BOSTON – Playoff basketball is back, and the Boston Celtics kicked things off with Game 1 against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday afternoon. They dominated from the jump, getting things done on both ends of the court, but it was their defense that allowed them to earn a comfortable victory.
The Celtics allowed just 19 points in the 1st, a mark that ties Atlanta’s fourth-worst scoring quarter of the regular season. Trae Young and the Hawks were shut down in the paint and on the perimeter, forced to settle for mid-range jumpers instead.