third Quarter Report

Just one extra quarter stands between the Celtics and the victory they have been favored to gather coming into this night. Sitting on a rating of 91-86, they’ve appeared like the higher staff, however there’s nonetheless yet another quarter to play.

If the Celtics preserve enjoying like this, they will bump their file as much as 10-2 very quickly. However, the Hawks should make due with a 4-8 file except they flip issues round (and quick).

Who’s Enjoying

Atlanta Hawks @ Boston Celtics

Present Data: Atlanta 4-7, Boston 9-2

How To Watch

• When: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET
• The place: TD Backyard — Boston, Massachusetts
• TV: FanDuel SN – Southeast
• Observe: CBS Sports activities App
• On-line streaming: fuboTV (Attempt without spending a dime. Regional restrictions could apply.)
• Ticket Value: $66.00

What to Know

The Celtics might be enjoying the complete 4 quarters on Tuesday, however they’re anticipated to have issues wrapped up nicely earlier than that. They’ll host the Atlanta Hawks at 7:00 p.m. ET at TD Backyard. The Celtics are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 120.2 factors per recreation this season.

Final Sunday, the Celtics did not have an excessive amount of respiration room of their matchup towards the Bucks, however they nonetheless walked away with a 113-107 victory. The win was all of the extra spectacular given Boston was down by 17 with 9:16 left within the second quarter.

In the meantime, the Hawks got here up brief towards the Bulls on Saturday and fell 125-113. The loss hurts much more since Atlanta was up 44-26 with 9:55 left within the second.

Though they misplaced, the Hawks have been working as a unit and completed the sport with 31 assists. That robust efficiency was nothing new for the staff: they’ve now posted no less than 30 assists in three consecutive matches.

Boston pushed their file as much as 9-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the highway. As for Atlanta, their loss dropped their file right down to 4-7.

Tuesday’s contest is shaping as much as be a scrappy recreation: The Celtics have not given up the ball simply this season, having solely averaged 11.5 turnovers per recreation (they’re ranked third in turnovers per recreation total). It is a completely different story for the Hawks, although, as they have been averaging 15. Given the Celtics’ sizable benefit in that space, the Hawks might want to discover a option to shut that hole.

The Celtics took their win towards the Hawks of their earlier assembly final Monday by a conclusive 123-93. In that matchup, the Celtics amassed a halftime lead of 75-53, a powerful feat they will look to repeat on Tuesday.

Odds

Boston is a giant 15.5-point favourite towards Atlanta, in accordance with the most recent NBA odds.

The road on this recreation has moved fairly a bit because it opened, because it began out with the Celtics as a 11-point favourite.

The over/below is 225.5 factors.

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Sequence Historical past

Boston has received 6 out of their final 10 video games towards Atlanta.

• Nov 04, 2024 – Boston 123 vs. Atlanta 93
• Mar 28, 2024 – Atlanta 123 vs. Boston 122
• Mar 25, 2024 – Atlanta 120 vs. Boston 118
• Feb 07, 2024 – Boston 125 vs. Atlanta 117
• Nov 26, 2023 – Boston 113 vs. Atlanta 103
• Apr 27, 2023 – Boston 128 vs. Atlanta 120
• Apr 25, 2023 – Atlanta 119 vs. Boston 117
• Apr 23, 2023 – Boston 129 vs. Atlanta 121
• Apr 21, 2023 – Atlanta 130 vs. Boston 122
• Apr 18, 2023 – Boston 119 vs. Atlanta 106