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The Celtics will be back at full strength on Monday afternoon when they face off against the Warriors at Chase Center. The team removed Kristaps Porzingis (injury recovery management) and Al Horford (toe sprain) from the injury report for Monday’s contest after both players missed Saturday’s loss to the Hawks.
Joe Mazzulla clapped on the sidelines as his Boston Celtics stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown scuffled against the Atlanta Hawks. Mazzulla refused to step in as Tatum got tangled with Onyeka Okongwu.
The Celtics snatched defeat from the jaws of victory Saturday night, making mental errors that allowed the Hawks to steal a win in Boston.
Dyson Daniels hit a short jumper in the lane with just over a minute left in overtime and Onyeka Okongwu made two free throws with 11 seconds left, lifting the Atlanta Hawks to a 119-115 victory over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. Trae Young led Atlanta with 28 points and 12 assists, and Daniels finished with 23 points.
It was a bounce-back performance for Brown, who looked out of sorts during the team’s stunning loss in Toronto. He totaled just 10 points on 4-of-16 shooting and looked uncharacteristically disengaged defensively in Wednesday’s 110-97 defeat.
Scattershot shooting and poor late-game execution doomed the shorthanded Celtics in an overtime loss to the Hawks.
All eyes were on Payton Pritchard Saturday night. With Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis out, and Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown carrying heavy workloads the night before, the Celtics had room for someone to step up.
The Atlanta Hawks got another tight victory over the Boston Celtics, winning 119-115 in overtime. Trae Young led the way with 28 points and 11 assists.
The Boston Celtics have been trending in the right direction in terms of health in recent games, but for the second half of their back-to-back at TD Garden against the Atlanta Hawks, the Celtics took the floor without two of their best bigs in Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford,
The Celtics haven't played well recently, but their record is only one win worse than what it was at this point last year.