Josh Smith Already Hinting About Joining The Celtics

“When you’re playing in an environment like the Boston Garden, they have probably the best fans,” Smith paused, and then thought better of completely throwing Atlanta fans under the bus, adding, “some of the best fans in the whole entire league. Like I said before, I was a little jealous, you know what I mean?

“The fans out here are so supportive of their team,” he said. “You go out and look in the stands, there’s nothing but Celtics jerseys and I don’t see a trace of red in there, you know what I mean? Understanding that the fans are that passionate, it adds an extra advantage for them. A bad shot can be as good as a turnover when you’re playing against a team like Boston, especially with the fanbase that they have.”

I have always wanted Josh Smith and I have always wanted KG to tutor him. With the team in limbo after this year and with the Celtics having 2 1st round picks, this could be the year. There have been rumors that Smith and the Celtics have been flirting for years and he never has anything but good things to say about Boston. So IF we were able to get a guy like Josh Smith and have Rajon, Bradley, Smith, KG, Pierce, Jeff Green, Brandon Bass, we are talking about a great transitional team going forward. The Hawks are in a bind with Joe Johnson making a ton, and with Horford needing a max contract coming up.

This could be a pipe dream, but man.

Also, thanks Josh for giving our fans praise, we do own the best fans in Boston.

101 Celtics, 79 Hawks

It's weird because this is the performance I would expect in game 3, not in game 4. In game 3 they needed overtime to defeat the Hawks without Josh Smith and Al Horford, in game 4 they absolutely rolled the Hawks from start to finish with Josh Smith and Al Horford back in the line up.

It was a great game, and I would take a win like last night over an OT win anyday. Other than a small scare with Paul Pierce's knee (which he says is fine) the Celtics played pretty flawlessly. Speaking of Pierce, he was incredible in 17 minutes of play Pierce had 24 points on 10-13 shooting, just on fire. Rajon Rondo once again played like a man possessed and absolutely torched Jeff Teague and in 35 minutes he had 20 points 8-11 shooting, 16 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 turnover. Incredible. Brandon Bass, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Keyon Dooling all scored in double figures.

This game was great not only because it put the Celtics in a position to take the series next game, but it was huge that our starters had a chance to rest. Next game is on Tuesday in the ATL.