Ainge: Won't Let Avery Bradley Play Until 100 Percent
Even if Avery Bradley thinks he is ready to play in Boston's playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks, Celtics president Danny Ainge may not let him.
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Even if Avery Bradley thinks he is ready to play in Boston's playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks, Celtics president Danny Ainge may not let him.
The first half of the Celtics' Game 1 loss to the Atlanta Hawks was bad. Their first quarter of Game 2 was far, far worse.
The Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 89-72 Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the opening-round series.
The Celtics can't beat the Hawks without the help of Marcus Smart, but the second-year guard has to show better decision making after a costly blunder at the end of Game 1.
What we'll be watching for as the Celtics try to even their playoff series against the Hawks and steal home court advantage in Game 2.
The Celtics fell behind early in Game 1 but made a furious comeback, letting the Hawks know they're in for a tough series. Can Boston take Game 2 in Atlanta and steal home court advantage from the Hawks?
The Celtics could be without two of their best three-point shooters on Tuesday night.
When Jae Crowder hit a go-ahead 3-point shot to cap Boston's 19-point comeback and give the Celtics their first lead of the game midway through the fourth quarter, few noticed a hobbling Avery Bradley trailing the play.
The Celtics wiped out a 17-point halftime deficit to take a fourth quarter lead, but were unable to hold on as they fell in Game 1 of their playoff series versus the Atlanta Hawks.
Officially, the Boston Celtics will be 5.5-point underdogs to the Atlanta Hawks for Game 1 of the NBA Playoff series.
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With the loss to Atlanta, Boston has just a half-game lead over the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets.
Forward Paul Millsap led seven Hawks in double figures with 25 points in a 121-97 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday.
The Boston Celtics scored their best win of the young season by downing the Atlanta Hawks 106-93 on Friday night.
Paul Pierce almost added another memorable chapter to his legendary career of trash talking Thursday night before Hawks' center Al Horford forced a rewrite.
At age 37, Paul Pierce showed the NBA on Saturday night why you can still call him the Truth.
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"You still need stars!"
The win, improbable as it was, came on a night where the Celtics shot 32.3%, their worst shooting night of the year.
The red hot Hawks travel to Boston Wednesday to face the Celtics at TD Garden.
Jeff Teague scored 19 points, Kyle Korver added 17 and the Atlanta Hawks helped their playoff chances with a 105-97 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
