Celtics score 7 in first quarter, lowest in shot-clock era

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ATLANTA (AP) — The short-handed Boston Celtics turned in the lowest-scoring first quarter in an NBA playoff game since the league went to a shot clock in 1954, managing just seven points against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.

Playing without two key players, Boston made just 3 of 23 shots from the field and missed all six attempts beyond the 3-point arc.

Celtics star Isaiah Thomas went 1 of 6. Marcus Smart, starting in place of the injured Avery Bradley, missed all five of his shots. Evan Turner and Tyler Zeller each went 0 for 3. The Hawks made things especially tough from close …

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