The Atlanta Hawks stormed back from a 30-point deficit on Monday night to beat the red-hot Boston Celtics. It's tied for the fourth-largest comeback win in the last 25 years.
The Celtics had won 20 of 22 and brought a nine-game winning streak into State Farm Arena -- a run that certainly appeared in no jeopardy when Al Horford's 3-pointer put Boston up 68-28 with just under 4 1/2 minutes left in the first half.
But the Hawks, clinging to the final play-in spot in the East and one of the league's most disappointing teams, launched a comeback out of nowhere with All-Star guardmissed a desperation 3 with the shot clock expiring, and Hunter sealed things at the other end with a huge assist fromAfter Murray missed a jumper, Capela grabbed the offensive rebound and spotted Hunter all alone at the top of the key.
Atlanta's comeback began with a 9-0 run to end the first half, which cut the deficit to 74-56 as the teams headed to the locker room.The momentum carried over to the third quarter, which began with Atlanta ripping off 19 of the next 23 points to slice the margin to 78-75. After the Celtics flirted several times with pulling away again, the Hawks finally claimed their first lead of the night when little-usedhad 22 points and Murray chipped in with 19, but it was several players who are normally buried deep on the bench who really carried the Hawks.had 16 points, including a 3-pointer that left him shrugging his shoulders toward his teammates as if he couldn't really believe what was happening.
Boston made 16 of 24 shots in the opening period, including 5 of 7 beyond the 3-point arc, in addition to going 7 of 7 at the foul line.
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