Game On!: Celtics @ Hawks, March 19, 2012

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Check out GameChannel to track the stats of any game being played tonight.

Follow this link:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba

and scroll down to the Scoreboard (on the right hand side) and find the link to the GameChannel there. (You may have to wait for the game to start)

Pick GameChannel, wait for it to load. It may take a while, but it is worth it.

Down the right side, there is play-by-play. You can pick any quarter and move the side bar to move up or down. At the top are all the other games playing that night. You can pick any one of the games at the top and switch over to it.

Game Info shows simple stats and shot location. Box Score gives multiple stats, as you would expect.

There is a lot more to it, check it out!!

Go Celtics!!!

Boston (23-21) at Atlanta (26-19)

Tipoff: 7:30 pm EDT Mon Mar 19, 2012

TV: CSNE

Game Preview;

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/preview;_ylt=Ag7Ia2xRvuY05QyVuFrcBM28vLYF?gid=2012031901

Anyone home?

I got video but no audio.

nice block by Steamer on Zaza

I thought they'd get Zaza on a travel.

I like Steamer's intimidation factor. He's making them change shots.

When Rondo runs, we are good!

So far, the only Celtic I've seen playing his normal game is Stiemsma. He has singlehandedly been responsible for denying at least four Hawks scores—and maybe more.

15-12 after 1. Not exactly Showtime, is it?

Josh Smith starting hot. How much do you want to bet he disappears in the 2nd half. That's his way.

sam wrote:Anyone home?

Hi Sam and Bob,

Slow start for Celtics.
Tough stretch for them.

tjmakz wrote:

sam wrote:Anyone home?

Hi Sam and Bob,

Slow start for Celtics.
Tough stretch for them.

Hi TJ. Nice to see you (you know what I mean).

Hi Guys,

So I got here in time to see Rondo take a bad shot, Pierce charging and Dooley coming into the game.

Maybe I should exit and try it again!

I'm glad Smith and the rest of the Hawks have shown a tendency to succumb to less probable shots.

The good news is that we're only down 3 even though we shot 25% in the first quarter.

bobheckler wrote:

tjmakz wrote:

sam wrote:Anyone home?

Hi Sam and Bob,

Slow start for Celtics.
Tough stretch for them.

Hi TJ. Nice to see you (you know what I mean).

I've been following all the threads, just haven't had anything to add.
Very little Lakers talk around here anymore.

nice baseline drive by Bradley. It's what he's good at. Too bad he stepped out.

Year after year the Hawks remind me of a good team that has some decent parts but are never really contenders.

Josh Smith is the only player I like on their team and he often doesn't play up to his potential.

The Celts are uncharacteristically getting a lot of the long rebounds off the defensive boards.

Keyon Dooling's one-on-one in the fullcourt against Jerry Stackhouse and he veers off into the corner. Pathetic.

tjmakz wrote:Year after year the Hawks remind me of a good team that has some decent parts but are never really contenders.

Josh Smith is the only player I like on their team and he often doesn't play up to his potential.

I like Zaza. Good role player. Physical. Hits his FTs.

We are a better interior defending team with Steamer in there. I know that sounds obvious, he's 611", but he changes so many shots.

2 blocks in 8 minutes and more than double that in intimidations.

A couple things that I like seeing tonight: good defense and 3 or 4 Celtics around the basket fighting for defensive rebounds.

Hi Berlin!

Dickerson just reiterated that Doc and Danny are confidence of adding at least one big by Friday. They're going for bulk. At the sound of that, my mind immediately went to Gazurak, and Mike mentioned him too as a high energy guy.

At least JO has ended the agony and has finally decided on surgery.

Anybody interested in J.J. Hickson?