After defeating the Celtics 119-117 in Game 5 at TD Garden on on Tuesday night. The Hawks return to State Farm Arena on Thursday, 4/27, for Game 6 of the First Round of the 2023 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs against the Boston Celtics.
Game 6️⃣ Starting 🖐️
Presented by @Chase pic.twitter.com/KFN343ozOU
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 28, 2023
Atlanta enters Thursday’s Game 6 contest with a 16-15 all-time
record in Game 6’s … The last time Atlanta faced Boston in a Game 6 of the NBA Playoffs was in 2016, taking a 104-92
win on 4/28/16.
Atlanta outscored the Celtics 23-8 inthe final 6:10 of the game (109-96 Boston lead) … Trae Young recorded Atlanta’s final 14 points, becoming the fifth player since at least the 1998 NBA Playoffs to record his team’s final 14+ points in a postseason game, joining JaMorant (15 points, 5/3/22), Damian Lillard (17 points, 6/1/21), Khris Middleton (14 points, 4/28/18) and LeBron James (25 points, 5/31/07).
Thursday night match is another must win to keep the Hawks from being eliminated in the playoffs. Tip off is at 8:30 PM.
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