If you want to earn more, you need to learn what you need to know about your bookie software. Also check the news for the NFL Draft, and other important events. In the latest in the NBA, the Boston Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks in a thrilling 128-120 victory on Thursday to win their NBA Eastern Conference first-round playoff series. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum scored 62 points in total. Boston also tightened its defense in the closing minutes.
The Boston Celtics, who lost to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals last season, won the best-of-seven series 4-2, setting up a matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers, a squad including Joel Embiid and James Harden, in the conference semifinals.
Trae Young led the Hawks to a 119-117 comeback victory in Game 5 on Tuesday, extending the series. Young finished with 30 points and 10 assists.However, Young ran out of steam in the second half, scoring just five points after the intermission and shooting nine out of 28 overall.
The Celtics used an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter to finally seize control of a game that had 22 lead changes and 15 ties. The lead changed hands seven times in the fourth quarter alone. Brown scored 32 points and Tatum had 30, for the Celtics. With 3:35 left, Al Horford, a former Hawk, made a three-pointer to give the Celtics a permanent lead.
Tatum made a second three-pointer after that, Brown made a block, and Tatum tipped in a Horford miss to finish the 11-0 run that put the Celtics up by eight with 2:07 remaining.
