Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks: NBA Live Stream, Schedule, Probable Lineups, Injury Report, April 18, 2023

Boston Celtics                                                              

The Boston Celtics will welcome the Atlanta Hawks to the TD Garden for an NBA game on Tuesday. The Boston Celtics won 112-99 in their last game over the Hawks. After an opener that went from rout to flirting with catastrophe, the Boston Celtics got both a win and an early reminder of how lulls could spell doom in the playoffs. Jaylen Brown had 29 points and 12 rebounds, and the Celtics capitalized on a woeful shooting performance by the Atlanta Hawks to hold on for 112-99 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round matchup on Saturday.

Jayson Tatum scored 25 points, 21 in the first half. Derrick White finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds for Boston, which hosts Game 2 on Tuesday. “We expect to get their best shot,” Brown said. “We let them get a little more comfortable in the second half, so I expect the next game for them to be a little more prepared. So we’ve got to be a little more prepared as well.”

It was Brown’s first game since missing the final two of the regular season with a cut on a finger on his shooting hand. He played with tape and wrap. He played through pain, hitting on 12 of 23 field goal attempts, but had six turnovers. And he said it as hard to grip the ball and his hand “split open” at one point. It will be examined Sunday. The No. 2-seeded Celtics led by as many as 32 points, pouncing on an Atlanta team that missed its first 10 3-point attempts and shot 5 of 29 from beyond the arc for the game.

Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks on the other hand lost 112-99 against the Celtics in their last game. Atlanta used a 32-12 run to cut the deficit to 96-84 on a three-point play by Bogdan Bogdanovic early in the fourth. The Celtics got the lead back up to 107-87. It was 110-97 with less than two minutes to play when Atlanta’s De’Andre Hunter got free on fast break. But his layup attempt was blocked by Marcus Smart.

“Human nature plays a part. But we don’t want things like that to haunt us,” Tatum said. Smart, last season’s NBA Defensive Player of Year, finished with three steals and two blocks. Dejounte Murray led the Hawks with 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Trae Young added 16 points.

“You can’t be down that much and expect to come back and win,” Young said. “But we still fought. We were being aggressive in that second half.” Despite Atlanta’s late push, the Celtics sizzled from all points on the floor, connecting on 13 3 pointers. After dropping in his third 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the first half, Tatum spread his arms out wide as he backed down the court to an ovation from the TD Garden crowd.

Probable Lineup

Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Al Horford, Derrick White, Marcus Smart

Atlanta Hawks: De’Andre Hunter, John Collins, Clint Capela, Dejounte Murray, Trae Young

Injury Report

Boston Celtics: Danilo Gallinari

Atlanta Hawks: None

Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks Schedule

The game between the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks will take place at TD Garden on Tuesday, April 18 at 7:00 PM ET.

Where to watch the Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks?

The match between the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks will be telecast live on Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast, NBA TV, NBC Sports Boston.

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