A pair of Eastern Conference teams will mix it up at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday. The Atlanta Hawks will take on the Boston Celtics. Atlanta comes into the game holding the 10th and final postseason spot in the Eastern Conference. The Hawks are 22-28 on the season. Atlanta is coming off a home loss to the Clippers on Monday. On the season, the Hawks are 10-14 on the road.
For the Boston Celtics, they have the top record in all of the National Basketball Association. The Celtics are 38-12 on the season. Boston has gone 23-3 at home this season, and are 7-3 in their last 10 games. The Celtics are coming off a blowout win at home over the Grizzlies on Sunday.
The Boston Celtics are big favorites at home in this game. The Celtics are -11.5 over the Hawks.
Atlanta Hawks
Trae Young is leading the Hawks again this season with more than 27 points per game. The point guard is doing so by playing more than 36 minutes per game. Young also is dishing out nearly 11 assists per game. The Hawks are playing without the services of Clint Capela, with an injury.
Atlanta is scoring 121.6 points per game, which is near the top of the league. The problem has been the defense. In the loss to the Clippers, they allowed 149. Atlanta won four straight games due to their offense. In those four games, the Hawks scored 126, 138, 129 and 141 points.
The Hawks will go to Philadelphia on Friday to finish a quick road trip. Following that, Atlanta will host the Houston Rockets on Saturday and Chicago Bulls on Sunday, before a Valentine’s Day affair in Charlotte.
Boston Celtics
The best team in the league, and the best team at home holds a six game lead over the Knicks in the Atlantic Division. The Celtics will need to finish the rest of the season 19-13 to match their win total of 57 of a season ago. Boston had won back to back games over the Pelicans and Pacers, before a loss to the Lakers. A win over shorthanded Memphis got them back on track.
Boston is scoring 120.3 points per game. They are also averaging over 47 rebounds per game, and just shy of 26 assists per game. Jayson Tatum continues to put up incredible numbers. The former Duke star is scoring 27 points per game. Kristaps Porzingis is adding 19.6 game. Jaylen Brown is questionable in this game with an injury.
The Celtics will host the Wizards on Friday, before starting a two game road trip. Boston will travel to South Beach to take on the Heat on Sunday, and then hit up Brooklyn on Tuesday before coming back home to take on the Nets again on Wednesday.
Celtics Top Hawks
The Boston Celtics are the best team in the National Basketball Association, and they are going to show it in this game. Atlanta is pretty up and down, but one of the teams can play better defense and that is the Celtics. Trae Young has a good game, but Jayson Tatum and company are too much. When betting this game on Wednesday, we are taking the Boston Celtics -11.5 over the Atlanta Hawks.
