BOSTON – Kemba Walker scored a season-high 28 points and the Boston Celtics held off the Atlanta Hawks 121-109 on Friday night. The Celtics got 10 points the rest of the way from Daniel Theis to close it out.
It helped set the tone for an active opening quarter in which Walker led all scorers with eight points on his way to 20 in the first half. Walker reeled off nine straight points during the run.