This trip to Boston is so different than the first one was. I know I said this the other day, but it really is amazing how things can change in a matter of days. When the Hawks were here for the first two games of the series, they may as well have been invisible. The only real attention they got from the media was after Bibby's comments about the Boston fans - if he'd never said that, I'm not sure anyone would have talked to them.

Now, after two wins in Atlanta to tie the series, we are back in New England, and believe me, people are paying attention now. The Hawks are a story! Or at least, they are part of the story. As I figured, the focus is less on the Hawks standout play and more about Boston choking, Doc Rivers' decision-making and the playoff pedigrees of the Big Three. But it's a start, right?

That's the fun of being cinderella - there is no pressure. Heavy lies the crown on the head of the top-seed, especially after Dallas-Golden State, but it's quite easy being the team with no expectations.

I don't know if the Hawks will win tonight. Certainly, they struggled in Boston the first time around. But that was before Boston knew they had to respect their opponent. They can't take for granted that they are going to win this series now, the Hawks made sure of that.

In previewing tonight's game with Hawks assistant coach Larry Drew today at shootaround, we talked about the things the team has done right the past two games that they didn't do well in Boston - mostly on the offensive side of the court. If the team can find a way to continue getting baskets like they did at home, who knows what could happen.

Both Drew and Joe Johnson talked as well about the need to avoid giving up the kind of run the Celtics started Game 4 on. It's all well and good to do that at home where the crowd can help you out, but if it happens in Boston, it may be too much to overcome.

I expect the Boston crowd to be a huge factor again tonight, unless the Hawks can get off early and make them sweat. I expect they will harrass Bibby again, but I don't think he'll be the only object of their (dis)affection. Al Horford, he of the yelling and pointing at Paul Pierce in Game 3, and Zaza Pachulia, he of the up-close-and-personal conversation with Kevin Garnett in Game 4, will both have big targets on their backs tonight.

I asked Zaza about dealing with the pressure, and he seems prepared for it. Zaza has played in huge games in Europe for his national team, and the stuff he's seen there may make the Boston fans seem like amateurs.

It would be phenomenal for the Hawks to get a win tonight and come home with a chance to close it out at a sold-out Philips Arena, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. The Celtics didn't win 66 games in the regular season by accident, and it's not like they had much trouble winning at home last week. But the pressure is on them, and it will be interesting to see how they react to it.

It's a best 2-of-3 now - anything is possible.