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Thursday, April 27, 2023Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed ATL by 2 after three quarters and won 128–120.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Celtics128
Hawks120
Q1 BOS +1; Q2 BOS +1; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +8
On this day · 2021–22Apr 27, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks-Bulls), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Celtics-Hawks

Jaylen Brown hits six threes, Boston tops Atlanta

Jayson Tatum goes for 30 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+1-2+8BOS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics35333030128
Hawks34333320120
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 12, 25, 29, 18, 15, 31, 35, 32BOS32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 40, 39, 19, 21, 25, 29, 29, 31, 19, 30BOS30 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 27, 25, 16, 24, 32, 35, 38, 30ATL30 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 14, 6, 11, 18, 11, 27, 13, 20ATL20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 128Hawks 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics35333030128
Hawks34333320120
The story
Al Horford had 12 rebounds and 10 points as Boston beat Atlanta 128-120

Dejounte Murray led Atlanta with 14 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB 12 REB, 10 PTS, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 4-8 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 30-20.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +1+1−2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.2Reg. season avg34.3Last 3 playoff games

34.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 3 points in 17 minutes.

Cooling off
−5.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.8Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.8 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 7 points in 22 minutes.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 32

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 12, 25, 29, 18, 15, 31, 35, 32Celtics-Hawks · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 40, 39, 19, 21, 25, 29, 29, 31, 19, 30Celtics-Hawks · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Trae YoungPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 27, 25, 16, 24, 32, 35, 38, 30Hawks-Celtics · L
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 14, 17, 11, 14, 24, 19, 10, 22Celtics-Hawks · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
De'Andre HunterPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 14, 6, 11, 18, 11, 27, 13, 20Hawks-Celtics · L
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Malcolm BrogdonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 18, 29, 5, 13, 17, 14, 14, 17Celtics-Hawks · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Hawks22