Netease Sports reported on April 19:
The NBA playoffs in 2022-23 will continue, Boston Celtics The team extended its lead. Tatum 29 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, White 26 points. They led the team to establish the advantage in the first half and firmly maintain the leading position. The Celtics defeated Atlanta 119-106 at home in the first round of the East World War II eagle Team. The Celtics expanded the total score to 2-0, and the third game of the series will be moved to Atlanta.
Tatum of Celtics got 29 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, White got 26 points and 7 rebounds, Brown got 18 points, Smart got 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and Brogden got 13 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. Murray of the Hawks got 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Yang got 24 points and 6 assists, Bogdanovic got 18 points and 4 assists, Hunter got 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Aokongwu got 8 points and 9 rebounds.
After the start of the game, the Hawks took the lead 8-3. Tatum scored a breakthrough, Yang even scored 5 points, and the Hawks expanded their advantage. Tatum made another breakthrough, Hunter scored 5 points, and the Hawks extended the advantage to 11 points. However, after that, the Hawks missed the attack and shot continuously. Rowe scored 6 points and Smart hit 3 points. They led the team to hit a 14-0 counter attack climax, and the Celtics overcame 3 points by 25-22. Bogdanovic equalled with three points, and Brogden hit with three points from a distance. The Celtics ended the first quarter with a 28-25 lead of three points.
After the beginning of the second quarter, the two teams scored several points respectively. Yang and Ao Kongwu recovered five points, and the Hawks fell behind by 32-34. White was successful in two singles. He led the team to hit back 8 points, and the Celtics started again. Murray made two three-point shots to narrow the gap, Brown, Smart and Tatum scored successively, and the Celtics led by 54-42 at 2:30 seconds before half time. Yang broke through to chase the points, and Tatum scored two more goals. Murray scored three points on the left wing. At the end of the half court, the Hawks were 12 points behind by 49-61.
Tatum of Celtics got 18 points and 7 rebounds in the first half, and White got 12 points; Murray of the Hawks had 11 points, Hunter had 10 points and 9 rebounds, and Yang had 10 points and 5 assists.
The offensive state of the Celtics continued after the beginning of the third quarter. Of Tatum's three points, Hoford scored under the basket, and they led 72-55. Capella dunked and hit back, Smart made a breakthrough and Hoford made a three-point hit on the right wing. The Celtics led by 20 points with 79-59 in the middle of this section. After the Hawks paused, Murray stepped forward and scored three three-point goals in a row. One man scored 13 points and led the team to hit a 15-5 counter attack climax. They narrowed the gap to 10 points. Smart broke through to stabilize the situation, Bogdanovic shot three points, Brogden scored a single shot, and Okonwu scored under the basket. At the end of the third quarter, the Hawks were 9 points behind by 81-90.
White and Brown took turns to score, and the Celtics extended their advantage to 13 points after the beginning of the last quarter. Yang Lian threw a free throw and got 4 points. Bogdanovic scored another 3 points. The Hawks reached 88-96. White hit three points to stabilize the situation, Bogdanovic hit another three points, White felt hot and scored another five points, and Celtics led 104-91. Yang chased back 4 points to pull the gap back to the single digits. The Celtics kept their outside touch. Tatum and Hoford scored 3 points each. White repeatedly scored 4 points. A 10-2 climax gave the Green Army a 114-97 lead with 3:50 left in the fourth quarter. The Hawks called a timeout again, but they continued to shoot and iron. Smart and Tatum shared 5 points, and the Greens led by 22 points. At this time, the game was no longer in suspense, and finally the Celtics won by 119-106.
Hawks' starting lineup: Yang, Murray, Hunter, Collins, Capella
The first team of Celtics: Smart, White, Brown, Tatum, Hoford
