Hawks’ Dennis Schroder still feels ‘disrespected,’ but vows no carryover

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BOSTON — Dennis Schroder not only was angry about getting hit in the face by Isaiah Thomas, he also had to deal with the wrath of Mike Budenholzer in Friday night’s Game 3 as well.

It’s hard to say which one might be worse for Schroder. On one side, Thomas was in the midst of having a career night, scoring 42 points to help the Boston Celtics get on the board with a 111-103 win and trim the Atlanta Hawks’ lead to 2-1 in this best-of-seven series.

But on the other side, Schroder had his coach upset over what Budenholzer might have initially thought was his emotional point guard losing his cool and getting caught up in unnecessary trash talking.

“Dennis is great because he is so competitive and I think he brings a great edge to our team,” Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said of backup point guard Dennis Schroder. David Butler II/USA TODAY Sports

Schroder and Thomas were going at each other in the first quarter, resulting in double technical fouls with 1:27 left in the quarter. Moments before that, Thomas took a shot at Schroder’s face as they went back down court after a score.

Budenholzer did not initially see Thomas’ shot at Schroder, but he did see how his backup point …

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