Celtics Defeat Hawks to Advance to 2nd Round of Playoffs.

The Boston Celtics have defeated the Atlanta Hawks and will now advance to round 2 of the playoffs.

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

It is not surprising that the Celtics won this series. The Celtics ended the regular season with the 2nd best record in the league, while the Hawks ended with the 17th-best. The Celtics also beat the Hawks all 3 times that they played each other in the regular season.

It's a little surprising that the Hawks were even able to win 2 games in this playoff series.

Unsurprisingly, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were the best players for the Celtics throughout the series.

In these 6 games.

Tatum Averaged:

27.2 Points

5.3 Assists

10 Rebounds

45.3% of shots made

Brown Averaged:

26.7 Points

3 Assists

5.3 Rebounds

54.1% of shots made

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The Celtics will now move on to play the 76ers in round 2.