The Celtics had a meltdown of epic proportions tonight against the Hawks. The Hawks managed to climb back from down 30 to win 120-118. Holiday and White were both out so we went with a huge lineup starting Horford and Hauser in their place and they came out firing on all cylinders. They were 5-7 from 3 and built a ridiculous 44-22 lead after the first quarter. They continued to play well for about 6 minutes bringing that lead up to 30 which felt great.

They they got cute. They started walking the ball up and reverted to iso ball. They had 17 assists in the first half and ended the game with just 21. Tatum finally got his 8 second violation that he has been flirting with all year in the 4th quarter as well. It's a horrible loss but I wouldn't read into it much as this has not been a huge issue through most of this year. I think it is also apparent that Mazzulla is prioritizing health at this point as he continues to rest players and give other guys like Svi and Springer time.