Celtics vs. Hawks: Game 2 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs

Poor as their start was in the series opener, the Boston Celtics got off to an even worse beginning in Tuesday’s Game 2 against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. Once again, they were unable to recover enough to avoid a loss.

Atlanta had a 24-7 first quarter, and cold-shooting Boston couldn’t get closer than 10 points after that, as the Hawks grabbed a 2-0 series lead with an 89-72 win.

The Celtics trailed 30-19 through one quarter in Game 1, but that paled in comparison to the hole they dug themselves Tuesday.

The Celtics set a record for the lowest scoring 1st Quarter in NBA Playoff history (7 points), per @bball_ref pic.twitter.com/zvcYhadfZM

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 19, 2016

The NBA on ESPN specified the depths of Boston’s first-quarter struggles:

The Celtics’ 7 1st Qtr points are the fewest ever scored in the 1st Qtr of a playoff game since the shot clock was introduced in 1954-55.

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) April 19, 2016

Invoking The Shining as a means of illustrating the cold start, the NBA on TNT tweeted a classic image:

7 points in the 1st quarter? Just one of those quarters for the Celtics. pic.twitter.com/AjzFaOCXFG

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) April 19, 2016

Jay King of MassLive.com highlighted how much uglier the Hawks could have made the first half:

The Hawks didn’t score over the final 5:28 of the first quarter … and lead by 17 points.

— Jay King (@ByJayKing) April 19, 2016

CBS Sports’ Doug Gottlieb implied he was getting sick as he bore witness to an awful display from Boston:

Watching the #Celtics 1st quarter #BOSvsATL pic.twitter.com/jgAxgEXQ3t

— Doug …

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