Round 1 breakdown Boston vs Atlanta

Celtics Pride: Stifling Defense Grounds Hawks, 99-65

David Friedman posted 5/5/2008 from 20secondtimeout.blogspot.com

In most cases, seventh games are death for the road team and that was certainly true on Sunday when Boston hammered Atlanta 99-65. The 65 points are the second fewest scored in a seventh game in the shot clock era and the Celtics also held the Hawks to .293 shooting from the field, the best defensive field goal percentage performance in a seventh game in the shot clock era.

Megliola: Celtics bring the intensity

CelticsBlog found this 5/5/2008 on www.metrowestdailynews.com

This is how easy it was. The Garden psychopaths were calling for Brian Scalabrine in the third quarter. Scal was wearing dress pants, a suit jacket and a fancy blue-striped shirt at the time. It was that kind of game; that is, no contest at all. ...

Cleveland: The Anti-Hawks

CelticsBlog found this 5/5/2008 on redsarmy.wordpress.com

Thank GOD that’s over. I’m thrilled that the bandwagon fans of Atlanta, who waited until hours before game 3 to get excited and sell out their building, have a good team to look forward to next year. They lost (and won) because of ...

Crisis averted

CelticsBlog found this 5/5/2008 on www.boston.com

I have to say, I had bad feelings going into that Game 7. Very bad feelings.

Nearly burned by Hawks, Celtics learn about consistency the hard way - NBA

CelticsBlog found this 5/5/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

Kevin Garnett AP Photo/Charles Krupa Kevin Garnett roared his approval of the Celtics' thorough dismantling of the Hawks in Game 7. BOSTON -- Amid a deafening din that was as unrelenting as the Boston Celtics' vaunted defense, it was easy to get ...