“(The backups) got an opportunity and it was well-deserved.” “I think Brad made a good call,” Brown said. 2 spot in the Eastern Conference already locked up, Stevens left Brown, Al Horford, Jayson Tatum and Terry Rozier on the bench for the entire fourth quarter and Boston lost for the third time in four games. Taurean Prince made seven of eight 3-pointers to score 33 points, getting help from Isaiah Taylor and Dewayne Dedmon down the stretch to help the last-place Hawks beat the playoff-bound Celtics, 112-106. “If we would have played our normal rotation, we would have won that game,” he said Sunday after coach Brad Stevens rested his starters and watched the subs blow a 13-point, fourth-quarter lead to the Atlanta Hawks. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Michael DwyerīOSTON – Jaylen Brown could see the fourth quarter well enough from the Boston bench to know he wasn’t worried about the Celtics’ recent stumbles. The Atlanta Hawks bench reacts to a three-point basket during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston, Sunday, April 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Michael Dwyerīoston Celtics' Shane Larkin reacts after missing a layup during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Boston, Sunday, April 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Michael Dwyerīoston Celtics' Jaylen Brown (7) battles Atlanta Hawks' Mike Muscala (31) for a rebound during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Sunday, April 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Michael DwyerĪtlanta Hawks' Dewayne Dedmon (14) fouls Boston Celtics' Shane Larkin (8) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Sunday, April 8, 2018. APīoston Celtics' Abdel Nader, right, goes up to shoot against Atlanta Hawks' Dewayne Dedmon during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Sunday, April 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Michael Dwyerīoston Celtics’ guard Jabari Bird (26) drives for the basket past Atlanta Hawks’ John Collins (20) during Sunday’s game in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Michael DwyerĪtlanta Hawks' Dewayne Dedmon (14) dunks against Boston Celtics' Greg Monroe, left, and Jabari Bird (26) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Sunday, April 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Michael Dwyerīoston Celtics' Greg Monroe (55) and Atlanta Hawks' Tyler Dorsey, top, battle for the ball during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Sunday, April 8, 2018. Atlanta Hawks' Taurean Prince celebrates after making a three-point basket during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Boston, Sunday, April 8, 2018.
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