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The second-seeded Celtics will play the
third-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the
playoffs, with Game 1 on Monday in Boston.
Boston trailed 113-110 with 6:24 remaining after a Clint Capela
dunk. However, the Celtics reeled off 11 straight points to go
up 121-113 on consecutive 3-pointers from Brown, Al Horford and
Tatum and then a dunk from Tatum with 2:07 to go.
Brown shot 13-for-25 from the field, hitting 6 of 8 3-point
attempts and grabbing five rebounds. Tatum went 11-for-20 with
four 3-pointers, 14 rebounds and seven assists. Marcus Smart
added 22 points, and Horford, a former Hawk, finished with 10
points and 12 rebounds.
The Celtics made 18 3-pointers and went 16-for-17 from the line.
Atlanta was led by Trae Young with 30 points, his fourth
straight game with 30-plus points. Young finished only 9-for-28
from the floor and 4-for-12 on 3-point tries. He added 10
assists.
De'Andre Hunter scored 20 points and Dejounte Murray, who was
suspended for Game 5 for bumping a referee, returned to score 14
-- all in the second half -- and hand out 10 assists.
The Celtics grabbed an early 10-point lead but led only 35-34
after one quarter. Young kept the Hawks afloat with 18 points in
the opening period.
The Hawk led by as many as seven in the second quarter, only to
have Boston go on a 15-7 run and lead 68-67 at the half. Young
had 25 before the break while Brown scored 18.
The third quarter featured nine lead changes and six ties, with
the Hawks using a late basket by Onyeka Okongwu to take a 100-98
edge into the fourth quarter.
The Celtics, who won both regular-season games in Atlanta, won
two of the three playoff games in Atlanta.
--Field Level Media
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