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Boston Celtics Game Tonight: Celtics vs Hawks Injury Report, Starting Lineup, Predictions, TV Channel for April 9

By Andrew Hughes

The Boston Celtics take on the Hawks at the TD Garden on April 9 -- and Hardwood Houdini has your injury report, lineups, TV channel, and predictions Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
The Boston Celtics take on the Hawks at the TD Garden on April 9 -- and Hardwood Houdini has your injury report, lineups, TV channel, and predictions Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Boston Celtics battle the Hawks on Sunday, April 9 with very little stakes considering the Eastern Conference’s postseason seeding is set from No. 1 all the way down to the Play-in seeds from No. 7-No. 10.

Boston will battle the winner of the No. 7/8 matchup, Atlanta-Miami, and the loser of that game will play the winner of the No. 9/10 matchup, Toronto-Chicago, to determine the east’s No. 8 seed.

On Sunday, with both squads’ entire starting lineups set to sit, the Celtics and Hawks will be playing in a game that could help end of the rotation players get consideration for an expanded postseason role. Other than that, little will be on the line.

1 PM ET. Sunday, April 9. 18. 125. ESPN. 56-25. Celtics -6.5. 41-40

Atlanta Hawks: 8th (ORtg), 22nd (DRtg), 5th (Pace), 18th (NRtg)

Boston Celtics: 2nd (ORtg), 2nd (DRtg), 18th (Pace), 1st (NRtg)

Boston Celtics Projected Starting Lineup

PG –Malcolm Brogdon, SG – Derrick White, SF – Sam Hauser,  PF – Mike Muscala , C – Blake Griffin

Atlanta Hawks Projected Starting Lineup

PG – Aaron Holiday, SG – Saddiq Bey, SF – Jalen Johnson, PF – AJ Griffin, C – Onyeka Okongwu

Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks Injury Report

Celtics PG Marcus Smart (neck) – Questionable

Celtics SG Jaylen Brown (finger) – Out

Celtics SF Jayson Tatum (hip) – Questionable

Celtics PF Al Horford (back) – Out

Celtics C Robert Williams III (left knee soreness) – Questionable

Hawks PG Trae Young (right groin soreness) – Out

Hawks SG Dejounte Murray (left ankle soreness) – Out

Hawks SG Bogdan Bogdanovic (right knee soreness) – Out

Hawks PF John Collins (low back tightness) – Out

Hawks C Clint Capela (right calf tightness) – Out

Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction

With so many important pieces missing from both sides, this one boils down to which team has better coaching. Joe Mazzulla doesn’t have the coaching experience Quin Snyder has, but he does have far more momentum due to a successful first season at the helm of the defending Eastern Conference champions — a first season he didn’t know he’d be leading until a week before training camp due to Ime Udoka’s shocking suspension.

Las Vegas sees the spread heavily in Boston’s favor for a reason. Lean heavily into some home cooking and lay the points in the Celtics’ regular season finale.

Celtics 132 Hawks 123

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