2023-04-22 07:30:00
This thwarts the idea that many had of the series. Last night, following a breathless Game 3 from start to finish, the Hawks simply refused the Celtics entry into the zone at sweep. Victory 130 to 122 for Atlanta, not 3 to 0 for the city of rouquemoutes who drink beer and are called O’Connor, Murphy or Sullivan. Debrief.
The pretty homemade boxscore is HERE!
At the question “Are the Hawks automatically doomed when Boston shoots 44% from 3-point on a game? »Trae Young and Dejounte Murray say no.
First and foremost collective victory for Atlanta, but money time exceptional of the two men in front of the Celtics who would have liked to get closer to an early rest. Always more fun to play only four games before the conference semi-final, but you still have to manage to finish the job prematurely (and if you want to go further, you still have to manage to reach the semi-final conference). There, Trae Young et Dejounte Murray played the big killjoys by planting huge shots from the parking lot in the last moments of the game. First the smaller of the two, with the sweets presented below, then Dejounte Murray, in the role of the assassin posted in the corner, ready to swing the dagger of the game despite Derrick White’s big hand scratching him between the eyebrows. A punctuation full of audacity for a story globally of the same level. The Hawks shot 15/34 from 3-point range overall. Saddiq Bey was solid off the bench, with 15 points 3/3 away, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. In the same register, Bogdan Bogdanovic confirms that with a regular season beyond 54 games played, he might/should have entered the race for the Sixth Man of the Year: 15 points at 3/4 at 3-pointers for the most Serbian of hawks.
All in all – and the stats of the seven players with at least ten points testify – everyone added their stone to the victory built by Atlanta. A depth of strength less supported on the Celtics side. It was a bit too shy and below the usual grinta. Jaylen Brown attempted “only” fifteen shots in 33 minutes of play. Or on the contrary, it is Marcus Smart who took 19. The hierarchy is a little out of order. We felt Jayson Tatum falsely involved with 29 points at 9/22 shooting and 10 rebounds. A statistical line that can win a regular season meeting. But past the month of March, it is more complicated. This first-round series will therefore go at least in five games. What if the Hawks take fourth? The Celtics would still retain home-court advantage. The war would not be total, just freshly declared. That’s all loveentertainment pushes us to wish.
TRAE AND DEJOUNTE BACK-TO-BACK THREES ????
Hawks close out Game 3 vs. Celtics pic.twitter.com/R7KgWSL94E
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