Jaylen Brown got some space, a head of steam, and switched to his left hand. He took one more dribble and switched back to his right hand as he flew over Atlanta’s Clint Capela and threw it down on him.

Brown’s latest ferocious dunk was the highlight of another Celtics victory. But it’s what made that play happen that represented the night for the C’s. Moments before, Derrick White had missed a 3-pointer and the rebound went long. But Brown hustled after the ball and beat everyone to it.

Moments later, Brown was flexing with both of his arms.

The Celtics were outplayed, out-toughed, and out-hustled in almost every aspect of Friday’s loss to the Magic. Two nights later, the Celtics turned a hard lesson into a victory. Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and Jaylen Brown added 22 points to pace the Celtics, but it was those hustle plays and all the little things that made the difference in a 113-103 victory over the Hawks.

The Celtics posted a season-high 58 rebounds, which included 18 on the offensive glass. Without their best rim protector in Kristaps Porzingis and most versatile, toughest defender in Jrue Holiday, the Celtics leaned on Al Horford and even newcomer Neemias Queta to bounce back with a satisfactory win.

More to come…