Final
Hawks look to down undefeated Celtics
Nov 9, 2007 - 3:35 PM Atlanta (2-2) at Boston (3-0) 7:30 pm ESTBOSTON (Ticker) -- If the Atlanta Hawks are going to be taken seriously, they will have to pass a tough test on Friday.
The upstart Hawks hope to capture back-to-back wins when they visit the undefeated Boston Celtics in an Eastern Conference matchup.
In his fourth season, Atlanta coach Mike Woodson seems to have his club heading in the right direction and looking like their ready to end their nine-year postseason absence.
In their last outing, Josh Smith had 22 points and 10 boards and Marvin Williams added 20 and 12 as the Hawks stunned the Phoenix Suns with Wednesday's 105-96 victory at home.
Williams, the second overall selection in 2005, has seemed to finally live up to his promise. He is averaging 17.7 points in four games this season.
The Celtics, meanwhile, are enjoying early success with the "Big Three" of Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce.
On Wednesday, the trio combined for 71 points as Boston routed the Denver Nuggets 119-93 with 38 of those points coming in their franchise record-setting first quarter.
"We are just scratching the surface on what we could be," Pierce said. "We are no where where we want to be, but we are getting closer each and every day."
Boston suffered a blow to its reserve when forward James Posey went down with lower back spasms midway through the second and did not return. He is listed at day-to-day.
- NBA
ATLANTA 83
BOSTON 106 FINAL
Nov 9 9:56 PM - NBA
ATLANTA 61
BOSTON 74 END, 3RD QTR
Nov 9 9:22 PM - NBA
ATLANTA 41
BOSTON 55 HALFTIME
Nov 9 8:41 PM - NBA
END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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ATLANTA 24 24
BOSTON 19 19 END 1ST QTR
HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER
ATL - AL HORFORD 9, JOE JOHNSON 2, JOSH SMITH
2
BOS - KEVIN GARNETT 13, PAUL PIERCE 8, RAY
ALLEN 3
Nov 9 8:04 PM
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