In a similar game, the “Celtics” advantage exceeded 10 only at the beginning of the fourth quarter – 109:108. “Hawks” Serbian guard Bogdan Bogdanovic made the result slippery again with 5 points in the penultimate minute – 120:115.
Inaccurate shots by Jason Tatum and Sadik Bey followed, until 19 seconds before the end of the match, Porzingis hit a long shot – 123-115. Onyeka Okongwu scored two more points for Atlanta with a dunk, Tatum for Boston with free throws as Boston won its 39th of the season.
Porzingis played 31 minutes and scored 31 points. Kristaps hit 11 of 15 2-pointers, 2 of 4 long-range shots, 3 of 4 free throws, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks.
Derrick White scored 21, Jayson Tatum 20, Jaylen Brown 15 and Al Horford 14 for Boston.
For the Hawks, Sadiq Bey had 25 points, Trae Young had 20 points, Jalen Johnson and Onyek Okongwu had 19 points each.
In the next game, “Celtics” will meet Porzingis’ former team Washington “Wizards” at home on Saturday night Latvian time.
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2024-02-08 02:38:29
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