Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks Match Player Stats On Nov 06, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 6, 2017

ATLANTA -- With the Boston Celtics' winning streak in jeopardy, Kyrie Irving took charge against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.

Irving scored 13 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter, and the Celtics won their ninth in a row after two opening losses, defeating the Hawks 110-107.

Irving, acquired by Boston from the Cleveland Cavaliers before the season, made four 3-pointers and shot 14 of 22 overall while adding seven assists.

The Celtics (9-2) won despite 13-of-26 3-point shooting by the Hawks.

Boston rookie Jason Tatum scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and former Atlanta forward Al Horford had 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.

Dennis Schroder scored 23 points for the Hawks (2-9). Dewayne Dedmon and Marco Belinelli each had 19 points, with Dedmon also grabbing 12 rebounds.

The Celtics led by 10 points early in the fourth quarter, but the Hawks battled back to take a 96-95 lead with about five minutes left on back-to-back 3-point baskets by Malcolm Delaney and Kent Bazemore.

After Delaney's third 3-point basket of the quarter put the Hawks up 103-101 with just under two minutes left, Irving matched the 3-pointer and Tatum hit one with 46 seconds remaining, putting the Celtics back in control.

Boston coach Brad Stevens called a quick timeout in the third quarter to get the team's attention, and Irving, hitting two 3-pointers, scored eight points in a 13-0 run that overcame a seven-point Atlanta advantage en route to an 82-75 lead going in the fourth.

Irving scored 11 of his 16 first-half points in the second quarter, but it was 54-54 at intermission thanks to 55 percent shooting by the Hawks.

Schroder and Dedmon each had 13 points at the break for Atlanta, combing to make 11 of 15 shots. The Hawks shot 65 percent in the second quarter, when Schroder had all except two of his first-half points.

Both teams made 39 of 81 shots overall (48.1 percent).

NOTES: F/C Aaron Baynes started for the Celtics with F Marcus Morris not yet cleared for back-to-back games, but Baynes had just two points in 15 minutes. ... Morris, coming back from knee surgery, averaged 10.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in his first two games. ... Hawks G Malcolm Delaney returned after missing two games with a sprained ankle. He scored 13 points. ... The Hawks are still without F Ersan Ilyasova (ankle), F Mike Muscala (ankle), C Miles Plumlee (quad) and F DeAndre Bembry (wrist). ... The Celtics play their next three games at home, starting against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. ... After playing three games in four days like the Celtics, the Hawks are off until starting a three-game trip at Detroit on Friday.