Inside the box score and more of the Hawks’ 103-101 loss to the Celtics Friday:
Key players
* Isaiah Thomas had a game-high 28 points, including the game-winning shot with 2.4 seconds remaining.
* Tim Hardaway Jr. had 23 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter as the Hawks rallied.
* Malcolm Delaney had 17 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, and six assists.
Key stat
The Celtics were 17 of 44 from 3-point range and 19 of 39 from 2-point range.
Noteworthy
* Dennis Schroder, Dwight Howard and Thabo Sefolosha did not play in the fourth quarter.
* Mike Dunleavy, Hardaway and Delaney played every minute of the fourth quarter.
* The Hawks and Celtics finished with the same number of field goals (36), field goal attempts (83), rebounds (43), assists (22) and turnovers (12).
* Howard had eight rebounds to bring his career total to 11,612 and move him past Patrick Ewing for 25th on the all-time NBA/ABA list.
* Paul Millsap had 23 points, six assists and five rebounds.
Quotable
“I thought we were going to win. They’ve got a great player in Isaiah Thomas. He takes the big shots for that team. He’s a big fourth-quarter player.” – Malcolm Delaney
Next
The Hawks host the Bucks in a Sunday afternoon game.
