On February 14, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Celtics played at home to the Hawks. The Hawks led by 15 points in the first quarter, the Celtics continued to fight back in the third quarter and led by 13 points in the final quarter, the Hawks chased a difference of 6 points under the leadership of Young, but the Celtics still held their ground, and finally reversed the Hawks 105-95 to win 8 consecutive wins, giving the Hawks 2 consecutive losses. It's worth mentioning that this is the first time the Celtics have beaten the Hawks this season (both of the previous two losses).
Field data
Celtics: Tatum had 38 points and 10 rebounds, Brown 17 points, Smart 13 points and 7 assists, Williams III 10 points and 14 rebounds, and White 14 points.
Hawks: Trae Young has 30 points and 10 assists, Hunter has 10 points, Capela has 8 points and 17 rebounds, and Bogdanovic has 26 points.
The Star of the Field
Tatum blasted a 30+10 double-double to lead the Celtics to a comeback.
Highlight moments
Capela air-connected violent buckle
Yang Chaoyuan three points
Yang teased his opponent
Tatum breaks through the dunk
Tatum made a tough layup
Game replay
In the first quarter, Hunter and Young hit three points for the Hawks, and Tatum and Brown each completed the breakthrough for the Celtics. Young broke through and scored, Williams III made up for it, and both teams played. Hult hit a three-pointer, Capela hit both free throws, Young scored six points and the Hawks led by 10 points. Williams III made up the dunk, Smart hit a layup, the Celtics tried to close the gap, and the Hawks attacked and widened the gap to 15 points. Celtics' White and Tatum scored successively, and the first quarter ended with the Hawks leading 28-17.
Entering the second quarter, after White hit a three-pointer, the Celtics trailed by eight points. Bogdanovic hit both free throws for the Hawks, the Celtics went 7-0 to chase a three-point deficit, and the Hawks blossomed at multiple points to open up the gap again, and as Bogdanovic and Gallinari hit three points in succession, the Hawks led 45-33. Tatum scored consecutive points, Bogdanovic teamed up with Young to score 11 points, and Brown, Smart and Williams III scored to continue the Celtics. At the end of the first half, the Hawks led 55-45.
Yi Bian fought again, Yang Ganba hit a jumper, and the Celtics played 12-0 to chase 57 draws. Capela dunked, Hult hit a jumper, the Celtics blossomed inside and out to overtake the score, Bogdanovic hit a three-pointer, and the Celtics kept the lead on consecutive free throws. The two teams clashed, with Tatum scoring nine straight points to lead the Celtics by seven points. The Hawks blossomed inside and out, With Brown hitting a three-pointer, White hitting both free throws and Tatum dunking. At the end of the third quarter, the Celtics led 87-78.
In the final quarter, White scored from the basket and Bogdanovic scored six straight points for the Hawks. Tatum blossomed inside and out, with Williams shooting three points and the Celtics leading by 13 points. Young scored five points in a row, Hunter offense also, and the Hawks trailed by six points. Williams III scored from the basket, Smart hit a jumper and the Celtics again led by 10 points. Brown missed three points after stealing Yang, Yang Made two free throws for fouls, the two teams attacked the iron successively, the Celtics led by 8 points in the last 40 seconds and got rebounds, the Hawks were forced to foul, and Tatum hit both free throws. Capela hit a dunk in the air, the Hawks continued to foul, Tatum still hit both free throws, and the Celtics led by 10 points in the last 26.2 seconds. The Hawks missed three points and the game lost its suspense completely. Eventually, the Celtics reversed the Hawks.
Both teams started
Celtic: Tatum, Brown, Smart, Williams III, Horford
Eagles: Trae Young, Hunter, Hult, Capela, Gallinari