The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Boston Celtics on Thursday night at TD Garden, 104 - 92, to win Eastern Conference first - round playoff series, 4 - 2. After a sluggish first half, the Hawks owned a 41 - 33 lead, but they opened up in the third quarter. Atlanta poured in 39 points in the frame and opened its lead to 21 points. The Celtics made a late run but were unable to cut it any closer than 11 points in the final quarter. The Hawks won with their balanced attack, as they did all season, with six players scoring between 11 and 17 points. Paul Millsap scored 17 points (4 - 10 FG, 9 - 11 FT) to lead the Hawks and added eight rebounds. Kyle Korver grabbed a team - high nine rebounds and had a perfect shooting night (4 - 4 FG, 2 - 2 3PT, 4 - 4 FT) to power a 14 - point performance. Kent Bazemore (6 - 13 FG) and Al Horford (7 - 10 FG) added 15 points apiece. The Hawks shot 51 percent from the field and were able to score consistently despite grabbing just three offensive rebounds. Isaiah Thomas scored 25 points (9 - 24 FG, 6 - 7 FT) to lead all scorers and notched a double - double with 10 assists. Jae Crowder added 15 points (5 - 15 FG) and six rebounds before fouling out. Jonas Jerebko and Marcus Smart were the only other Celtics to reach double figures with 13 points apiece. The Celtics shot a brutal 36 percent of the field and made just 7 - 32 (22 percent) from three - point line. Boston's advantages on the glass (20 percent offensive rebound rate against 8 percent for Atlanta) and in turnovers (12 against 18 for Atlanta) were n't enough to overcome the poor shooting. The Hawks will face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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