National Basketball Association
Atlanta 130, Boston 122
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 21, 2023
Where: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #26 Pat Fraher, #27 Mitchell Ervin
Attendance: 18536

Trae Young had game highs of 32 points and nine assists to lead the host Atlanta Hawks to a 130-122 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series Friday night.

Young, who added six rebounds and two blocked shots, was 12-of-22 from the field and scored nine consecutive points as the Hawks finished up the win.

Dejounte Murray added 25 points for Atlanta, which lost the first two games of the series in Boston. Game 4 will be played Sunday night in Atlanta.

Boston trailed 124-121 and had the ball, but Jayson Tatum missed a 3-point attempt and Young made a jumper on the ensuing possession to put the Hawks up 126-121 with 45.5 seconds to play. The Celtics didn't threaten after that.

Moments earlier, Young's 3-pointer with 2:22 to play put the Hawks ahead 121-116 after Tatum's three-point pulled Boston within 118-116 with 3:02 to play.

Clint Capela had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks, who outrebounded the Celtics 48-29.

Tatum led the Celtics with 29 points and 10 rebounds and added five assists. Marcus Smart finished with 24 points, eight assists and three steals, and Malcolm Brogdon scored 17 points.

The Celtics led 37-33 after one quarter, but the Hawks scored 41 points in the second quarter and were ahead 74-67 at halftime. Boston had a 53-50 lead with 6:32 remaining in the second quarter, but the Hawks used a 20-3 run to go ahead 70-56 with 3:15 left in the first half.

Atlanta was 30 of 46 (65.2 percent) from the field in the first half, including 8 of 16 on 3-point attempts. Atlanta also had a 34-10 edge in points in the paint in the half.

Boston tied the game at 79-79 on a 3-pointer by Jaylen Brown with 8:13 to play in the third quarter, but the Hawks responded with an 8-0 run. Atlanta had a 100-93 lead at the end of three quarters.

Brown had 15 points and three steals for the Celtics.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Atlanta
Jayson Tatum 29 Scoring Trae Young 32
Marcus Smart 8 Assists Trae Young 9
Jayson Tatum 10 Rebounds Clint Capela 11
Jayson Tatum 7 Free Throws Made Trae Young 6
Jaylen Brown 3 Steals Bogdan Bogdanovic 1
N/A Blocks Onyeka Okongwu 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston 122 48.9 21-48 11-16 31 29 0 11 12
Atlanta 130 56.0 15-34 13-16 24 48 6 5 19
Upcoming Games
  • Atlanta will play their next game at home against Boston. The Hawks have a W/L % of .390 after a win and .610 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Celtics have a W/L % of .714 after a win and .654 after a loss.