Celtics Best Hawks, 113-105
The Boston Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 113-105, at State Farm Arena on Saturday night.

The Celtics (28-18) have struggled on the road all season, and they got off to a typically lackluster start versus the Hawks (14-31) on Saturday as well. Down 36-28 after one quarter, Boston battled back to cut their deficit to seven by halftime. After chipping another point off Atlanta's lead in the third, the visitors went on to outscore their hosts by a 30-16 margin in the final period to secure the road win.

Kyrie Irving paced the Celtics with 32 points, adding five assists, three rebounds and one steal. Jayson Tatum turned in 19 points, five rebounds, two assists, three blocks and one steal. Jaylen Brown followed with a bench-leading 14 points, supplementing that total with four rebounds, two assists and three steals. Al Horford delivered 13 points, nine boards and two blocks. Terry Rozier managed nine points, 11 rebounds, four assists, three steals and one block in 29 minutes off the bench. Marcus Morris generated eight points on 3-for-10 shooting. He added seven boards, one assist, one steal and one block.

Kyle Huerter led the Hawks with 18 points and also offered seven assists, four rebounds and three steals. Tre Young contributed 16 points, seven assists, one rebound and one steal. John Collins and Alex Len pitched in matching 15-point tallies while hauling in 11 and six rebounds, respectively. DeAndre' Bembry registered 10 points, five rebounds and one assist.

The Celtics head back home and taken on the Miami Heat on Monday evening, while the Hawks remain home and face the Orlando Magic on Monday afternoon.
Posted on: 1/19/2019 7:18 PM
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