The Boston Celtics (11-3) visited the Atlanta Hawks (9-5) on Wednesday. Boston wanted to push its winning streak to eight games. Atlanta wanted to build on Monday’s victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics got 44 points from their bench in a 126-101 victory over the Hawks.
Jaylen Brown led Boston with 22 points on 10-for-17 shooting and five rebounds. Jayson Tatum scored 19 points on 6-for-19 shooting with eight assists and seven rebounds. Trae Young scored 27 points for Atlanta on 10-for-23 from the field overall and slung 9 assists. Dejounte Murray scored 19 points on 9-for-17 shooting and dished 5 assists.
