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2022/23 National Basketball Association (NBA) season
Regular Season
Atlanta Hawks v Boston Celtics
State Farm Arena
Atlanta, USA
Sunday, 12 March 2023
00h30
Atlanta Hawks will lock horns with the Boston Celtics in the
National Basketball Association (NBA) match on March 12.
Head-to-Head
This will be the 388th meeting between the two teams in regular-season games since the 1949/50 campaign when the Hawks made their debut in the NBA.
The Celtics have dominated this rivalry having recorded 240 wins compared to the Hawks' 147 victories from 387 matches.
Last Meeting
The Celtics maintained their impressive form when they recorded their eighth consecutive victory when they defeated the Hawks, 126-101 on 17 November 2022.
Therefore, the Celtics improved to 12-3 on the season, while the Hawks fell to 9-6 at the State Farm Arena.
What Is At Stake
The Hawks' ambitions of qualifying for the playoffs are alive as they are placed eighth on the Eastern Conference standings having recorded 32 victories and 33 defeats.
Meanwhile, the Celtics are still among the contenders for the Eastern Conference title as they are placed second on the standings having registered 45 wins and 21 defeats.
Key Players
Hawks will pin their hopes of defeating the Celtics on Trae Young who led all scorers with 27 points, five rebounds, and nine assists for the Atlanta side against the Celtics last November.
On the other hand, Jayson Tatum, who recorded 19 points, seven rebounds, and eight assists in the victory over the Hawks, is one of the Celtics' most influential players.
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Quotes
The Celtics, who have won a record 17 NBA championships, have lost their last three matches, but their head coach Joe Mazzulla is not concerned.
“Just because there are 17 games left doesn’t mean that there is any difference in how a stretch of the season would go,” Mazzulla said on 5 March 2023.
“You obviously want to be playing your best basketball later in the season as you get closer to the playoffs.
"But this is a tough stretch and whatever this stretch has, we have to learn from it so that we can use it later in the year.”
NBA fixtures - 11-12 March
Saturday, March 11
01:00 - Philadelphia 76ers v Portland Trail Blazers
01:00 - Washington Wizards v Atlanta Hawks
02:00 - Miami Heat v Cleveland Cavaliers
02:00 - Minnesota Timberwolves v Brooklyn Nets
02:00 - San Antonio Spurs v Denver Nuggets
04:30 - Los Angeles Lakers v Toronto Raptors
21:00 - Los Angeles Clippers v New York Knicks
Sunday, March 12
01:00 - Charlotte Hornets v Utah Jazz
01:00 - Detroit Pistons v Indiana Pacers
01:00 - Orlando Magic v Miami Heat
01:30 - Atlanta Hawks v Boston Celtics
02:00 - Houston Rockets v Chicago Bulls
02:00 - Memphis Grizzlies v Dallas Mavericks
02:30 - Golden State Warriors v Milwaukee Bucks
02:30 - New Orleans Pelicans v Oklahoma City Thunder
03:00 - Phoenix Suns v Sacramento Kings
20:30 - Denver Nuggets v Brooklyn Nets
22:00 - Charlotte Hornets v Cleveland Cavaliers
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