“Feel like everything's just smooth and you relax”: Kristaps Porzingis highlights reason behind Boston Celtics shocking defeat to Atlanta Hawks

The Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis believes that his team’s attitude after taking a substantial lead was the primary reason for the team’s defeat against the Atlanta Hawks.

The Hawks came back from an unthinkable position and registered an incredible win with a score of 120-118 at the State Farm Arena in Atalanta. At the end of the second quarter, the Celtics had a lead of 18 points.

Porzingis was recently quoted in a report where he stated that the change in attitude was the primary reason why the Celtics ended up registering a forgettable defeat on the night.

"You go up 30, feel like everything's just smooth and you relax," he said. "You give them some, and to that type of team, if you relaxed too much, to give them some open looks, those guys can make shots.

"I think we did a good job during the game, not overreacting even though it's was a big contrast in what happened in the game. It's the NBA. These kind of things happen. We just don't want to make this a habit and it hasn't been a habit for us. We slipped one game."

The defeat did not impact the Celtics’ standing in the Eastern Conference as they are still placed on the top with 57 wins and 15 defeats. However, the win was a crucial one for the Hawks who are placed on the 10th spot in the table with 32 wins and 29 defeats.