Good game to watch! Return of 'Toine <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> <font size="5"><font color="DarkGreen">C's vs Hawks: 106-94 - Return of 'Toine II </font></font> I was excited to watch this game. It had nice subtext and plots going into it and the characters did not fail to hit thier performances. Antoine Walker came into town tonight for his latest meeting against the Celtics, in Boston. Last time he came as a League and Western Conference front-running Dallas Maverick. This time, as an Atlanta Hawk, he travels back to town with a bad ATL team who's got alot of young potential, but no "NOW" players, except Walker and probably Al Harrington, who can realistically still meet the criteria for both types after forcing a trade out of Indiana so he could start. Before the game, Doc Rivers interview with Mike Gorman yeilded the following comment on Antoine Walker in relation to the Celtics Defense:<font color="DarkGreen"> "Well, you know 'Toine. When he's on, he's a tough cover..........When he off.........well, that's a good thing for us"</font>. Tonight, 'Toine would mostly prove to be a tough cover. Then of course, you have the element of the Celtics #2 go-to scorer/player, Ricky Davis. It was fairly clear he sent a message tonight, whether purposeful or not, that he was quite capable of helping Paul shoulder the load that Walker used to. Ok, enough of the subtext, let's play ball.</div>
this was a very good game. i noticed that the c's pushed the ball alot, i'm hoping that this is because gary payton finally got it into pierces head that the game could be alot easier for them if they were to push the ball. I think the c's played a very good unselfish game.
Very entertaining game, it was clear that Pierce was looking to make a statement to Toine, sort of like when you get to play against a sibling. Even though Davis scored more points, Pierce was easily the best player on the floor. Nice to see him returning to "dominating the game" form. Hopefully this is a sign that the offense has clicked and we can expect more games like this from him.
