Dunleavy provided a big lift off the bench against Boston and Milwaukee over the weekend, making six of his first eight 3s with his new team and registering a plus-34 in the two games. The comeback against Boston fell a little short, but Sunday's win over Milwaukee pushed the Hawks to 13-5 since early December and two games in the loss column ahead of both the Wizards and Bucks for fourth place in the East.
The Hawks and the Celtics were the East's two hottest teams since mid-December when they met Friday in Al Horford's grand return to the ATL.