On April 24, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, with the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks ushering in the series G4 battle, and finally the Celtics defeated the Hawks 129-121 to get the series points. In the first quarter, the Celtics rallied and won by 10 points in a single quarter, and the Hawks briefly narrowed the gap to single digits in the second quarter, but still trailed by 12 points in the third quarter. In the third quarter, the Hawks scored seven points in a single quarter, leaving the Celtics with a five-point advantage. In the fourth quarter, the Celtics re-established their lead, eventually beating the Hawks on the road and securing a series point.
Statistics:
Celtics: Smart 19 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, White 18 points, Brown 31 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Tatum 31 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Horford 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Lowe 13 points and 15 rebounds, Brogdon 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Hauser 3 points
Hawks: Hunter 27 points and 7 rebounds, Young 35 points and 15 assists, Murray 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, Capela 10 points and 7 rebounds, Collins 5 points and 5 rebounds, Bay 5 points, Bogda 8 points
Stars of the Field:
The Player of the Game was undoubtedly Jaylen Brown, who deserved praise for his efficient performance despite Tatum's poor hands.
Highlights:
Hunter opened the scoring with a 3-pointer
Murray hit a 2+1 shot
White opened a three-pointer
White made a 3-pointer from the outside
Murray also in color
Brogordon Freehand Breakthrough
Competition Review:
In the first quarter, Hunter's outside three-point name helped the Hawks open the scoring, after which the Celtics scored back-to-back points and then rallied to take the lead, and with White's three-point name, the Celtics were already leading by six points. After that, the Hawks scored back-to-back points, Murray hit a three-pointer, and the Hawks managed to take the lead. The Celtics then played a climax, and after Tatum hit a free throw, the Celtics led to double digits. In the first quarter, the Celtics led by 10 points 35-25.
Smart made an outside 3-pointer in the second quarter to help the Celtics extend their lead, and Johnson hit a free throw to restore the margin to 10 points. Lowe then hit a three-point shot from the outside to bring the difference to 2014 points again. The Hawks then fought back, and with Collins hitting a three-pointer, the margin was extended to six points. The Hawks made back-to-back mistakes in the final moments of the second quarter, killing the momentum of the chase and giving the Celtics a 12-point lead over the Hawks 65-53 at halftime.
The Hawks went on a 15-7 run in the third quarter, closing the gap to just four points, and Smart's breakthrough helped the Celtics stabilize the situation, after which Brown completely stopped the Hawks. But the Hawks excelled in the quarter, closing the gap to five points in the second half of the quarter. With Smart scoring a dunk, the Celtics still held a five-point lead in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the Hawks continued to eat into the point difference, and with Trae Young hitting a three-point shot from the outside, the difference was only four points left. But with Tatum hitting a three, the difference was back to eight. After that, the two sides maintained an eight-point gap, and the Hawks could not catch up with the score, with only three minutes left. Tatum hit a difficult three-pointer, and Brown then scored as well, and eventually, the Celtics beat the Hawks on the road to change the score to 3-1 to take the game point.
Starters:
Celtics: Brown, Tatum, Horford, Derrick White, Smart
Eagles: Hunter, Collins, Capela, Deontay Murray, Trae Young