Joe Johnson played out of his mind last night. Simmons ripped Rivers for keeping Allen on him. I don’t think Posey or Pierce would have made a material difference. Johnson was on fire, the crowd was behind them, and the series is 2-2.

As much as I’d love to see KG-Allen-Pierce in the Finals, I love upsets even more. Go Hawks!

From ESPN’s game recap:

In the second quarter of Game 4, things really got testy. Kevin Garnett threw an elbow at Zaza Pachulia while going for a loose ball. The rugged Pachulia got right in Garnett’s face, going forehead to forehead with the Boston star.

“We all know he’s a great player,” Pachulia said. “He’s done a lot of good things for the league. He’s a future Hall of Famer. But it doesn’t matter when we’re on the court.”

The officials stepped in quickly and Woodson charged onto the court to pull his players away. No punches were thrown and no one was ejected, though the officials did call offsetting technical fouls — two on each team — after looking at a replay.

“I don’t take anything from anybody,” Pachulia said. “The message was, ‘We’re right here. Even if we lose, it’s not going to be easy.’”

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