Business-like control: 10 Takeaways from Celtics-Hawks Game 4

Photo by Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images1. The best descriptor for the Boston Celtics Game 4 victory over the Atlanta Hawks is “business-like”. Boston was in control for the entire game. Atlanta’s biggest lead came when they were up 3-0 after their first shot. The Hawks last lead was 11-9 with 8:29 to play in the first quarter.

The Celtics didn’t exactly roll to victory, as their biggest lead was only 14 points. But it felt like the entire game was played with Boston leading by somewhere between 10 and six points.

The good sign for the Celtics was that whenever the Hawks made even a mini-run, Boston had an answer. And it wasn’t always just the old standby of “Give it to Jaylen Brown and…