Hawks And Celtics Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups
On Tuesday evening, the Boston Celtics are hosting the Atlanta Hawks for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.
For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.
The Celtics have ruled out Danilo Gallinari, while no one is on the injury report for the Hawks.
Gallinari has yet to play in a game this season, so both teams essentially enter the evening fully healthy.
NBA's official injury report
The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA.
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Hawks will start Young, Murray, Hunter, Collins, Capela on Tuesday."
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Celtics will start Smart, White, Brown, Tatum, Horford on Tuesday."
The Celtics won the first game of the series (also in Boston) 112-99 on Saturday afternoon.
Despite only winning by 13 points, the Celtics had been blowing out the Hawks for most of the game.
The Hawks will need to get a victory on Tuesday night to avoid falling into an 0-2 hole.
That said, Games 3 and 4 will be played on Friday and Sunday at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Celtics are the second seed in the Eastern Conference and finished the season with a 57-25 record, while the Hawks went 41-41 and are the seventh seed (they beat the Miami Heat in the play-in tournament).
Last season, the Hawks lost in the first round, while the Celtics made the NBA Finals.
Whoever wins the series will face off with either the Brooklyn Nets or Philadelphia 76ers in the second round.
