The Atlanta Hawks made it look their first round series against the Boston Celtics in the 2023 NBA Playoffs would be a short one in the first half of Game 1, the Celtics pushing their lead as high as 32 points in the storied franchise’s 112-99 home victory on Saturday night.
But in the second half, the Hawks nearly made a game of things by walking the lead down to 12 points. Not quite striking distance, but something Atlanta guard Dejounte Murray felt his team could build on moving forward. “Obviously, that’s a talented team,” apprised Murray of the Celtics via Heavy’s Adam Taylor.
