Monday, January 11, 2010

January 11th Game Thread: Atlanta (23-13) @ Boston (26-9)

TIP-OFF: 7:30pm (EST)

TELEVISION
: SportSouth, NBATV

CHAT: Daily Dime Live

RADIO: Hawks Radio Network, Audio League Pass

GAME NOTES: Hawks/Celtics

ATLANTA INJURY REPORT: None.

BOSTON INJURY REPORT
: Kevin Garnett and Marquis Daniels are out.

BY THE NUMBERS

Team Poss Off Eff eFG% FT Rate OR% TO%
ATL (off)
90.4
1.132
51.1 21.1
27.4 13.6
BOS (def)
90.5 1.027 47.8
30.2
26.8
17.9

Team Poss Off Eff eFG% FT Rate OR% TO%
ATL (def)
90.4
1.073
50.2 27.7
26.6 16.3
BOS (off)
90.5 1.107 52.9
25.4
24.6
17.0

FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY: Boston -4.5, 189.5 o/u

OTHER PERSPECTIVES: CelticsHub, CelticsBlog

PREVIOUSLY, THE BOSTON CELTICS...bounced back from their 93-85 loss in Atlanta Friday night with a 114-107 win in Toronto yesterday.

The Celtics get plenty of credit for their team defense. It's fully deserved as they're second in the league in defensive efficiency despite Kevin Garnett playing just 52% of the team's minutes. What's sometimes overlooked is the balance of their offensive attack. The top 7 Celtics in minutes played (Ray Allen, Rondo, Pierce, Perkins, Garnett, Wallace, and House) all average between 20.3 (Rondo) and 26.9 (Pierce) points per 100 possessions with all five starters above the league average in TS%. Now, they have to be that efficient when shooting because they turn the ball over so much (5th-most often in the league).

The Hawks, in comparison, are somewhat more spread out:

NamePts/100
Johnson29.9
Crawford29.4
Josh Smith24.4
Horford21.3
Williams18.4
Bibby18.4

Consider this an open thread for all pre-game, in-game, and post-game (but pre-recap) thoughts.

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