The nearly three-hour flight back from Boston on May 4 seemed to take forever for Josh Smith. The quiet journey came after the pesky Hawks were trounced, 99-65, in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series against the eventual NBA champion Celtics. And after scoring just 7 points on 3-of-11 shooting in the blowout swan song, Smith came away from ... (Full article: 1155 words)

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