Tikteknu: clip summarizing today's events in sports, 4/27 (Sport1)
This morning (Friday), Boston became the last team in the East to qualify for the regional semifinals in the playoffs, after beating Atlanta 120:128 and securing a 2:4 victory in the series.
After the Hawks surprised Boston, they wanted to win again at home and force a seventh game, but Boston and its players knew how to excel in the moments of truth at the end and close the story - on the way to an intriguing meeting against Philadelphia in the next stage.
The first game will be in Boston on Monday night.
Jason Tatum, Boston Celtics player dunks against Atlanta (Photo: GettyImages, Kevin C. Cox)
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Tatum (Photo: GettyImages, Kevin C. Cox)
Boston finished the game with an 8:18 run against Atlanta, after in the previous game it was the Hawks who finished the game with 8:23.
Jaylen Brown gave the signal with an important three-pointer 4:50 minutes to the end, and immediately after him came Jayson Tatum and Al Horford who also added a free and accurate third three-pointer, which ensured a 0:11 run for the determined visitors from Boston, who also knew how to excel in defense.
The one who sealed the run was Tatum, with a big dunk and a roar of victory, after making it 113:121 for the Celtics with 2:07 minutes to go.
Brown finished with 32 points, while Tatum also excelled on both ends of the court and contributed 30 points.
The two became the first duo on the club to score 30 or more in the same playoff game since Larry Bird and Kevin McHale in 1987.
Horford, a former Atlanta player between 2007 and 2016, finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
There were beautiful moments, it wasn't enough.
Yang (Photo: Reuters)
Looking forward to the next stage.
Tatum (Photo: GettyImages, Kevin C. Cox)
The Celtics didn't have a smooth shooting night, and in the first half the guests missed 14 shots in the paint (their second highest this season), yet went into the break with a 50:54 lead.
In the second half things changed.
Trae Young started the game with a storm, and after scoring 38 points in the previous game, including the great winning basket, tonight he finished with 30. But most of them came in the first half, when in the last two quarters he hits only 1 of 13 from the field against a strong defense.
Although he also contributed 10 assists, he finished the evening with 9 of 28 from the field.
Dejounte Murray, returned to Atlanta's lineup, after being suspended from the previous game following a violent confrontation with the referee at the end of Game 4. Tonight he did not score in the first half, and although he contributed 14 in the second half, the Hawks needed more.
And so now Atlanta's season ends, after 41:41 in the regular season and an 18:14 record under Kevin Snyder.
On the other hand, Marcus Smart scored 22 for Boston, and managed the defense well in the closing minutes, Malcolm Brogdon scored 17, and the Celtics continue to the next stage knowing that they are balanced and full of faith.
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