Trae Young has scored 38 factors and drained an extended go-ahead three-pointer with 2.8 seconds left to assist Atlanta cap a late comeback and beat Boston 119-117.
The victory trims the Celtics’ lead within the Eastern Conference first-round playoff collection to 3-2 and sends the groups again to Atlanta for Game 6 on Thursday.
John Collins added 22 factors for the Hawks, whereas Jaylen Brown had 35 factors and Jayson Tatum added 19 for a Boston outfit who had been outscored 37-25 within the fourth quarter at TD Garden on Tuesday.
Derrick White put the Celtics in entrance 117-116 with 7.3 seconds remaining, establishing a ultimate possession for Atlanta. The ball went to Young within the backcourt, who dribbled into the entrance court docket and knocked down a 29-footer over Brown.
“I just had to trust in what I’ve done my whole life and shoot it with confidence,” Young mentioned.
Boston bobbled their preliminary inbounds move and had one other likelihood with 0.5 seconds left, however Tatum’s fading three-point strive discovered solely air as time expired.
The Hawks hit 19 triples of their very own on an evening Young added 13 assists, 4 rebounds and two steals in a match-winning efficiency.
Young scored the ultimate 14 factors for Atlanta, who had been taking part in with out the league-suspended Dejounte Murray after he made contact with an official on the finish of the Game 4 loss.
The sport featured 12 lead adjustments, together with 5 within the ultimate quarter alone, and 11 ties.
A 30-17 run during the last 9 minutes of the primary half and a fast 7-0 run early within the fourth interval seemingly put the Celtics in management, up 102-89 with 9 minutes left. However, Boston had been unable to shut out the sport, even after a Brown trey made it 109-96 with 6:10 left.
“We had some boneheaded plays, some fouls. Gave them some opportunities to get going,” Brown mentioned.
“We just gotta finish the game.”
With Reuters.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
