Hawks (2-2) at Celtics (3-0) 11/9

[DERRENMATTS]

Question: are the Hawks that good, or were we just sloppy tonight? Both are legit observations, and it may be a case of both.

These Hawks were competing against us early on, and they didn't quite go away till the 4th quarter. They also beat the Suns and the Mavs, so I don't know if we can consider that lucky.

On our end, we did commit a lot of turnovers, which led to a lot of points for them. But they had spurts where they were making us work.

Ultimately, we proved to be too much for the Hawks, but this game was much harder than the game we played against the Nuggets. I don't think anyone thought the Hawks would be this much improved.

[Roadrunner]

I think the Hawks are a decent club. Some of their countless lottery picks have improved, and Hortford maybe the ROY. However, they lack experience.

[cfoo]

YEah they have a nice collection of forwards and guards with Smith, Marvins Williams, JJ, Horford and Law. Sheldon Williams and Lue aren't horrible either. They are a good young team. They played us pretty tough, but we were too much for them.