The Atlanta Hawks produced a 30 point comeback to topple the NBA-leading Boston Celtics 120-118 on Monday night at State Farm Arena.
De’Andre Hunter led the Hawks in scoring with 24 points, and Bogdan Bogdanovic added 22 points. For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum scored 37 points with fellow All-Star Jaylen Brown adding 24 points.
The Celtics — despite the absences of Jrue Holiday and Derrick White — were considerable favorites in this spot heading into the first two games in Atlanta this week. This favor was certainly well warranted as the Celtics opened with a 44-22 first quarter to put themselves in clear ascendency.