The Celtics had an easy time against the Hawks earlier this month in Atlanta. Boston dug themselves a 20-point hole in the first quarter and couldn’t recover the rest of the way, falling 117-106 to the Hawks. The Hawks used some red-hot shooting in the first quarter (7-of-12 from 3-point range) while Boston struggled to muster anything offensively (30 percent shooting) to dig a massive early hole. He went scoreless in the first half with a couple of turnovers, leading him to get benched in the second half before garbage time. On the other side, Atlanta doubled Boston’s 3-point makes (18-9) and shot 43 percent from 3-point range with four different starters hitting multiple 3s.