Hawks vs. Celtics: Game 4 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs

April 24th, 2016 by Mike Norris Leave a reply »

The Boston Celtics were able to overcome Paul Millsap's playoff career-high 45 points en route to a 104-95 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 4 at the TD Garden on Sunday.

The series is now tied at 2-2 as it shifts to Atlanta for Game 5 on Tuesday.

Isaiah Thomas followed up his 42-point performance in Game 3 with a team-high 28 points. He also hit the game-tying layup with 15 seconds remaining in regulation to help force overtime. His three-pointer from the corner with 30 seconds left in the extra period gave Boston an insurmountable 102-95 lead.

It didn't seem as though a Boston win was plausible early on, as Millsap stole the show:



The 10-year veteran was on fire in the first half, dropping 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Hawks seized a 48-46 lead. Atlanta's social media department wished there was more of him to go around:



Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution pointed out that Millsap was making up for a poor showing in the first three games of the series:



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