Joe Johnson

Names like Kevin Durant, Amare Stoudamire, Brandon Roy, Chris Bosh, Danny Granger, Joe Johnson, and Baron Davis were all thrown out there. 

I went back to www.basketball-reference.com and did some research to find out just who is the best scorer in the game today without a 50-point game. 

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e Celtics will lose.  First off, the Hawks were better than anybody thought they could be, and Joe Johnson is perhaps one of the most underrated players in this league.  Also, the Celtics total margin of victory against Atlanta was greater than 100 points for the series, and every single performance at home was dominant.  It wasn't always pretty, but the Celtics moved on, which is all that really matters. 

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of Ray Allen on defense, who won't see much, if any, time guarding LeBron, whereas he had to guard Joe Johnson in the first round.  This should benefit Allen, and the Celtics as a whole, tremendously.  Against a team that isn't stronger, faster or better conditioned than the Celtics themselves, the Cavs will have to beat Boston in areas where the Celtics excel or are outright dominant.  

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wildly inconsistent even in their wins and have relied too heavily on the heroics of Josh Smith and Joe Johnson to do everything on both ends of the floor for them.  Though Johnson was terrific again last night, the Atlanta bench and Mike Bibby stunk up the garden like a rancid skunk carcass (what beautiful imagery) and sunk what little chances the Hawks had of beating the Celtics again.

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cs look sluggish and a bit old with their overwhelming athleticism on both ends of the floor.  Joe Johnson and Josh Smith have played out of their mind, particularly down the stretch of last night's win in Atlanta, and Josh Childress and Al Horford have also been making solid contributions on offense and defense as well. 

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 Joe Johnson and Mike Bibby are nice veterans with some playoff experience and success under their belts (though no titles), and Josh Smith is a tantalizing young talent with limitless potential and a freaky body, but they aren't exactly the same as Baron Davis, Stephen Jackson, Jason Richardson and Monta Ellis (

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