Posted by Dave as Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, NBA at 4:05 PM CDT on May 3rd, 2008

Going into this Hawks/Celtics series, I didn’t have much hopes. I told myself from the beginning, “Win one game and I’ll be happy. That’s all I need.” Here I sit, three wins later, and I wonder if we can actually win the series. Can the Hawks — the same team that hadn’t been in the playoffs in nine years and was seven games under .500 — actually take this thing against the best team in the NBA (record-wise, anyway).
I’ve been to all three games at home, and I’ve seen each build a little more momentum. Game 1 featured a less than packed crowd that was very giddy to see the home team win; Game 2 featured a packed crowd that was amped from Zaza and KG’s face-to-face confrontation; and Game 3, well, Game 3 featured a record setting packed crowd at Phillips Arena, and a buzz the likes the city has never seen in the NBA.
The final game, Game 7, is tomorrow afternoon at 12:30. I’m not getting my hopes up — the Hawks, as we’ve noticed, have a tendency to play great at home and sorry in Boston. But I didn’t expect to win three of these, so I wouldn’t be super surprised if we won a fourth.