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The two hosts of the Showtime Basketball "KG Certified" podcast broke down how they feel about those recent events and the idea of taking charges on dunkers more generally.

In a thrilling finish to the first-round Eastern Conference series between Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks, the Celtics held their nerves to win 128-120 and advance to the semifinals with a 4-2 scoreline in the best-of-seven playoff series.

On this day, renowned Boston Celtics head coach and GM Red Auerbach retired as coach of the team after winning the franchise's 9th championship.

Williams put up 8.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game with Boston in 2022-23.

The pop icon had to reschedule her concert after Atlanta forced an extra game in the first-round series.

The Celtics advance to face Joel Embiid and the Sixers after securing a tight 128-120 Game 6 victory in Atlanta.

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Is there a reason for concern, or should it just be chalked up to a lack of execution? Have the Celtics learned from their past mistakes?

Yabu ended up bodyslamming a player in the chaos.

After losing in six games to the Golden State Warriors in 2022, one would think that the Celtics would have approached this series with a greater sense of urgency.

The Celtics hope to shake off an embarrassing collapse against the Hawks in Game 5 to close out their series at State Farm Arena and advance to a second-round series with the 76ers.