The Boston Celtics played their second straight game in Georgia on Wednesday night, hoping to avenge their ugly loss on Monday night to the same Atlanta Hawks squad. They blew a 30-point lead in that one, failing to execute in the final minutes of the game. Unfortunately, the Celtics ended the night with their second straight loss, which is just the third time that has happened this season.
Dejounte Murray was massive for the Hawks. He finished the night with a game with 44 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists while shooting 18-of-44 from the field and 6-of-19 from distance. But as a whole, it was the Hawks’ offensive rebounding that won them the game. They snagged 17 offensive rebounds and scored 28 second-chance points to the Celtics’ eight.
Quarter-by-quarter, the Celtics fought well, but their inability to shut the Hawks down on the glass cost them this game, which they dropped in overtime.