![]() ![]() The Celtics are on to the next round of the playoffs where they will meet the Philadelphia 76ers who are coming off a sweep of the Brooklyn Nets. Tatum finished the game with 30 points and Brown led all scorers with 32 in the close out win from State Farm Arena. The Celtics held them without a point for nearly five minutes and by the time Murray hit a three with under two to go the fourth the C’s went on an 11-0 run to close the game out. Sixers in Round 2Ītlanta went cold from the field in the final minutes of the game in a stark contrast to what happened in Boston on Tuesday night. He had 12 points in the final two quarters but Dejounte Murray responded with 14 second half points after going scoreless in the first half.īrown and Tatum would carry the Celtics, but it would be a couple of huge threes from former Atlanta hero Al Horford that would help Boston build a lead late in the fourth quarter. The only other player to do that in NBA history is Lew Alcindor, aka Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The largest lead before the last few minutes of the game came just before the halftime break when the Hawks led by seven.īoth teams had their share of a narrow lead in the final 24 minutes despite Trae Young cooling down in the second half. Trae Young made NBA playoff history when he scored 30 points in his first four road games. Hawks kept it tight until the endĪtlanta battled back from their slow start as game went back and forth for the first three quarters. Trae Young came out firing from all angles in front of his home fans scoring 18 points in the first quarter, but it wasn’t enough to give the Hawks the lead after the first quarter. It was Marcus Smart who got the C’s off to a quick start as Boston built up a 12-2 lead in the first few minutes of the game, and Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown took it from there. ![]() Boston bounces backīoston came into Atlanta on the heels of a devastating loss in the final second of Game 5, and instead of enjoying a few days off before starting the next round of the playoffs they had to travel to Atlanta and beat the Hawks in a tough environment. Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 32 points in the 128-120 victory on Thursday night. ![]() The Boston Celtics are off to the second round of the playoffs after closing out the Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 from State Farm Arena. ![]()
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