Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics: Start time, where to watch, betting odds
After blowing out the Washington Wizards on the road last night, Atlanta continues their road trip, but they will face a much tougher test today in Boston.
The Celtics are arguably the NBA's top team and even though they are going to be short-handed, they won't be easy to beat. After a great start to the season, the Celtics have actually lost two of their last three.
The big storyline leading up to this game is going to be the injury report. Las night, Hawks forward Jalen Johnson let the first half of the game against the Wizards with a left wrist injury and he did not return. After the game last night, Hawks head coach Quin Snyder said "Hopefully, he'll be ok and we'll find out more tonight and tomorrow."
Can the Hawks upset the Celtics tonight?
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For Boston, they will not have Kristaps Porzingis tonight, and Jrue Holiday is questionable. Holiday has been a huge acquisition for this team and if he is out, then I would expect that Payton Pritchard would get the start for the Celtics and I think Al Horford will probably start in place of Porzingis.
This is going to be the first time that these two teams have met since the playoff series last year. After Boston won decisively in the first two games of the series, Atlanta battled back and almost forced a game seven in Boston. Even if Holiday does not play, it will be intriguing to see the Hawks's offense against a team with elite defenders like Derrick White Jaylen Brown, and Jayson Tatum.
Viewing and Betting Information
Tip-off time: 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: TD Garden, Boston, MA
Where to Watch: NBA League Pass, Bally Sports Southeast
Spread and Over/Under: The Hawks are currently underdogs tonight, as they are 7.5-point underdogs according to the latest odds from the SI Sportsbook and the over/under is set at 236.5.
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