“They’re a team that obviously is very good,” Hawks forward Josh Childress said. “I like our chances. We match up pretty well with them. In the games we played them we have played well, but we weren’t able to finish. I feel like we’re still trying to get better at that. We’re a team that has nothing to lose. We’re going to go out there and just fight.”

I respect Josh Childress' confidence but I don't quite get how the Hawks match-up well with the Celtics. We beat them by 23, 10 and 10 this season. KG dropped 27 points, 19 rebounds, six assists and three blocks in the first win. Paul Pierce went off for 30 pts and 6 rebounds in the second win. And in the final game, Sam Cassell scored 15 of his 20 pts in the fourth quarter as the Celtics' backups beat Atlanta. I'll be stunned if this series goes 5 games.

Chuck - Red's Army

Is there another franchise in pro sports more embarrassing than the Knicks right now? What Isiah Thomas did to that team is criminal. If it happened to fans in any other city, I would have sympathy. But since it's New York, I'll continue to laugh my ass off.