The Boston Celtics defeated the Atlanta Hawks 112-99 Saturday afternoon, grabbing a big Game 1 victory to open the first round of the playoffs. From start to finish, the Celtics were decidedly the better team, with a positively dominant showing on both sides of the ball.
Jaylen Brown led the way with 29 points and 12 rebounds, but in reality the entire team in green was dialed in. Boston took a 74-44 lead at halftime, a metric of how particularly lopsided this game really was. This marks head coach Joe Mazzulla’s first postseason win as a head coach in the NBA.
Saturday was One Boston Day, a chance to honor the tenth anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombing. The Celtics wore blue and yellow warmups to commemorate the day, making a nice playoff victory a little more special. Here’s what you may have missed from Game 1.
Joe Mazzulla honored One Boston Day and the anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombing ahead of Saturday’s action between the Celtics and Hawks. https://t.co/zIIlGNdPvN
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) April 15, 2023