Dyson Daniels hit a short jumper in the lane with just over a minute left in overtime and Onyeka Okongwu made two free throws with 11 seconds left, lifting the Atlanta Hawks to a 119-115 victory over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night.
The Celtics nearly blew one win already this past week with brutal crutch time execution. A repeat performance on Saturday night was enough to sink them this time around. The Celtics had the ball and a three-point lead in the final 20 seconds of regulation but still blew the lead and eventually the game in a 119-115 overtime loss to the Hawks.
The Boston Celtics have been trending in the right direction in terms of health in recent games, but for the second half of their back-to-back at TD Garden against the Atlanta Hawks, the Celtics took the floor without two of their best bigs in Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford,
The Atlanta Hawks have did something tonight that they have not done since the 2009-2010 season. That would be beating the Boston Celtics twice in Boston. Des
The Celtics' fourth-quarter woes were again on display in the Hawks loss, including key execution errors down the stretch.
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The Hawks are on a 3-game winning streak. The Hawks are 2-0 (!) in Boston this season. Huge games from Trae Young (28 points, 12 assists) and Onyeka Okongwu (19 points, 13 rebounds)
Trae Young had 28 points and 11 assists to help the visiting Atlanta Hawks extend their winning streak to three games by defeating the Boston Celtics 119-115 in overtime on Saturday.
Trae Young had 28 points and 11 assists to help the visiting Atlanta Hawks extend their winning streak to three games by defeating the Boston Celtics 119-115 in overtime on Saturday.
Scattershot shooting and poor late-game execution doomed the shorthanded Celtics in an overtime loss to the Hawks.
The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Boston Celtics, 119-115, for their 3rd straight win. Atlanta Hawks Top Performers Trae Young – 28 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 3 3PM 27th games w/ 10 or more AST Dyson Daniels – 23 points,