“Boston Celtics Advance to Eastern Conference Semifinals with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown Leading the Victory Against Atlanta Hawks”

Boston Celtics won this Thursday Atlanta Hawks by 128-120 as a visitor, for the first round of the NBA Playoffsand advanced to Eastern Conference semifinals after having settled the series by a global of 4-2.

The team of Jayson Tatum y Jaylen Brownwho together scored 62 key points for the victory, will now star in a stellar duel against the Philadelphia 76ers of Joel Embiid y James Harden.

For their part, the Hawks, who had won the fifth game in Boston at the hands of their leader Trae Young, they failed in their intention to defend the locality and force a seventh and final game in the tie.

Although Young again got off to a spectacular start scoring 18 of his 30 points in the first quarter, little by little he ran out of steam. Without going any further, the All-Star point guard only added 5 points after the break and finished the game with a 9-28 ERA from the field.

Meanwhile, Jayson Tatum, who finished with 30 points and 14 rebounds, and his partner Jaylen Brown, with another 32 and 5, were not willing for the Celtics to let another victory slip away in the final stretch.

In the resolution of a game that had until 22 leader changes on the scoreboardTatum and Brown drove a withering 14-3 run to the frustration of fans at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

“I think in that last quarter, with four minutes left, we made winning plays. We talked about it before the game…we had to do whatever it took,” Tatum said after the game.

Boston, second ranked in the East, thus fulfilled the forecasts against Atlanta, which had advanced to the playoffs in the playoffs, and took the first step towards a return to the Finals, where last year they lost to Golden State Warriors.

The other semifinal of the East will be played New York Knicks y Miami Heat. As for the west, there is also a decided semi-final: Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns.

The other crossover will be played by the winners of the first round series between Sacramento Kings y Golden State Warriorswho dominate 3-2, and between Memphis Grizzlies y Los Angeles Lakerswho also lead 3-2.

With information from AFP.

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