The game between the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics will take place at State Farm Arena on Saturday, March 11 at 7:30 PM ET.
Follow Us
The Atlanta Hawks will welcome the Boston Celtics to State Farm Arena for an NBA game on Saturday. The Atlanta Hawks won 107-114 in their last game over the Wizards. If Atlanta and Washington do meet in the postseason, Trae Young and the Hawks should feel pretty confident after this week.
Young scored 28 points, including a key 3-pointer with 1:17 remaining that helped Atlanta hold off the Wizards 114-107 on Friday night. The Hawks won in Washington for the second time in three days in what may have been a preview of a play-in round matchup in the Eastern Conference. Atlanta is in eighth place, and the Wizards are a half-game up on Chicago for 10th.
“It’s the end of the year, and teams are supposed to be hitting their strides and connecting and clicking,” Young said. “I think we’re just trying to do that on both ends and not just one end. We’ve just got to keep it going. Took care of our two games here.” The Hawks led by 13 in the fourth quarter, but Washington made a game of it down the stretch. It was 106-104 when Young connected from long distance to push the lead to five.
The Boston Celtics on the other hand won 115-93 against the Trailblazers in their last game. Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and made six 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics beat the Portland Trail Blazers 115-93 to snap a three-game losing streak Wednesday night. Tatum’s 36th game this season with 30 or more points helped the Celtics avoid their first four-game losing streak.
Derrick White added 21 points and five assists. Al Horford finished with 17 points, six rebounds and five assists. The Celtics played without big man Robert Williams for the third straight game as he recovers from a strained left hamstring. But they got back Tatum and Horford, who sat out Monday’s overtime loss at Cleveland nursing a sore knee and back, respectively.
Both were active during an 18-7 second quarter run that gave Boston a 53-35 cushion. The lead grew to 23 points (94-72) at the end of the third and as high as 27 the fourth. “Just getting out of that losing streak is good for our group,” Horford said. “I guess you could say it’s a breath of fresh air.”
Atlanta Hawks: De’Andre Hunter, John Collins, Clint Capela, Dejounte Murray, Trae Young
Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Al Horford, Derrick White, Marcus Smart
Atlanta Hawks: None
Boston Celtics: Payton Pritchard, Robert Williams III, Danilo Gallinari
The game between the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics will take place at State Farm Arena on Saturday, March 11 at 7:30 PM ET.
The match between the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics will be telecast live on Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast, NBC Sports Boston.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast, NBC Sports Boston. | March 11 (7:30 PM ET) |
Get the latest from Sportslumo.com by following us on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
