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Painful Reminders (Part I): The Celtics Drafted JaJuan Johnson Instead of Jimmy Butler

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Statement Game? Celtics 92, Hawks 97

Posted by Michael Pina on Apr 20, 2012 2893236 comments2012-04-21+02%3A37%3A17Michael+Pina

Boston Celtics

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Final
Recap | Box Score

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Atlanta Hawks

	Sasha Pavlovic, SF 24 MIN \| 2-3 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 4 REB \| 3 AST \| 4 PTS \| -7 Quiet game from Sasha. And honestly, he didn’t do anything cool enough to make my notepad.
	Brandon Bass, PF 37 MIN \| 4-15 FG \| 2-2 FT \| 5 REB \| 3 AST \| 10 PTS \| -8 Brandon Bass bludgeoned his field goal percentage to death with a shovel, then left it beside a dumpster behind Phillips Arena. He kept shooting even though the shots weren’t falling, most of them contested. Bass’ scouting report now consists of two words: Guard him.
	Greg Stiemsma, C 10 MIN \| 2-2 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 2 REB \| 1 AST \| 4 PTS \| -11 No real playing time for Stiemsma tonight, so no real opportunity for him to do anything. However, in the opening minutes he made Jason Collins look like a 2001 version of Shaq, so there was that. Good that he got some rest along with everybody else.
	Keyon Dooling, PG 32 MIN \| 7-10 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 2 REB \| 3 AST \| 17 PTS \| -15 Dooling had 10 first half points including a REALLY pretty floater that made me adjust my television set. His efficiency and leadership in this one was awesome. His perimeter defense was not.
	Avery Bradley, SG 37 MIN \| 12-22 FG \| 3-4 FT \| 1 REB \| 3 AST \| 28 PTS \| -5 One of the toughest defenses in basketball knew he was coming and they couldn’t do anything about it. Bradley turned the corner tight like a grand prix driver, got to the basket at will, commanded his jumper, and had a career night when the Celtics needed it. Things are getting scary with this guy.
	Marquis Daniels, SG 34 MIN \| 5-12 FG \| 2-4 FT \| 8 REB \| 3 AST \| 12 PTS \| +9 The most pleasant surprise of the game. Daniels initiated the offense and became Boston’s go-to scorer down the stretch. It’s still scary to see him run a fast break, but overall a pretty good game.
	Ryan Hollins, C 30 MIN \| 4-5 FG \| 0-2 FT \| 5 REB \| 1 AST \| 8 PTS \| +4 Ryan Hollins made a casual appearance on the offensive glass which was really nice of him. (And by casual, I mean amazing.) Great hustle from Hollins who might’ve been motivated by the Sean Williams signing?
	Sean Williams, PF 3 MIN \| 0-0 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 1 REB \| 0 AST \| 0 PTS \| 0 Not enough playing time to judge, but he was asked to defend the pick and roll on one possession and literally spun around in a circle.
	JaJuan Johnson, F 15 MIN \| 2-7 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 1 REB \| 0 AST \| 4 PTS \| -3 We’re so used to seeing Kevin Garnett knock down that mid-range shot like it’s a layup. Johnson isn’t there yet. What I really liked though was some defensive versatility, stepping out on a trigger happy Vladimir Radmanovic and doing a pretty good job.
	E’Twaun Moore, G 19 MIN \| 1-5 FG \| 2-2 FT \| 4 REB \| 1 AST \| 5 PTS \| +11 The one shot he hit was a huge corner three to cut Atlanta’s lead to one with under a minute left in the third quarter. Impressive shot. But on a macro-level, Moore plays too much like a baby deer curiously frolicking beside a freeway.

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