The Atlanta Hawks dominated the visiting Boston Celtics, 110 - 83, at Philips Arena on Tuesday to take a 3 - 2 series lead in the Eastern Conference first - round playoffs. This series has been full of wild swings, but none matched the ones in this Game 5. The Celtics got out to a hot start, by winning the first quarter 20 - 15, but allowed the Hawks to dominate the rest of the game. Atlanta started the game 6 - for - 34 from the field, before hitting 11 - of - 12 late in the second quarter and then proceeding to shoot over 60 percent for the final two and a half quarters. The Hawks defense was key, as they held the Celtics to 38 percent shooting and forced them to commit 20 turnovers. Atlanta scored 74 points in the second and third quarters, while outscoring the Celtics by 32 points. This was just one of those games for Boston where they simply didn’t have it. Isaiah Thomas shot just 3 - for - 12 from the field in a seven - point, three - assist outing. Evan Turner led the team with 15 points and also brought down five boards. Jae Crowder, Marcus Smart and Jared Sullinger all provided 10 points each, but all shot under 45 percent from the field. While no one player played spectacularly, the Hawks thoroughly dominated the Celtics in their Game 5 win. Paul Millsap scored just 10 points, but provided eight rebounds and six assists in 27 minutes of action. Mike Scott led the team with 17 points, going 7 - for - 9 from the field coming off the bench. Kent Bazemore and Jeff Teague each scored 16 as well in the victory. The Hawks will look to close out the series in Boston on Thursday in Game 6.
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