Sat Jan 22, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Boston CelticsCeltics
68
away
Chemistry
Cold
Atlanta HawksHawks
119
home
Chemistry
Tense
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston CelticsCeltics | 33 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 68 |
| Atlanta HawksHawks | 33 | 31 | 35 | 20 | 119 |
After Action Report
The Hawks ran roughshod over the Celtics 119-68. The Celtics had no answer for the variance gods tonight. Hawks' defenders refused to give up clean looks; Celtics' skid keeps deepening — heads down on both ends. The Hawks locker room is humming, and it showed. The Celtics rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Garbage time started early.
What tipped it
- Hawks · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
- Celtics · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
- Celtics · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.