The Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics met on Wednesday night, as the Hawks were looking for a second consecutive impressive win after taking down the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. The Hawks were unable to get the win in this one, falling to the Celtics’ sharpshooting by a score of 126-101. The loss moves the Hawks to 9-6 on the season, while Boston moves to 11-3.
Atlanta trailed out of the gates in this one, as Boston raced out to a 30-18 lead in the first 12 minutes behind scorching-hot shooting from deep. The Hawks were again ambushed by the Celtics in the third, getting outscored 35-25 in the period and falling out of the game from there.