The Celtics stepped up in the clutch Thursday night at State Farm Arena, withstanding an Atlanta Hawks offensive barrage to surge to a 128-120 victory in Game 6.
The Hawks star was an abysmal 1 for 13 in the final two quarters, mustering just five points while missing all four of his 3-point attempts. Young got a decent amount of open looks, but appeared to run out of steam after carrying Atlanta for most of the previous two games.
The Hawks go as Young goes, and while he had a brilliant series offensively, he didn't have enough gas left in the tank to force a Game 7.Boston's win sets the stage for what should be a great second-round series against Atlantic Division rival Philadelphia. The Celtics won their season series 3-1 over the Sixers and have won five consecutive playoff series over Philly dating to 1982. The Sixers have been playing excellent basketball of late, however; they've won 18 of their last 24 games and were the only team to sweep their first-round postseason matchup .
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