ATL: Hawks Show Bright Spots in Defeat to Boston Celtics

The stat-book says it. The white pages dressed with seas of black characters declare it. The Hawks should have won that game. Atlanta suffered another anguish flavored defeat by the hands of the Boston Celtics however there is no reason the youngsters should bifurcate. Atlanta has lost two games against the defending champions this season the first game by the hands of a fadeaway Paul Pierce dagger and the second by poor shooting. I'm going with the notion that the first game was simply a fluke or the wrath of the Truth. Last night's 88-85 loss was a result of the Hawks' shooting themselves in the foot rather than aiming at the basket. Distasteful officiating also could be to blame but you can't deny how atrocious the Hawks starters were field-goal wise. All five starters missed six shots or more, including Joe Johnson who missed ten field goal attempts and dependable point guard Mike Bibby missed 11. Together the tandem went 11-for-32 from the field, the worst point-shooting guard performance of ... (link)