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Hawks unable to keep up with Celtics, fall to 0-2 series hole

The Atlanta Hawks fell to a 0-2 series deficit with a 119-106 defeat to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on Tuesday night.

Dejounte Murray scored 29 points with Trae Young adding 24 points. For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Derrick White added 26 points.

The Hawks started this game off in a great manner, running out to a 10 point lead early in this one before the Celtics responded and retook the lead before the end of the first quarter. From there, the hosts never looked back and ran out to a double-digit lead before opening a margin as large as 20 points in the third quarter.