Anyway, what did the Celtics in this game was again getting off to a god-awful start, which has been a recurring theme for the past few weeks. They kept pace with Atlanta in the other 3 quarters but it was meaningless when they put themselves in such a hole. The Miami comeback was an anomaly, this team isn't talented enough even at full strength to spot the opposing team 15+ points every night and expect to still win.
1st quarter
Celtics 3-23 (11.5%), 7 points
5 turnovers
Hawks 9-22 (40.9%), 24 points
4 turnovers
2nd-4th quarters
Celtics 25-65 (38.5%), 65 points
9 turnovers
Hawks 23-60 (38.3%), 65 points
11 turnovers
Hopefully with them heading back home they can feed off the crowd in the 1st and play like with some fukking energy. Most likely not going to win this series regardless but they at least have a chance to make it respectable. Already have trouble attracting FA's, getting embarrassed in the playoffs two years in a row certainly won't help matters