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Top-seeded Celtics finally eliminate Hawks with Game 7 rout
Kevin Garnett had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Paul Pierce scored 22 points, and the top-seeded Celtics turned back the pesky Hawks with a 99-65 victory Sunday in Game 7 of their first-round series, earning a second-round matchup with LeBron James and the Cavaliers.

Hawks report: Notes, quotes
--General manager Billy Knight has stepped down after six years in that role with the Hawks

Hawks report: Roster
ROTATION
Starters -- Point guard Mike Bibby, Shooting guard Joe Johnson, Small forward Marvin Williams, Power forward Josh Smith, Center Al Horford

Hawks report: Getting inside
Now that the Hawks' magic carpet ride through the playoffs has ended, it's time for the real work to begin.

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Injuries

PG	Speedy Claxton	Knee	Out
SF	Marvin Williams	Suspension	Suspend
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Transactions

5/7	Marvin Williams	GF	League Suspension
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Rumor Mill

The Boston Globe reports that there could be some interest in Josh Smith from other organizations when he becomes a free agent this summer. Last year, Smith turned down an extension worth $45 million over five years, and Smith would apparently be less happy about remaining a Hawk if coach Mike Woodson remains with the team. (updated: 05/04/2008)

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atlfalcon fan

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One Down One To Go

Knight is gone now we need to lose Woodson.

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Hawks fans...

Has your team ever considered trying to get Shawn Marion from the Heat? I figured the only real weakness on you teams starting 5 is Marvin Williams and Marion will be an instant upgrade over h ...(more)

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sman1965

I can see that sman1965 bothers almost every team on their message board. While trash talking is fun, just seeing this guys posts makes me fell like I am back in the 3rd grade.

I am proposing a boycott of any thread he starts, and to any posts he makes on other threads as well...

Maybe he will start to talk smart sports conversation or maybe he will jus ...(more)

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Billy Knight and Mike Woodson

(POLL) I don't know about you guys but the playoffs affected my decision. What should Atlanta Spirit do??

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Punk Foul By Marvin Williams on Celtic Rondo

What a cheap shot flagarant foul by Marvin Williams on Rondo.

You're getting killed - so why do that?

(I'm not aCeltic fan) But I did love the pay-back pick by Garnett. It was a clean pick but I guess they felt inclined to call a foul. One was mugging ...(more)

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Final

Atlanta (3-4)

Boston (4-3) «

Players of the Game
BOS - P. Pierce (Pts:22, Reb:8, Ast:3)
ATL - J. Johnson (Pts:16, Reb:3, Ast:1)

GameCenter: Recap

Schedule

APRIL /MAY
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
27	28 BOS W 97-92	29	30 @BOS L 85-110	1	2 BOS W 103-100	3
4 @BOS L 65-99	5	6	7	8	9	10
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Power Ranking

Current	Team	Previous
17	Hawks · Trends	16
The Hawks are 0-3 against the Celtics this season with the average margin of victory at 14.1 points. In 33 games with Atlanta, Mike Bibby is averaging 14.1 points.
Complete Rankings

Southeast Division
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
y-Orlando	52	30	0.634	-	25 - 16	27 - 14
x-Washington	43	39	0.524	9	25 - 16	18 - 23
x-Atlanta	37	45	0.451	15	25 - 16	12 - 29
Charlotte	32	50	0.390	20	21 - 20	11 - 30
Miami	15	67	0.183	37	9 - 32	6 - 35

Statistics

Offense
Player	GP	PPG	RPG	APG
Joe Johnson	7	20.0	3.9	4.0
Josh Smith	7	15.7	6.4	2.9
Al Horford	7	12.6	10.4	3.6
Marvin Williams	7	11.4	4.0	0.7
Mike Bibby	7	10.3	3.1	3.1
Josh Childress	7	7.1	5.7	1.6
Zaza Pachulia	7	4.1	2.9	0.3
Salim Stoudamire	3	4.0	0.3	0
Acie Law	7	3.0	0.3	1.1
Jeremy Richardson	3	0.7	0	0
Solomon Jones	7	0.6	1.1	0.1
Mario West	6	0.3	0.3	0
Speedy Claxton	0	0	0	0
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