Celtics take care of business at home behind Jayson Tatum's 29 points

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Jayson Tatum had 29 points and an emphatic dunk to end a clinching late run and the Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 119-106 on Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Derrick White added 26 points and seven rebounds, and Jaylen Brown scored 18 points. Boston outscored Atlanta 64-40 in the paint.

Dejounte Murray led the Hawks with 29 points, and Trae Young had 24.

Game 3 is Friday night in Atlanta.

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Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III (44) battles for a rebound against Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic, left, during Game 2 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Boston.  (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Down by 20, the Hawks cut it to single digits late in the third quarter.

With Atlanta trailing 74-57, Young went to the bench and sat out the final 7:07 of the period, briefly visiting the locker room.

His teammates picked it up without him, outscoring the Celtics 24-16 to pull within nine — at 90-81 — entering the fourth.

Young returned to begin the final period and scored four straight points with just over five minutes to play to make it 104-95.

But the Celtics responded with a 15-2 run — bookended by a 3-pointer and dunk by Tatum — to get it back up to 119-97 with 2:16 left.

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) drives to the basket against Atlanta Hawks forward De'Andre Hunter (12) during Game 2 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Boston.  (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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