Celtics Eliminated From The Playoffs After Game 6 Loss

Friday, April 29, 2016
GoLocalWorcester Sports Team & Graphiq

The Boston Celtics fell 104-92 to the Atlanta Hawks in game 6 of their first round Eastern Conference playoff series. The Celtics are eliminated from playoff contention while the Hawks move on to face Cleveland. 

The Celtics trailed 41-33 at the half before allowing the Hawks to score 39 points in the 3rd quarter to blow the game open. 

Boston trailed by as much as 22 in the second half before battling back late in the fourth quarter to get as close as 11 but they never really threatened the Atlanta lead. 

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  • Tommy and or Max

    Whether you watch the games on TV or listen on the radio, or maybe a combination of both, you get to hear legends in Tommy Heinsohn and Cedric Maxwell. 

    Both offer insightful analysis while neither shows any love to the referees. 

    That's a "Tommy Point"

    Photo courtesy of goholycross.com

     

  • R.J. Hunter

    The Celtics selected 6'6"guard R.J. Hunter with the 28th pick in this past summers NBA Draft out of Georgia State. Hunter averaged a career high 20 points and five rebounds per game for the Panthers.

    Hunter is best known for his shot in the NCAA Tournament that helped Georgia State beat Baylor in the first round, and also saw his father fall off of his seat. 

    Hunter could turn out to be one of the steals of the NBA Draft as he is a good shooter, something that the Celtics need. 

     

  • Big Games

    The Celtics should be competitive this season and should be very much in playoff contention which means big basketball games will return to the TD Garden, which got a taste of them last season. 

    Games against the Cavaliers, Warriors and division foes will be major games during the season. 

    Then there are games against the Lakers with Kobe Bryant, and the returns of Paul Pierce and Doc Rivers with the Clippers and Rajon Rondo with Sacramento. 

    These games, amongst others, are something to be excited about. 

     

  • Avery Bradley

    While his offense continues to come along, Avery Bradley's on ball defense is always fun to watch.

    Last season, Bradley averaged 1.1 steals per game, second best on the Celtics behind Marcus Smart, who averaged 1.5. 

    The question surrounding Bradley is, can he stay healthy? 

    Bradley played 77 games last season for the Celtics, however, in the two seasons prior, he only played 60 and 50 games respectively. 

     

  • Higher Expectations

    Last season, the Celtics finished 40-42 overall and got into the playoffs as a 7 seed in the Eastern Conference. However, the C's were quickly swept in the first round by the Cleveland Cavaliers who would go on to lose in the NBA Finals to Golden State.

    This season, expectations are higher, going from "hopefully they make the playoffs," to "they should make the playoffs this season." With higher expectations, the pressure will begin to build on third year head coach Brad Stevens.

     

  • David Lee

    The Boston Celtics acquired 6'9" forward David Lee on June 27 in a trade with the NBA Champion Golden State Warriors that saw Boston give up Gerald Wallace and Chris Babb. 

    In 2014-15 with the Warriors, Lee averaged eight points per game on 51 % shooting from the field while also pulling down five rebounds per game in 18 minutes of play. 

    Lee is a 10 year NBA veteran and a two time all-star with career averages of 15 points and 9 rebounds per game in 695 games played. 

     

    Photo courtesy of Keith Allison/flickr

     
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