The Atlanta Hawks entered Monday night’s contest against the Boston Celtics at State Farm Arena with their backs very much against the wall.
After a damaging night in Dallas, the Hawks eventually ruled out Cam Reddish, De’Andre Hunter, DeAndre’ Bembry, Alex Len and Jabari Parker (the latter two have been out for a while now), leaving the Hawks very shorthanded. In response, Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce ran with a starting an untested lineup of Trae Young, Jeff Teague, Kevin Huerter, John Collins and Damian Jones.