Other than that second quarter of Game 3, which allowed Atlanta to rally and go 1-2 at the crossroads, the truth is that The Celtics have conquered their cross against the Hawks with pleasure for the first round of the playoffs. That the mainstream version is back this sundayto prevail against those of Snyder by 129-121 and remain at the edge of the classification, where the Philadelphia 76ers.
This Tuesday, April 25the fifth game at TD Garden from Boston.
It didn’t even take long for Boston to set up their games against Atlanta. They scored 30 points in the first half of Game 1, 12 ahead at halftime in Game 2 and again with +12 at half time of this Sunday’s duel. The superiority of Mazzulla’s men is absolute, in a series that will probably end 4-1, but which had scanning process.
The yay Leader of the visitors’ triumph, with 31 points for Jayson Tatum and another 31 for Jaylen Brown.. However, the postseason story for the Celtics remains the amazing level Derrick White on offense: he averaged 20.3 points in the previous three games and in the fourth he was important again, with 18 points and a 3-pointer 4-9.
Rob Williams + Derrick White = 💯 pic.twitter.com/EYQZXgyqwn
— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) April 24, 2023
White wears a fantastic 13 from 25 in 3 in a row against the Hawks and becomes the perfect complement to the usual scoring produced by Tatum and Brown, who in this matchup topped 30 points in a single postseason game for the first time in their playoffs.
In Atlanta there was 35 points and 15 assists from Trae Young, 27 from De’Andre Hunter and 23 plus 9 rebounds from Dejounte Murray. However, the Hawks they have not been able to strengthen their defenses throughout the First Round and Boston continues to play comfortably on offense.
Another issue that continues to complicate Snyder’s: the very low level John Collinswho after adding 5 points on 1-9 pitch in this matchup, now averages 7.5 points and a pass rate of 32%. in the series, averaging just 5 rebounds, no steals in four games and averaging one block.
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