The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Boston Celtics, 119-117, on Tuesday night at TD Garden in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal-round series. The Celtics lead the series, 3-2.

The Celtics (3-2) came into the contest as hefty favorites, and although the Hawks (2-3) held a surprisingly 30-27 lead after one, Boston fought back to take an eight-point advantage into halftime. The hosts had extended their edge slightly to 10 points going into the final period and still led by 12 with just over five minutes remaining, but Atlanta's 20-6 game-ending run, punctuated by a Trae Young go-ahead three-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining, sealed the visitors' shocking win.

Young led the Hawks with 38 points, adding 13 assists, four rebounds and two steals. John Collins delivered 22 points, two boards, one assist and one steal. Bogdan Bogdanovic turned in 18 points, six rebounds, five assists, two blocks and one steal. De'Andre Hunter supplied 13 points and four boards. Saddiq Bey registered 12 points and four rebounds.

Jaylen Brown paced the Celtics with 35 points, complementing with seven rebounds and five assists. Jayson Tatum provided 19 points, eight boards, eight assists and one block. Derrick White managed 18 points, five rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Malcolm Brogdon totaled 14 points, three rebounds and three assists. Robert Williams and Marcus Smart generated matching 10-point, two-assist tallies while recording seven and three rebounds, respectively.

The series shifts back to the Peach State and State Farm Arena for Game 6 on Thursday night.