Trae Young scored 26 but the Hawks lost to the Celtics 129-120 in Boston Saturday afternoon.
Kyrie Irving had 30 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists and the Celtics held on after blowing a 25-point second-half lead.
The game provided an interesting matchup between Irving and Young. They went at each other from the start, pleasing the crowd with Irving scoring 12 points mostly on drives and jumpers in the opening quarter and Young driving hard at the veteran guard along with a deep 3 for nine points in the period.
John Collins scored 20 with 11 rebounds for the Hawks.