One third of the 2018-19 NBA season is in the books and the most recent performance from the Atlanta Hawks was a positive one, even in a close-fought defeat. That is the backdrop as Friday night’s match-up with the Boston Celtics approaches and, in short, this should be an interesting test for Lloyd Pierce’s team.
The Celtics enter this particular contest playing their best basketball of the season, as Kyrie Irving and company are riding a seven-game winning streak. That stretch also doubles as the best active streak in the NBA and, as a result, the Hawks enter this game as 13-point underdogs in Las Vegas.