CELTICS WIN GAME 1: The Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 112-99 at TD Garden on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.
The Boston Celtics were ready to take care of business on Saturday in the C's first game of their 2023 playoff campaign, beating the Atlanta Hawks 112-99 at TD Garden.
The C's led by 30 points at halftime and staved off a 4th quarter surge by the Hawks to go up 1-0 in the series. The Celtics went 3-0 against the Hawks in the regular season. The last time the two teams met in the NBA playoffs was in 2016 when Atlanta beat Boston in six games in the first round.Get New England news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.
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