BOSTON — It was Celtics 112, Hawks 99 on Saturday.
Are you ready for three more?
Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals wasn’t a playoff game. It was a playoff beating. Boston led by ten points after one quarter. They led by 30 at the half. Atlanta’s three-point percentage through two quarters: 6.3%. Sure, the Hawks closed to 19 at the end of the third and at one point they whittled the lead down to 12 in the fourth. Big deal. All that did was prevent Luke Kornet from picking up a few postseason minutes.