As for Atlanta in front of Miami, it smells scorched for Brooklyn once morest Boston. Beaten 114-107 in Act II, the Nets are also down 2-0 in this series.
Led by 17 points in the second quarter (62-45), the Celtics were able to tighten their defense admirably following the break to reverse the situation. Thus, the duo formed by Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving was completely extinguished during the last 24 minutes with only one successful shot out of seventeen attempted.
Boston also owes its victory to a collective which offers seven players with 10 points at most with Jaylen Brown (22), Jayson Tatum (19), Grant Williams (17), Al Horford (16), Daniel Theis (15), Marcus Smart (12) and Payton Pritchard (10). The Celtics went 23-4 in the final quarter to lead 108-96.
In the other games of the evening, Philadelphia won 104-101 in Toronto to lead 3-0 in the series. In Milwaukee in the lair of the defending champion, Chicago won 114-110 to tie at 1-1.
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