Hawks Celtics

• ATLANTA - Atlanta Hawks coach Larry Drew always sets the goal of making the opponent call the first time out in a game.
(Chicago Tribune)
• The Atlanta Hawks came out fast and made the Celtics look old for most of the game. It looked as if the time off that Celtics coach Doc Rivers gave his veterans caused them to look rusty. Ultimately, that rust cost them the game.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• The result of this game is no longer the primary concern for Boston. A bigger and much more important question is whether their star point guard is going to be able to suit up for the second game in the series.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• Celtics guard Ray Allen is out for Sundays Game 1 of an Eastern Conference quarterfinals series against the Hawks. ATLANTA -- Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen is out for Sundays Game 1 of an Eastern Conference quarterfinals series against the Atlanta Hawks.
(Abc Local Web)
• The Celtics [team stats] just couldn't dig themselves out of the hole they created in the first 10 minutes. They fell behind 29-12 and never recovered, despite outplaying the Hawks for the final 38 minutes.
(Boston Herald)
• ATLANTA — The Boston Celtics lost Game 1 — and they may have lost their floor leader for Game 2.
(Palm Beach Post)
• Putting the clamps on Joe Johnson and Josh Smith are the keys to grabbing a victory when playing the Atlanta Hawks. Tonight, however, a third wheel proved to be the deciding factor.
(NBA)
• Each week our good friends at CelticsHub play a game of 5-on-5 to tackle the hot topics surrounding the Boston Celtics.
(ESPN)
• Doc Rivers said before tonight's game that his players were itching for the postseason to start. They had a funny way of showing it. The Celtics were completely overwhelmed by the Hawks in the first period.
(Boston Herald)