With the Celtics’ bigs looking to stay in the paint, Collins has taken 28 (54%) of his 52 shots from 3-point range in this series, up from 34% in the regular season. Blake Griffin (Okongwu’s defender) was there, but Williams also had both feet in the paint, leaving John Collins open in the right corner … ![]() The run began with Onyeka Okongwu setting a ball-screen for Bogdan Bogdanovic, who snaked the screen and got to the middle of the floor. And without him, the Hawks’ offense looked a lot like the one that they couldn’t defend for most of the night. Capela sat the entire fourth quarter - save the final 0.5 seconds - when he was asked to guard the Celtics’ inbounder after Young’s go-ahead 3. Williams was on the floor for almost all of the final seven minutes of Game 5, and the Celtics’ offense stalled after they built that 13-point lead. But both teams were more efficient offensively in Game 5 with their non-shooting centers off the floor. And the Hawks had some pick-and-roll success with Clint Capela setting screens for Young early on Tuesday. ![]() Though he’s not a shooting threat, Williams was also often spacing the floor, allowing for attacks even when he was in the game. Playing five out can open the paint for cuts as well as drives. Their third basket of the game was a simple Jaylen Brown drive past Clint Capela, with no defensive help in the paint … And the Celtics did that early and often on Tuesday. With five guys on the perimeter, the paint is open for one of them to attack. And while Boston ranked second in 3-point rate (3PA/FGA) in the regular season, that potency isn’t just about 3-point shooting. ![]() But the Celtics are most potent offensively when they’re spacing the floor with five shooters. Robert Williams III is a defensive force and a lob threat who can pull opposing defenders toward the basket, opening things up for his teammates. The Hawks scored 23 points on their final 12 possessions, and they did it by giving the Celtics a taste of their own spacing … The Hawks’ floor general scored 14 of his 38 points in the final 3 1/2 minutes and drained the game-winning, 30-footer with 1.8 seconds left, propelling his team to a 119-117 victory and sending the series back to Atlanta for Game 6 on Thursday ( 8:30 ET, TNT). Up 3-1 in their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks, they led Game 5 at home by 13 points with six minutes left.Īnd then Trae Young happened. The Boston Celtics looked well on their way to a conference semifinals matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers. Trae Young scores 16 of his 38 in the 4th quarter, including a 30-footer with 1.8 seconds left to cap the Hawks' comeback.
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