Joe Mazzulla played Robert Williams III and Al Horford together down the stretch and the move paid big dividends.

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum lead Boston with 31 points apiece, and the Celtics will have a chance to wrap up the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at home on Tuesday.

White is averaging 25 points in the first two playoff games and has been excellent at both ends of the court, helping lessen the load on Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

Jayson Tatum has 29 points and 10 rebounds, while Derrick White adds 26 points as Boston rolls to a 119-106 win.

Rested and healthy, Williams had 12 points and eight rebounds in the Celtics’ Game 1 win over Atlanta.

Boston builds a 30-point halftime lead and withstands a sloppy second half in its playoff opener.

Joe Mazzulla will coach his first career playoff game when the Celts open at home.

Boston rests its starters while looking ahead to the playoffs, but Payton Pritchard records a triple-double – 30 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists – in a 120-114 win over Atlanta.

The Celtics will be able to rest players for the final two games of the regular season before taking on the winner of a play-in game.

Joel Embiid scores 52 points and grabs 13 rebounds in Philadelphia’s win over Boston.