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Game 2 Hawks-Celtics: Top Players

By Chris Vivlamore
April 20, 2016

A look at the top performers from the Hawks’ 89-72 win over the Celtics in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series game:

Three key players

Kyle Korver: The Hawks shooting guard shook off a 1 of 10 Game 1 with 17 points, including five 3-pointers. It was the eighth career playoff game with at least five 3-pointers. He also had seven rebounds.

Al Horford: The Hawks center had 17 points, five rebounds, five blocks, two assists and a steal.

Thabo Sefolosha: The Hawks forward came off the bench with 12 points and six rebounds. He scored nine points, including seven straight, in the fourth quarter as the Hawks built a 23-point lead.

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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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