The Atlanta Hawks knocked off the Celtics, 119-115, in overtime at TD Garden Saturday night. The Hawks clinched the season series, 2 games to 1, with both wins coming in Boston. The Celtics were on the 2nd game of a back-to-back and were without both Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis ----- #'s of the Night: Jaylen Brown scored 24 and had 10 rebounds and 8 Assists. Payton Pritchard scored 13 of his 20 in the 4th Quarter for the Celtics. Pritchard hit 4 3's and also had 6 Rebounds. Jayson Tatum also scored 23. Luke Kornet got the start with both Horford and Porzingis out of the lineup and went for 17 Points, 7 Rebounds, 4 Steals, and 2 Blocked Shots. Trae Young had 28 Points and 12 Assists for Atlanta. The Celtics went 15-for-52 on 3's in the loss. -----
The Atlanta Hawks knocked off the Celtics, 119-115, in overtime at TD Garden Saturday night. The Hawks clinched the season series, 2 games to 1, with both wins coming in Boston. The Celtics were on the 2nd game of a back-to-back and were without both Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis
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#'s of the Night: Jaylen Brown scored 24 and had 10 rebounds and 8 Assists. Payton Pritchard scored 13 of his 20 in the 4th Quarter for the Celtics. Pritchard hit 4 3's and also had 6 Rebounds. Jayson Tatum also scored 23. Luke Kornet got the start with both Horford and Porzingis out of the lineup and went for 17 Points, 7 Rebounds, 4 Steals, and 2 Blocked Shots. Trae Young had 28 Points and 12 Assists for Atlanta. The Celtics went 15-for-52 on 3's in the loss.
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1st Half Nuggets: The Celtics hit 5 3's, were led by Jaylen Brown's 9 Points and led by 12 Points after the 1st Quarter. The Celtics went 0-for-8 on 3's in the 2nd Quater and were outscored 31-15 in the 2nd by Atlanta. Brown had 14 at the Half and Luke Kornet added 12. Derrick White was 1-for-6 on 3's in the 1st Half. Trae Young had 7 at the Half for the Hawks.
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Up Next: The Celtics are now scheduled to play 7 of their next 9 on the road. The Celtics open up a 4-Game Trip against the Golden State Warriors on Martin Luther King Jr Day Monday in San Francisco. The road trip continues with back-to-back games in Los Angeles with a meeting against the Clippers on Wednesday and then the 1st meeting of the season with the Lakers on Thursday. The trip concludes with a meeting against the Mavericks in Dallas next Saturday. The Celtics are 6-4 against the Western Conference.
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