"You’ve got to take the good with the bad, and understand that down the road, we could be grateful for this stretch," said Tatum via Boston Dot Com's Colin McCarthy. "If we continue to stick together, if we continue to be a close-knit group. If we figure it out together, come out on the other side of this, we’ll feel a lot better about ourselves."

This allowed the Hawks to grab the win behind a complete team effort. Boston was coming off a win over the Orlando Magic the previous night so fatigue may have set in. More news:

The defending NBA Champions are on the second half of a back-to-back on Saturday, Jan. 18 when the Atlanta Hawks visit the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Boston.