The Celtics' fourth-quarter woes were again on display in the Hawks loss, including key execution errors down the stretch.

The Boston Celtics have been trending in the right direction in terms of health in recent games, but for the second half of their back-to-back at TD Garden against the Atlanta Hawks, the Celtics took the floor without two of their best bigs in Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford,

Trae Young ties it late in regulation with two free throws; finishes with 28 points to hand Boston another puzzling loss

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The defending NBA Champions are on the second half of a back-to-back on Saturday, Jan. 18 when the Atlanta Hawks visit the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Boston.

After a tough loss on the road their last time out, the Celtics look much better today on their home court. They have jumped out to a quick 35-28 lead against the Magic. The Celtics came into the match with some extra motivation after the defeat they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off.