How can they make this competitive in the second half? It's gotta be on the offensive side of the ball. The defense is doing a decent job (as they have, to their credit, for most of the games in this series), holding the Celtics to 42% shooting and 44 points.

Offensively, it's pretty simple. The Hawks aren't sharing the ball, and it's forcing Joe Johnson to try to do it all himself. They have only 5 assists in the first half, though they've scored only 10 baskets all together.

They need to get the offense moving earlier in the shot clock, and they need to be aggressive. After gaining a huge edge in foul shots throughout the first six games, they've taken only 4 FTs so far. They have to try to get some shots inside or in transition. The longer each possession takes, the harder it's going to be to come back from an 18-point deficit.

The Hawks shot 26.3% from the field in the first half. The law of averages says they will improve upon that in the second. There is still the nerves factor for Boston - if the Hawks can just get the lead back within single digits, they may be able to make the Celtics sweat. But they are going to have to execute on offense to make that happen.

Come on Hawks, you can do it!