Call it what you want – the disappointment bowl, the clash-of-the-underachievers, the mediocrity matchup – tonight’s game featured two teams that haven’t fulfilled preseason expectations. Recently, they’ve each flipped their fortunes, with Boston winning seven of their last ten and Atlanta entering the game on a five-game win streak.
And tonight, the Hawks played dominating basketball whenever the Celtics got close, winning the game 108-92 and extending their winning streak.
The opening five minutes had more intensity than a typical late-January game. De’Andre Hunter – Atlanta’s defensive ace – opened the game with a steal and proceeded to draw a foul on Jayson Tatum. Then John Collins had an outstanding block on Tatum, reminiscent to Bam Adebayo’s block from the 2020 Eastern Conference Finals.
We’ve grown accustomed to the Celtics starting games with low energy, but tonight, that wasn’t the case. Marcus Smart opened the scoring with a nifty and-one…
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