The Atlanta Hawks took a stranglehold on their Eastern Conference playoff series against the Boston Celtics, romping to an 89-72 win to go 2-0 up in the best-of-seven series. An early barrage of three-pointers from Kyle Korver set the tone for a one-sided encounter as the Hawks raced into a big early lead that Boston never looked like overhauling. Korver, Atlanta's joint top scorer with Al Horford on 17 points, hit five three-pointers, four of them in the opening seven minutes, to leave Boston reeling.
