The Blue Workhorse

After winning the Eastern Conference Atlantic Division and having the best record, not only in the Eastern Conference but in all of the NBA, during the regular season, the Boston Celtics entered the playoffs with aspirations of hoisting the golden trophy as NBA Champions this season.

However, it could be the lowly eighth-seeded below .500 Atlanta Hawks that ultimately lead to the all-powerful Celtics demise. How is that? How could a 37-45 squad bring down the dominant 66-16 team that beat them in five consecutive contests prior to Game 3 of the first round?

A lot of interesting stuff took place in Philips Arena on Saturday night as not only an NBA game took place but there was an NBA doubleheader: Pat Riley fell to 0-4 in doubleheaders, Shawn Marion technically played and lost for two different teams on the same day, and the Miami Heat are still really bad at basketball.

When all was said and done, the result of the replayed game was the same, Joe Johnson just scored three less points as no one scored in the replay, which lasted approximately two minutes. The Hawks were triumphant 114-111.

The Royal Court dancers, as the Kings’ dancers are named, got themselves into some hot water a couple of weeks ago and could possibly face disciplinary actions after some photos of the dancers were taken from PhotoBucket galleries and began making their rounds on blogs such as Don Chavez and WithLeather. Many of the photos are sexually suggestive and some have the dancers drinking in their uniforms. While all of the photos can be found here and here at WithLeather, below is one of the tame photos from those found:

For a team that has failed to make the playoffs for 9 years, Atlanta Hawks’ fans finally were supposed to have something to look forward to — a veteran point guard, who is capable of pushing the ball in the open court and distributing in transition, in Mike Bibby.

Instead, Hawks’ fan (only in the Atlanta or Los Angeles areas of course) were treated to an absolutely abysmal performance Tuesday night! The LA Lakers mopped the floor with the Hawks to the tune of a 122-93 thumping.

I’ve been lucky enough to be in attendance for a string of great games…

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Now that you’ve heard about my ‘fortunate fan’ experience, let’s hear about your best ‘fortunate fan’ story.

What great game or unforgettable moment were you able to be in attendance for?

Al Horford has been playing great basketball for the Atlanta Hawks. Not only is he a possibility for the Rookie of the Year award, despite what Kevin Durant has done this year, but Horford could be the next Dwight Howard.

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