Yet Boston briefly lost that edge Friday night as a clear front-runner to let the Hawks into the series.
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The Celtics appeared to carry that same chip into the 2023 postseason, with last year's Finals loss serving as motivation to maintain their edge. Hawks schedule: Updated scores, results & bracket for 2023 NBA Playoffs first round series Sporting News PHI BOS 5:00p -9. If the Celtics want to get back to the NBA Finals, however, they need to play championship-level defense - the kind they played during the 2022 postseason, when they allowed just 102 points per game and stormed through the Eastern Conference with a chip on their shoulder. From Smart's season-high 24 points to Grant Williams' 14 points off the bench in his series debut, there were plenty of encouraging signs offensively. Unlike some of their regular-season duds, the Celtics held their own offensively, scoring 29 points in the final quarter to cut Atlanta's lead to one before the Hawks pulled away. Like I said, they’re getting second-chance shots, they get to feeling good." And they wanted it more tonight," Smart said when asked about the Hawks' rebounding advantage. "There’s nothing tactical about it: It’s just a matter of will. Marcus Smart talks about the Hawks beating the Cs on the boards tonight, and how an early lead from the Hawks impacted them the whole game /QJ6ef0r5V0- Celtics on NBC Sports Boston April 22, 2023 "It's a matter of will and they wanted it more tonight." You give guys confidence at home, you get moments like that, and they came back to bite us in the butt." "You've got a lot of guys that are here for a reason. "You give guys confidence - they're in the NBA," Celtics guard Marcus Smart said after the game.
Spurred on by an energetic crowd, the Hawks shot 65 percent from the floor in the first half and ripped off a 20-3 second-quarter run to open up a double-digit lead.īoston clawed back to make it a game down the stretch, but Atlanta's stars shined in crunch time, with Trae Young and Dejounte Murray both hitting clutch buckets to seal a 130-22 Hawks victory.Ĭeltics Talk: Celtics have no answers for Trae Young, Hawks offense in Game 3 loss | Listen & Subscribe There's no reason to panic after a Game 3 loss to Atlanta at State Farm Arena, and the C's still should advance to the second round in five or six games.īut Friday night reinforced what might be this team's Achilles' heel: They're not great front-runners.Įntering Atlanta with a 2-0 lead and the chance to essentially put the series away, the Celtics took their foot off the gas ever so slightly - and the Hawks pounced. The Boston Celtics are better than the Atlanta Hawks.
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