The Celtics challenged the Hawks away, and Trae Young, the core player of the Hawks, continued to be absent. The first quarter went back and forth, and the Celtics ended the first quarter with the Hawks 29-28. The score remained tight in the second quarter, and both teams failed to pull away effectively, and the Celtics led the Hawks 63-59 at halftime. Yibian fought again, and the Hawks played a wave of 8-0 offensive to overtake the score, and the Celtics ended the third quarter 90-89 Hawks. In the final quarter, the two teams continued the previous situation, and at the last moment, with Tatum's stunner missing, the game went into overtime. In overtime, Murray was in a big game, taking all the points and finishing in the final moments. In the end, the Hawks narrowly defeated the Celtics 123-122, and the Celtics won four in a row.
Celtics player stats: Tatum 31 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists, White 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Porzingis 20 points and 7 rebounds, Jaylen Brown 18 points and 4 assists, Holiday 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists,
Hawks player stats: Murray 44 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, Bogdanovic 24 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Hunter 21 points and 13 rebounds, Capela 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Seven facts that have to be admitted:
1. Tatum's key ball performance is as "stable" as ever, soft as ever, and never disappoints in terms of disappointment, and the Green Army is just one real big man away from the championship.
2, Jaylen Brown once again proved that he is more suitable for the team boss than Tatum, Tatum can be the boss in regular time, and the boss at the critical moment has to be Brown, and the key ball in the fourth quarter may not be overtime for Brown, and he can't bring the "big boss".
3. Murray really has a big heart, he has completed three kills this season, the more critical the harder it is, the more critical the more he throws, he still has the physical strength to complete the kill, Mamba possessed, one person carried overtime, scored 11 points in overtime, and won the victory with 0.1 seconds.
4. In this game, the two teams made more free throws than the Celtics 21:10 Hawks, and Tatum made more free throws than the entire Hawks team, but the Hawks were the team with more shots inside, and Murray only made 2 free throws in 44 shots, an ugly game.
5. Murray scored 44 points on 44 shots, scored a career-high score, set a record for the number of shots in team history, 44 shots, and took on so many balls and still had a 4 percent shooting rate plus a lore is already very strong, it is really the spirit of Mamba. During Trae Young's absence, Murray was carrying the team forward.
6. The Hawks have won four in a row, with a record of 34 wins and 39 losses, only one win away from the Bulls, who are ninth in the East, and the Hawks have beaten the Celtics in both games this season. If the Hawks can stand out in the play-offs and enter the playoffs as the eighth in the East, they may be able to complete the Black Eight miracle.
7. The Celtics suffered two consecutive defeats, but still stabilized the league with a 57-16 record. This season's Celtics have a strong lineup and a top performance in the regular season, but Tatum's hard ability and star quality have not improved, and their road to winning the championship is not easy. Tatum needs to lead the team to win the championship to dispel all doubts, or he may be nailed to the pillar of shame.