The Atlanta Hawks were defeated by the Boston Celtics 112-99 in Game 1 of the first round Playoff series.
Boston shot the leather off the ball in the first-half, taking a 74-44 lead into the half-time break. While Atlanta cut the lead to as little as 12 points in the fourth quarter, the Celtics were able to take care of business on their home court. Boston had a +24 advantage in points from the perimeter in this one – going 13-33 from downtown while the Hawks shot just 5-29. Game 2 is Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. eastern.
Injuries
ATL: None
BOS: Danilo Gallinari (OUT)
Starters
ATL: Trae Young, Dejounte Murray, De’Andre Hunter, John Collins, Clint Capela
BOS: Derrick White, Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Al Horford
1Q: 29-19 Boston
ATL: 19 points – 9-25 shooting, 0-9 on three’s, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 turnovers
BOS: 29 points – 12-24 shooting, 2-8 on three’s, 17 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 turnovers
2Q: 74-44 Boston
ATL: 25 points – 7-23 shooting, 1-7 on three’s, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 turnovers
BOS: 45 points – 15-21 shooting, 7-8 on three’s, 15 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 turnovers
3Q: 94-75 Boston
ATL: 31 points – 13-24 shooting, 1-5 on three’s, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 turnover
BOS: 20 points – 8-23 shooting, 2-9 on three’s, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 turnovers
4Q: 112-99 Boston
ATL: 24 points – 9-26 shooting, 3-8 on three’s, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 turnovers
BOS: 18 points – 7-20 shooting, 2-8 on three’s, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 turnovers
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Notable Performances
ATL:
Dejounte Murray – 24 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals – 10-25 shooting, 0-6 from three/Trae Young – 16 points, 8 assists, 5 turnovers – 5-18 shooting, 1-5 from three
BOS:
Jaylen Brown – 29 points, 12 rebounds – 12-23 shooting
Jayson Tatum – 25 points, 11 rebounds – 10-23 shooting
Derrick White – 24 points 7 assists, 5 rebounds – 7-13 shooting
