No. 1 in the league!The Green Army double-kills the Hawks: Tatum 20+9+7 Boshen 31 key three-pointers
On February 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Celtics played at home against the Hawks, and one core Holiday and Murray on each side were absent. The Celtics only led the Hawks by 4 points in the first half, and the Celtics led by as many as 13 points in the second half, and finally the Celtics defeated the Hawks in the 125-117 season, winning 2 consecutive wins and ranking first in the league, and the Hawks suffered 2 consecutive defeats.
Hawks: Bey 25 points and 9 rebounds, Johnson 19 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Okongu 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Bogda 12 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Trae Young 20 points and 10 assists, Hunter 10 points, Fernando 9 points and 4 boards.
Celtics: Tatum 20 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Horford 14 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, Porzingis 31 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks, Brown 15 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, White 21 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Hauser 10 points and 5 boards, Cornet 4 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks, Pritchard 8 points.
In their first meeting this season, the Celtics beat the Hawks 113-103 at home. In this game, the Celtics scored 4 double-doubles, Tatum 34 points and 9 rebounds and Brown 21 points and 7 rebounds, the Hawks 3 scored double-doubles, Trae Young scored 33 points and 7 assists, Hunter scored 24 points and Bogdan 23 points.
The two sides met for the second time this season, with the Celtics missing Holiday and the Hawks missing Murray, one of the duos, plus Capela, Gay and Krejic absent. The two teams turned on the offensive mode early, and the two sides combined for 72 points in the first quarter, and both teams scored 35+ points in a single quarter, and the Celtics trailed the Hawks by 2 points 35-37 in the first quarter. The Celtics were close to 6-on-14 of 24 in the first quarter, with Porzingis scoring 10 points, Tatum scoring 7 and Brown scoring 8. The Hawks were 14-of-26 from the field and over 5-of-5 from three-point range, with Trae Young scoring 11 points and Bey scoring 10 points.
Entering the second quarter of the game, the two sides were 30+ in a single quarter for two consecutive quarters, the Celtics won by 6 points 36-30 in the second quarter, and the Celtics overtook the Hawks by 4 points at the end of the first half 71-67. In the first two quarters of the game, the Celtics were 28 of 49 and more than 5 into 5 targets, including 7 of 23 three-pointers, and all three of the team scored double-doubles, Horford had 14 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, Porzingis had 16 points and Brown had 15 points, and Tatum had only 9 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists on 3 of 11, including 1 of 8 three-pointers. The Hawks were less than 5 of 55 from the field, including 9-of-24 from three-point range, and all three of the team scored in double figures, with Bey scoring 18 points on 4 three-pointers, Okongu 11 points and 8 rebounds and Trae Young 15 points and 4 assists.
After halftime, the offensive efficiency of both sides declined, and the two teams combined for only 47 points in the third quarter, with the Celtics winning by one point at 24-23 in the first quarter, and the Celtics led the Hawks by five points at 95-90 at the end of the first three quarters.
In the final quarter of the game, the Celtics gradually suppressed the Hawks to extend their lead, and at most they took a 13-point lead. The Hawks stubbornly fought back to chase the points, Bogdan scored five consecutive points to chase down only five points, and Porzingis had 18.2 seconds left to break the whistle three-pointer to extend the advantage by eight points. The Hawks were unable to turn the tables around, and in the end, the Celtics narrowly beat the Hawks to win.
(Text/Drunken Sleeping)