If the Celtics were tired heading into Game 4, they sure fooled everyone. Boston’s stars were able to play limited minutes on Sunday night as the Celtics ran past the Hawks again and again to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round series.
Josh Smith is a textbook example of the type of multi-dimensional big man who have followed in Kevin Garnett’s footsteps. And for all Garnett’s wisdom and savvy, he no longer has the foot-speed or the explosiveness to handle Smith one-on-one, which is one of the main reasons why Atlanta will win the series.