Steve Holman, Hawks Radio Play by Play: Team that wins Game 2 will take the series

My home. -- to play with the. It brought out. -- people did. Official. Bullhorn Rondo Brooklyn -- didn't leave personal look carefully you. Because back. -- -- And that's always Steve -- our friend was correct he is the dean of NBA broadcasters in his 27. Season. Behind the microphone of Atlanta -- radio network recruits. Dating back to Boston the Boston Celtics Johnny most and -- hometown Lawrence Massachusetts Steve joins us some AT&T outline AT&T Ford GL TT want to talk Steve how are you. Border wars epic were. All cut cut cut it to the better -- How much easier. Will hawks lives beat tonight without Rajon Rondo in the lineup for the Celtics in your estimation Steve. Well you know I don't Wikipedia's. As everybody thinks. You know either defect carrier -- the -- -- score mobile was or. I think that one and a half what you had was set by Whitey Bulger at the jail. Or it it and I got here in The Herald the may be right it seems a little low. I think an actual line -- before but. You know that the Celtics might like he wanted to happened. Let it beat out of that may I don't think it's going to be as easy as everyone thinks because. You know -- human nature sometimes -- -- about the lineup and you think well this is going to be using your. And I don't Bradley didn't have a good game in game one but. The last time they played here that the game nobody played in the early I mean he's he went often games so I mean he's certainly is capable of that then. In our guys rated their partly match and I know but yeah well corporate only played ten games this year you know did not RT two years in a row and he hasn't been what the -- all that time the Zaza Pachulia who. You know get under Garnett skin. It has been well do what he's not gonna be back most likely for the rest of this series so aux are sorted to that but in order have been able to. To do a pretty good job all the veteran guys that they have on the bench. They Steve what's more likely to happen tonight in game two that Josh Smith will play that well again or that Joseph Johnson will play that poorly again. I don't think Joseph will play that poorly again I I don't -- I expect -- you know it was it was so who we are really that good that Pearson and Joseph had to kind of games that they did in game one expect ultimately. To bounce back and have big games. I mean Josh. You know. That what they're very -- these. Iraq called every day that he's played in eight years in the NBA and -- probably aged you know twice that sixteen years of those eight years because. You know you grab your check out the -- but he's been very good this series. I think he deserved to be on the all star team although his -- previous reputation -- coaches everybody I think kept them off of that but. He's been very good and and what eight when he puts his mind do it -- it doesn't do anything silly. You know he can be very very good like he was the other night. You've been do in this game for 27 years is that Steve. You've never seen the hawks win two playoff series in the same year correct though. The you know we came very close to that 88 the favorite series. You know I know they always play that game seven -- that the bird Dominique -- I always point game five of that bird that with the great escape by ever call -- game five of that series because. The hawks have been blown out in games one and two in Boston. And then we came back and won the two games and Atlanta and then game five went back to Boston. And won back -- And you know I remember that as being just a great night for the hawks and then. They came back to the old comedy bit in Atlanta and that was the wildest night I think I've ever seen in Atlanta sports was that night they got caught in the somebody got into the building and they were carry around there's a KC Jones retirement party and an -- remember vividly and the first. Play in the game gains came just over half court and fired three and yet. End it the other that the told of that game of the -- -- one of course -- the rest is history but. You know the lack -- the hawks have made it into the that the second round at least the last two years three years in a row. Technically the lakers and Celtics were the only other team could've done that I mean if they haven't been able to get all that well but at the at least they've made it into the final. Eight career. The last three years. All this this team doesn't look like it's going to be the first than to win a title that. Indeed -- you go into the series did you think. They were the better team and do you think that -- With -- -- do you feel like the hawks are on their way to them to knock off the Celtics. Well and yet you -- it that let it. I'm by the 27 years Jerry on and I've ever missed the game saw the guy I always go -- it'll apprehensive but that's about. But our guys but -- I really think that this is a pretty solid piece and I think -- a team that if if if they were all straight is probably got a right now but. You know you never -- -- -- is gonna have a big game I agree on that the I think he's gonna come out and -- -- actually benefit from Rondo not being here tonight. So you know who knows but I I think our I think our guys have in -- -- I think they've done is they've watched all of the it will John Barry's of the world and you don't just assuming that they were gonna march right on down to Miami and play to eat the eastern final. And I think they've kind of taken that has been a little bit of you don't throw down the gauntlet a little bit so you know I think they've taken that to their heart but there you know we'll see tonight the lakers -- -- a whole series as far as I'm concerned. We're talking to Steve all the the voice to the lab hawks and it's Steve Josh Smith I think said in the Paper this morning that one of the reasons that he believes the analysts across the country. Give short shrift to the Atlanta Hawks is because of Atlanta's reputation as a lukewarm sports town and it doesn't get the attention is that a fair mutation -- say. Lukewarm at best sports down the city of Atlanta. I mean it has been. You know you guys but I'm here I know what you're Abu Dhabi -- Larry David -- -- never called me do. You guys you know -- You know it. Don't you guys all these years and nobody called but that's okay but it I think the reputation it is you know it's it's pretty much justified and and I refused the here's what I always tell people I mean inaugural for the arts the first thing in my dad did was take me to you know Red Sox -- Celtics game I was a huge deal Celtics. -- as a kid that I mean. And in every birthday I would go to a Celtics gave me particular a couple of Red Sox games and and you know that's the way it goes we have generations after generations. In in. The great sports town Atlanta has just getting to that point now where we're having. You don't like my kids will have kids but they'll bring to the games and they'll be. It -- hawks fans right will be brave straightened and I think that's part of the reason that Atlanta is the way it is and nobody people have to have moved here from other places. That you know they -- -- still root for their. They're home teams in the does that -- people are always there -- -- people are always there -- on -- and you get a certain amount of of the locals. That are kind of the bandwagon people will root for the -- of their hot he'll root for the lakers when they come into account but other -- they'll go root for the hawks so. And and I think the other thing is that the quickly on that is. That the people in Atlanta. It's it's not life and death many people go to the games they like it if if a hawks where the Braves way of the falcons win. But they're not gonna go jump ball although the Tobin Bridge -- they lose they're not going to be calling. You know the sport shows to go over every player in the game and it's kind of like a night -- that there aren't they are more people here because. You know what the game's over -- looking to get the bucket and see if they can it healthcare law. But -- that we should that we should point out that was in the 1970s. Steve -- currently the voice the hawks. Was -- assistant to Celtics play by play man Johnny most now if memory serves. Your first experience calling NBA action came in 1975 when Johnny -- most either lost his voice or lost his mind which will but I think or was lit on fire I think it. Though. And I I think you would like to probably but. Lost his mind he lost his -- area right -- beat you buses it was I doubt I don't have I actually have an on my iPad but it. It was 1975. Or 76 it was against the Denver -- it was the first year that -- to -- an -- might have been November. A 76 and then he locked his voice midway through the game and you know back then there were no no -- -- org or anybody yard I think it was so. Update ours may have actually -- the engineer and still does like games right notable now but I Johnny at the stick like. And they you know he just said I patterns compare what we now -- -- -- -- -- to get a bigger microphone when he water was too. You're -- kind of prepared to validate to do that because I've listened to every game and you know -- -- that didn't. And afterwards I you know I get nervous afterwards we're not so much during and that was the first Friday get it into a few more and about LaBelle did some of those games that year when -- it was -- -- just it was a big break Steve was your big break break Julie's voice on south. Yet because I well -- before that you know I was working at -- county -- shouldn't. -- arts WC two Hambrecht and and from that game went on it and those games record for the Celtics. I I got hired by the old WEEI you know the original previous. 00 WEEI and that's how I get to Atlanta because the guy -- Wheeler who was the program director came to Atlanta to start the all news station at the falcons for five years and then. Starting with the eighty policies -- our radio station got the hawks and you know here we are not ever -- Hey Josh Smith a supposedly Steve one correct me if I'm wrong wants out of Atlanta he's got a year left on his deal. Do you think this does he want to someday someway be reunited with his Oak Hill -- fell Oak Hill alarm Rajon Rondo. You know he he may but you know -- you don't shot is still very -- And I'm not sure he really wants out of Atlanta and he's from College Park from the year. You know he grew up here is all the people are here as debt and every game as mothers almost every game. And I'm not sure you really want style I think he. He has. People telling him stop a lot and I think that he listens to too many people so. I don't know for sure you know you'd ever really go but I think he's gonna have a big year next year because there's appreciate your noble one and he's also grown up a lot -- -- he really has do it you got retirees the Israelis figure released only 26 years also. I'm not sure what makes so I'd like that they have raised a lot over the years he's click here. Sacirbey to figure about sometimes but I do I do -- -- this kind of like you know what my kids because he's. You know he's. He's he grew up listening to media always tells me that it you know I and I try to units apparently taking that shot like I tried not to go off on the radio on a book about you can't help but. Idea I don't know of anything will come of this tonight but Atlanta's Ivan Johnson called Kevin Garnett a dirty player in the Paper today not exactly breaking news headlines that statement though is he they've. All right I saw that yesterday -- it -- -- on a blog you're -- But your website there that WEEI web site that that I and it's about stop after practice and you know it though the body about five and diabetes are going to be -- he's like going to be scared of me but I got to be afraid of anything. He's been through a lot it is career he's you know he's been banned I think from a couple of countries that he's played in. That's hard to do that's -- goods and yeah I know of and community you know he -- got suspended for game here because he had had a patent that was the game at Boston last game at boss and -- Got into an altercation with one of the players. I'm not sure exactly which one because where they have a sit at the garden Eric you know you can hardly see the game and I -- I didn't epic I didn't see what. Exactly query was arguing with but he got suspended for game four that so. -- the top guys. You know he's he's been around the block he's forty years old rookie -- you know he. That -- I think the great thing about it is that he doesn't. He doesn't realize I think the situation the president of the playoffs I just think he's looking at this and he's gonna go out it was -- As we wrap this thing up -- said earlier tightenings. Tonight is the series are you suggesting that the winner of tonight's game is probably gonna win the series. I have a feeling that it's just -- I I really think that I think that if the hawks when they're going to be -- very good shape they're going to be able to go there and you don't like Lucy -- try to. Stratus deal one up there right and see what happens but I think that the Celtics -- tonight it's going to be very difficult. For the hawks to win this series yes so I would say yes this is. As we like to say around the sport does -- critical game of the series. Yet have you broken in the 19100 game. Number of the hawks yet it would be up and out like nineteen what. And it will be the year 1950. Taken nine off at them at the. I don't -- a big -- -- you know what W if I got hit by -- -- today he -- have somebody else the game. And you know John -- drills -- -- would be on their desk in the morning yesterday that a spoiled us tonight. Why so law he would have dealt with -- absolutely. Any flight and I don't you know we do that but you -- like -- -- I got hit by about somebody else do the game and nobody would care but it's just something that I kind of you know I pride myself on that he and I did learn so much for Johnny most and and Kirk got a unique. You know I respect it I -- my roots there -- there but. You know I've. I just thought that I'd work my dad go to work everyday entity he hated his job he went to work every day I love my job so I figure at least I can do is. Worker it should be fun that idea Steve all of the voice of the lab hawks for just 27 seasons in 19150 consecutive games Steve good catch it up what you talked to on the road. You -- all what Dennis and Callahan on AT&T outlined AT&T four GL TE was speeds up the ten times after the three GAT and T. Rethink possible. Pivotal game to game two tonight. Eight when god in the reporters asked the coaches that and I always look forward to when some coach says wow does that mean pivotal. But in this case ticket if -- Celtics -- don't think there when on the serious problem they went tonight without Rondo on the road right. They opposed to just devastated the heart out they come back the -- for two. And then just run they lose it you're down 02 in Atlanta park from the Boston a little less intimidated. You know little less affected by the crowd the plan loose play no one. That they held serve and they if they steal one in Boston. It's -- it's all over. I'll talk to Stephen JP in general we come back that will Mittal Brooks joins us at nine I finally get to. My favorite story the last couple weeks to which we never got to yes I'm that type that in. With the -- occupy hawks who -- post election on the city today yes May Day yes. And I'm gonna -- -- better thing to do they want to gather up and as the crowd and -- -- on a hot and it's a better suggestion and clogging up the financial district to keep and taxpayers from getting to work you teased me will be right back.