The Boston Celtics knew they would be in for a contest with a little extra kick in the Atlanta Hawks’ home court of State Farm Arena as the series shifted away from TD Garden, and they certainly weren’t disappointed in Game 3 of their first-round Eastern Conference Playoffs series.
The Hawks came out firing and connected on a night when the Celtics were not, and home court with a dash of desperation brought Atlanta to trail 2-1 in the series to Boston with a 130-122 win. A big outing from Jayson Tatum (29 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals) highlighted the Celtics’ effort.
