The Celtics’ 134-125 win over the Hawks was mostly smooth sailing as they held the lead from the middle of the second quarter all the way through the final buzzer on Saturday.
There were still dramatics late in the game, though.
With 1:25 remaining, Marcus Smart took exception to something Hawks star Trae Young did when Smart fouled him. The two went face-to-face before taking each other down to the ground.
Following a several-minute-long review, the officiating crew ejected Smart and assessed Young with a technical foul.
The crew chief for Saturday’s game, Sean Wright, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Lauren Williams in the pool report that Smart was ejected “for the grab and take down,” adding that Smart slammed him to the ground.