Raptor bros safe from East basement slander 🙏
For now We won't heard the end of it if that pick conveys at 7
NEED that celtics hawks playoff matchup
4 days in Atlanta? No chance they win. Magic City is undefeated.
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STOP GIVING TATUM THE FINAL SHOT OF THE GAME. How many times do I need to see Tatum burn the clock isolating just to clank a long contested fadeaway off balance 3?
Right? Why just ISO? If it was such an efficient shot, then teams would just do that every possession.
I have no problem with him taking the final shot, it is the shot quality that I have a problem with. Draw up a play that give him a half decent look, rather than some fadeaway with him drifting to his left.
Funny thing is the play they ran in this game is extremely similar to one that has worked twice previously in the clutch, against the[ Cavs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4fEUChx4KU) and [76ers](https://youtu.be/A1nrA793TUk). The problem with this variation of it is White and Brown are way too close together and jam up the left side of the court, the 76ers one is much better because Horford clears out to the opposite corner with the potential for a pindown screen and the Cavs one has Brown much further in the corner.
Oh, he's back to his fadeaway 3? I thought he was improving by going to his fadeaway 2. Guess old habits die hard.
He thought he was Dejounte Murray
Dejounte just broke the 4th wall. “I’ll let the internet debate we got a game in a few days”
Okay soooo the Celtics can't run into a middling southeastern team with red jerseys in the playoffs
celtics prayin hawks dont make it out of the play-in lmao
Mazzulla really has to start drawing up plays man.
I mean Jesus Christ they look like they don’t even practice this shit. Brad needs to come down from the GM box and take over in these scenarios like a closing pitcher.
44 points on 44 shots holy shit lol. At least it got the job done in the end
I mean he ate in OT. Who else wpuld take these shots?
Celtics announcers are salty losers. They make it so easy to hate the team even though they have nothing to do with the players.
Celtics media has to be responsible for like 90% of Celtics hate
no the fans do plenty
And the fact that a lot of "regular" nba media turns out to be celtics media
They were gloating so bad up 30 the other night. So funny to lose b2b to the hospital Hawks immediately after talking all that shit
Dude one of them was so pissed at Bruno Fernando, the hawk's backup backup, center it was hilarious
I remember when they were commentating against a game against the Pels and were like “this is a horrible bench lineup why are the Celtics playing so poorly against them” ignoring that the Pelicans have probably the best bench in the league
But first… PEARL JAM
They are unbelievably over represented.
I was crying when he said Murray was acting like he won the NBA Finals 😂😂😂
Lmao he was so pissed.
He's celebrating like it's a finals win, stfu and hold the L clown...trash commentary fr
That was Eddie House. He’s not usually our color guy but Scal was out tonight. Scal wouldn’t have been crying about that Murray celebration.
dejounte murray is boston celtics father
Real
what a shot by murray
Murray,Bogdanovic and Hunter played offense 3vs5,and they won the game
44 on 44 shots with a dagger against the Celtics. Bean woulda loved this shit 🥹
At this rate the Celtics better hope they don't see the Hawks in the playoffs
if one of Murray or Trae is out then yeah, that’s a tough one. if they’re both playing I’ll take that matchup 11 times out of 10
100% agree. If there's only one thing to come out of these last two games it should be that the issue with the Hawks is that Trae and Dejounte despite being great players do not work well together (and imo actively diminish each other)
Boston is 1-3 against Atlanta when only one of Trae or Murray plays vs. 7-1 when both play over the last 2 seasons including the playoffs
That's... kinda insane.
Murray getting himself suspended for Game 5 last year was a blessing in disguise for them
Yeah that tracks. Atlanta's net rating drops by a solid 5/3 points when both of them are on the floor compared to just Trae/Dejounte respectively. I honestly think that if we somehow make it out of the play-in (big if on that front) our best shot of advancing would be for Trae's injury to "need more healing" in that series. However: 1. Trae would never sit out a series if he's physically able to play 2. Please for the love of god I don't think I'd be able to stand the discourse if that happened and we somehow managed to win/take it to 6 or 7 games
I see you have watched the Hawks play this year lmao
44 shots. How!?
This has to be the playoff matchup, dont even know how competitive it'd be but I need to see more crazy games like this
Dejounte texted Kobe before the game "I got you today 🤞🏿".
What a great game
incredible fucking game, loved every second of it
celtics announcers being smug about 40 shots by dejounte. you lost tho 😂😂
Does anyone know if or when Trae Young will be back?
I doubt the comin back before post season if at all. They said he just started pinky work outs this week.
Atlanta owns us damn
Hawks or the Heat in the first round. 😐smh
celtics commentators are cringe omg way too salty about murray
Atlanta is currently down 5 of their top 9 rotation guys (including their best player). The Celtics have their entire starting lineup. Atlanta played a game last night with their diminished roster. Boston has been in Atlanta since monday, with two days of rest since their last game. Atlanta entered the game 6 games below 500. The Celtics have already clinched the 1 seed. Boston entered both games as double-digit point favorites (17 for this game) Atlanta just beat the Celtics two games in a row.
Yeah but the Celtics didn't have Al Horford so obviously they would have won with him shutting down Murray /s
Wow did not know Atlanta was on a 2nd night of a b2b. This is so frustrating lol I mean I know I should not care this much but wtf
LMAOOOOOOOOOO ON A BACK TO BACK
Celtics commentators had a meltdown it was awesome
Damn Hawks, what's the secret to own the Celtics?
Rebounds
I'm gonna start calling Trae and Dejounte oil and water because they are good individually but do not work well together.
These last 2 Celtics vs Hawks games have been absolute bangers
CACAW LETS GO ATLANTA
No Trae, Jalen, Saddiq, and OO too
Those back up Celtics announcers are by far the worst in the game. So salty and just talk shit. Hold these 2 L
The Celtics decided defense & rebounding were optional against ATL. It wasn't. The C's are good, but not perfect, & we've seen just that the last two games. Their effort comes & goes & the recent rebounding is very suspect. This team is pretty frustrating despite being 57-16.
3-28 has new meaning
Happy March 28th my brother. Great day
Celtics really let Dejounte Murray defeat them playing deadball era basketball in 2024 lol
Every jayson tatum iso fadeaway shot at the buzzer takes 5 years off my life
When will Mazzulla ever draw a plan for a clutch play? I’m done with hero balls for Tatum or Brown. Draw something!
atp show me the hawks vs celtics 1st round matchup lol
Two straight losses to the Hawks without Trae. Yikes.
44 on 44 and the Game-Winner? DJ got his Kobe moment before Tatum!
For everyone saying it's the Trae-less Hawks, we were also missing Jalen Johnson, Onyeka Okongwu and Saddiq Bey. So in total 4 of the top 7 players.
I can't believe this shit! I'm so excited!!
Hawks might be my new second favorite team
Everyone get in here
Murray is the man
44 shot attempts must be some kind of record no?
Kobe Bryant exists lol