It’s been a long couple of weeks for the Boston Celtics. Ugly games against the Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Atlanta Hawks have weighed them down.

Anfernee Simons scores 18 of his season-high 39 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Boston Celtics to a 119-114 comeback win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 points, Jalen Johnson had 19 points and 14 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 117-106.

Today in Celtics history, the team set a record by limiting the scoring of their opponent in that game to the fourth-lowest score in their history.

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The Boston Celtics were thoroughly drubbed by the Atlanta Hawks in TD Garden tonight, losing 117-106 to an all-around offense that saw six players score double digits.

Sacramento Kings (12-37, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (29-18, third in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -11.5; over/under is 221.

The Celtics came out slow and never really recovered. They did make a run in the third quarter, but that energy was fleeting, and the Celtics were thoroughly beaten by a Hawks team bent on revenge.