BOSTON — Robert Williams III stood in the corner as TD Garden rose to its feet. The Hawks’ fourth quarter comeback snuck up on them too, waking up to realize Atlanta tied the game after trailing by 10 minutes earlier as Al Horford launched a corner three-point shot. It fell out of the rim and landed in Williams III’s hands as he poured it up and in for a lead.
Williams III traveled to the other basket and rose to the rim as Trae Young slide by Horford, the Hawks guard hitting three shots from deep and dishing a flurry of assists to pull Atlanta ahead after trailing by 10 points with 5:14 remaining.