“The Historic Rivalry Between Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks in the NBA Playoffs”

Next Saturday April 15 we will have the first game of the series between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics have seen each other in the playoffs 71 times
The history between these teams in the postseason is brutal. Since 1957 they have even met in the NBA Finals when the Hawks were located in St. Louis and in the Western Conference.

Boston Celtics have the lead in this historic rivalry in the postseason against the Atlanta Hawks with a record of 42 wins and 29 losses.

The times the Celtics and Hawks met in the NBA Finals
1957. Celtics won the series against the Hawks in a brutal finals reaching game 7 with Boston’s victory over St. Louis. 4-3 series in favor of the Celtics and they were the champions of 57 ‘.
1958. In their rematch the following year, we had a “Back-To-Back” in the NBA Finals between the Celtics against the Hawks. St. Louis got their revenge by beating Boston in the finals, winning the series in 6 games. 4-2 in favor for Hawks and they were the champions of 58 ‘.
1960. In other finals where we reached game 7, the Celtics beat the St. Louis Hawks and were the 60′ champions. 4-3 the series in favor of Boston.
1961. The rivalry of the NBA finals of the 60’s occurred again in 61′ where the Celtics were crowned NBA champions beating the Hawks in a series of only 5 games. 4-1 the series in favor of Boston.

The most recent Celtics vs. Hawks in the NBA playoffs.
These have been the results of their playoff series over the past 15 years:

2008. First round of the Eastern conference. Celtics won the series 4-3 against the Hawks.
2012. First round of the Eastern conference. Celtics won the series 4-2 against the Hawks.
2016. First round of the Eastern conference. Hawks won the series 4-2 against the Celtics.

On April 15 we will have edition #12 between the Boston Celtics against the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA playoffs.

Will Boston’s dominance of the Hawks continue in the playoffs or is Atlanta going to repeat the story of 2016 by upsetting the #2 seed in the East?

Most Notable Players on the Boston Celtics:
Jayson Tatum – 30.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists
Jaylen Brown – 26.6 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists
Malcolm Brogdon – 14.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists
Derrick White – 12.4 points and 3.9 assists
Marcus Smart – 11.5 points and 6.3 assists
Al Horford – 9.8 points and 6.2 rebounds

Most Notable Players on the Atlanta Hawks:
Bring Young – 26.2 points and 10.2 assists
Dejounte Murray – 20.5 points, 6.1 assists and 5.3 rebounds
De`Andre Hunter – 15.4 points and 4.2 rebounds
Bogdan Bogdanovic – 14.0 points and 3.1 rebounds
John Collins – 13.1 points and 6.5 rebounds
Clint Capela – 12.0 points and 11.0 rebounds
Saddiq Bey – 11.6 points and 4.8 rebounds

Forecast: Boston Celtics in 6.

Fuente: hoyfut.com