The Boston Celtics took a 25-point lead in the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks at TD Garden on Friday.
And although the Celtics did not blow the game and scored a 121-109 victory, the lead was conquered to just nine points with 3:40 left. It was certainly not a resounding end to a game that the Celtics dominated during the first half and retained in the third quarter.
The Celtics’ great man, Tristan Thompson, was not too excited for the time being about how it played out. And Thompson had a message for the team after the game.
“So, like I told the guys tonight, it’s a good win, but we got 20, 22 points to close it out,” Thompson told reporters. ‘These minutes, the last six minutes, the minutes must be dedicated to Tremont Waters, Aaron (Nesmith), Tacko Fall, Carsen Edwards. The last six minutes are supposed to be for those young guys.
“It’s our bad and it’s selfish from the side with the first and second unit that we did not bump on their (Falcons) necks and bleed them to death because the guys deserve to go out there and some minutes, ”Thompson said. prosecute. ‘They come in every day and they work hard and they keep an eye on us and support us off the couch. It’s just right that if we are like that, we take care of our affairs so that they go play there and cheer us up. ”
Thompson played a valuable role in Friday’s win over the Hawks as he and Daniel Theis controlled the paint with their high-low compound.
Thompson, playing his first year in Boston, finished with 17 points on 8 for 9 from the field. He also added five rebounds, three assists and one block.
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