Boston Celtics @ Atlanta Hawks
EASTERN CONFERENCE 1ST ROUND - GAME 2 • Series tied 1-1
39-27, 15-18 Away
87
39-27, 15-18 Away
40-26, 23-10 Home
80
40-26, 23-10 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
43% (29-68)
Field Goal %
35% (29-83)
21% (3-14)
Three Point %
27% (6-22)
84% (26-31)
Free Throw %
80% (16-20)
34
Turnovers
24
54
Rebounds
48
9
Largest Lead
11
Game Information
Atlanta, GA
Referee:Ed Malloy
Referee:Scott Wall
Referee:Scott Foster
Game Flow
--BOS
--ATL
Shot Chart
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Jeff Teague makes 6-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes 21-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Josh Smith makes dunk (Joe Johnson assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 7-foot two point shot (Avery Bradley assists)
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1
- Josh Smith misses 19-foot jumper
- Mickael Pietrus misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Teague misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 19-foot jumper
- Josh Smith misses two point shot
- Joe Johnson makes driving layup
- Josh Smith misses two point shot
- Jeff Teague misses driving layup
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- Kirk Hinrich makes 5-foot jumper (Josh Smith assists)
- Kirk Hinrich makes free throw 1 of 1
- Josh Smith misses 18-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes 14-foot two point shot
- Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Joe Johnson misses driving layup
- Joe Johnson makes tip shot
- Sasha Pavlovic misses two point shot
- Sasha Pavlovic makes tip shot
- Joe Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses jumper
- Brandon Bass makes 19-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Joe Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Smith assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 11-foot two point shot
- Kirk Hinrich makes 23-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley misses free throw 1 of 2
- Avery Bradley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Johnson misses 4-foot two point shot
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ivan Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass misses 10-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 15-foot jumper
- Josh Smith misses layup
- Josh Smith makes two point shot (Jeff Teague assists)
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marvin Williams misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 7-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
- Jeff Teague makes 6-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Teague makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes 20-foot jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)
- Ivan Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
- Ryan Hollins misses 9-foot hook shot
- Marvin Williams misses 22-foot jumper
- Avery Bradley makes layup
- Willie Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Avery Bradley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jannero Pargo misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley misses 3-foot two point shot
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tracy McGrady makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Bass makes jumper (Avery Bradley assists)
- Kirk Hinrich makes driving layup
- Brandon Bass makes 16-foot jumper
- Jeff Teague misses two point shot
- Avery Bradley makes 18-foot jumper
- Jason Collins makes dunk (Josh Smith assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses jumper
- Josh Smith misses 20-foot jumper
- Avery Bradley misses 8-foot two point shot
- Jeff Teague makes 25-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Josh Smith makes two point shot (Joe Johnson assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- Josh Smith makes 10-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 9-foot two point shot
- Joe Johnson makes two point shot (Josh Smith assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- Josh Smith makes layup (Joe Johnson assists)
- Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jason Collins misses 18-foot jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic makes driving layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Jeff Teague makes two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes jumper (Brandon Bass assists)
- Jeff Teague misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses driving layup
- Avery Bradley misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Willie Green misses 34-foot three point running jumper
- Josh Smith misses 13-foot hook shot
- Josh Smith misses 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot jumper
- Brandon Bass misses tip shot
- Joe Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Joe Johnson misses two point shot
- Joe Johnson misses 6-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 5-foot hook shot
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Smith makes layup (Jeff Teague assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot two point shot
- Joe Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Smith makes 21-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith makes hook shot
- Kirk Hinrich misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass misses jumper
- Jeff Teague misses 6-foot two point shot
- Keyon Dooling makes 23-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Joe Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Bass misses 7-foot two point shot
- Ivan Johnson makes two point shot (Josh Smith assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 15-foot jumper
- Josh Smith misses 21-foot jumper
- Ivan Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ivan Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Teague makes 9-foot two point shot
- Keyon Dooling misses 12-foot two point shot
- Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jeff Teague makes free throw 2 of 2
- Keyon Dooling makes 22-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Joe Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marquis Daniels makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marquis Daniels makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Teague misses 15-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes 19-foot two point shot
- Josh Smith misses driving layup
- Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot two point shot
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marvin Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Teague misses 8-foot two point shot
- Marvin Williams misses tip shot
- Paul Pierce misses 14-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses two point shot
- Josh Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Ivan Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Avery Bradley misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kirk Hinrich misses 6-foot two point shot
- Avery Bradley makes jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jeff Teague makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes 6-foot two point shot
- Joe Johnson makes two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marvin Williams misses 13-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes 5-foot two point shot
- Josh Smith misses two point shot
- Joe Johnson misses 9-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams makes two point shot
- Marquis Daniels makes dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Josh Smith misses driving layup
- Mickael Pietrus misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot (Avery Bradley assists)
- Jeff Teague misses 18-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Ivan Johnson makes 16-foot jumper (Willie Green assists)
- Ivan Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Paul Pierce makes 19-foot jumper
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses 22-foot jumper
- Joe Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mickael Pietrus misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Teague misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Avery Bradley makes free throw 1 of 2
- Avery Bradley makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jeff Teague misses layup
- Willie Green makes 6-foot running jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Data is currently unavailable.
Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
| New York | 53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
| Toronto | 46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
| Brooklyn | 20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
| Southeast | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 46 | 36 | .561 | - | L1 |
| Orlando | 45 | 37 | .549 | 1 | L1 |
| Charlotte | 44 | 38 | .537 | 2 | W1 |
| Miami | 43 | 39 | .524 | 3 | W2 |
| Washington | 17 | 65 | .207 | 29 | L10 |
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