Trae Young’s 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left capped a 38-point efficiency because the Atlanta Hawks stayed alive by rallying to beat the host Boston Celtics 119-117 on Tuesday in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff sequence.
Young scored the ultimate 14 factors for Atlanta, which was enjoying with out the league-suspended Dejounte Murray after he made contact with an official on the finish of the earlier recreation.
Boston now has a 3-2 lead within the sequence. Game 6 shall be performed Thursday in Atlanta.
Young added 13 assists and a pair of steals. John Collins contributed 22 factors and Bogdan Bogdanovic had 18 to assist Young.
Boston’s Jaylen Brown (35 factors) posted his second straight 30-plus-point recreation.
Jayson Tatum had 19 factors, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Derrick White added 18 factors for the Celtics.
A 30-17 run during the last 9 minutes of the primary half and a speedy 7-0 run early within the fourth quarter seemingly put the Celtics in management, up 102-89 with 9 minutes left. However, Boston was unable to shut out the sport, even after a Brown trey made it 109-96 with 6:10 left.
The recreation featured 12 lead modifications, together with 5 within the ultimate quarter alone, and 11 ties.
Young hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cap an 12-0 Hawks run, tying the sport at 111-111 with 2:42 left.
A Robert Williams III putback following an Al Horford 3-point miss swung the rating again the Celtics’ method, however Young adopted hitting a technical-foul free throw and two common free throws to provide the Hawks their first lead since 41-40.
Williams slammed in a dunk after a bounce ball to place the Celtics again up with 115-114 with 25.1 seconds left.
Young and White traded pairs of free throws to make the rating 117-116 Boston with 7.3 seconds left earlier than Young’s game-winning shot.
Tatum missed an tried profitable 3-pointer on the buzzer.
The Hawks led 30-27 after taking pictures 6-for-11 from 3-point vary within the first.
Treys from Bogdanovic and Saddiq Bey helped Atlanta take a 39-34 lead early within the second.
Back-to-back Brown baskets tied the sport at 41, and a 7-0 run fueled by Malcolm Brogdon and White made it 54-46 Boston with 4:57 left till halftime.
Young hit three of Atlanta’s final 4 subject targets within the first half to maintain the Hawks inside 66-58 getting into the break.
—Field Level Media/Reuters
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