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Boston wins series 4-2 (Game 5 of 6)

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Boston wins series 4-2

Game 1: Sunday, April 29th
Celtics74Final
Hawks83
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Game 2: Tuesday, May 1st
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Hawks80
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Game 3: Friday, May 4th
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OT
Celtics90
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Game 4: Sunday, May 6th
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Celtics101
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Game 5: Tuesday, May 8th
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Hawks87
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Game 6: Thursday, May 10th
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Celtics 86

(39-27, 15-18 away)

Hawks 87

(40-26, 23-10 home)

Coverage: TNT

8:00 PM ET, May 8, 2012

Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA

1 2 3 4 T
BOS 21 19 24 2286
ATL 15 25 26 2187

Top Performers

Boston: R. Rondo 13 Pts, 5 Reb, 12 Ast, 5 Stl

Atlanta: A. Horford 19 Pts, 11 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl, 3 Blk

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEBOSTONSCOREATLANTA
12:00Start of the 3rd Quarter
11:37 40-40Joe Johnson misses 21-foot two point shot
11:33 40-40Jeff Teague offensive rebound
11:27 40-40Marvin Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
11:26Kevin Garnett defensive rebound40-40 
11:15Kevin Garnett offensive foul (Marvin Williams draws the foul)40-40 
11:15Kevin Garnett turnover40-40 
10:56Paul Pierce personal foul (Jeff Teague draws the foul)40-40 
10:45 40-42Al Horford makes 17-foot jumper (Marvin Williams assists)
10:26Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper40-42 
10:26 40-42Al Horford defensive rebound
10:18 40-42Joe Johnson misses 7-foot two point shot
10:17 40-42Josh Smith offensive rebound
10:14 40-42Josh Smith misses 8-foot jumper
10:11Brandon Bass defensive rebound40-42 
10:02Rajon Rondo bad pass (Al Horford steals)40-42 
9:57 40-44Jeff Teague makes two point shot
9:47Kevin Garnett makes 5-foot hook shot (Rajon Rondo assists)42-44 
9:23 42-46Al Horford makes 15-foot jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
9:04 42-46Marvin Williams personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)
8:59Paul Pierce misses two point shot42-46 
8:57 42-46Josh Smith defensive rebound
8:55Brandon Bass shooting foul (Jeff Teague draws the foul)42-46 
8:55 42-47Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2
8:55 42-48Jeff Teague makes free throw 2 of 2
8:38 42-48Jeff Teague shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)
8:38Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 243-48 
8:38Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 244-48 
8:23 44-50Josh Smith makes 6-foot two point shot
8:10Kevin Garnett makes 12-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)46-50 
7:52 46-52Marvin Williams makes dunk (Josh Smith assists)
7:35Paul Pierce misses layup46-52 
7:33Paul Pierce offensive rebound48-52 
7:33Paul Pierce makes tip shot48-52 
7:20 48-54Al Horford makes layup (Jeff Teague assists)
7:03Brandon Bass makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)50-54 
6:48 50-54Al Horford misses 4-foot two point shot
6:47 50-56Josh Smith offensive rebound
6:47 50-56Josh Smith makes two point shot
6:22Jeff Teague blocks Rajon Rondo's 6-foot two point shot50-56 
6:20 50-56Josh Smith defensive rebound
6:16 50-56Josh Smith lost ball (Brandon Bass steals)
6:11Avery Bradley makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)52-56 
5:47 52-56Josh Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
5:45Brandon Bass defensive rebound52-56 
5:28 52-56Al Horford shooting foul (Brandon Bass draws the foul)
5:28Atlanta full timeout
5:28Ray Allen enters the game for Kevin Garnett52-56 
5:28Ryan Hollins enters the game for Avery Bradley52-56 
5:28Brandon Bass makes free throw 1 of 253-56 
5:28Brandon Bass makes free throw 2 of 254-56 
5:11 54-58Joe Johnson makes 18-foot jumper (Josh Smith assists)
4:48Paul Pierce bad pass (Marvin Williams steals)54-58 
4:31 54-61Marvin Williams makes three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
4:16Rajon Rondo misses two point shot54-61 
4:13 54-61Al Horford defensive rebound
4:11Ryan Hollins shooting foul (Jeff Teague draws the foul)54-61 
4:11 54-62Jeff Teague makes free throw 1 of 2
4:11 54-63Jeff Teague makes free throw 2 of 2
3:50Al Horford blocks Ryan Hollins's layup54-63 
3:48 54-63Al Horford defensive rebound
3:47Ray Allen personal foul (Al Horford draws the foul)54-63 
3:40Ryan Hollins personal foul (Al Horford draws the foul)54-63 
3:40 54-64Al Horford makes free throw 1 of 2
3:40 54-65Al Horford makes free throw 2 of 2
3:18Paul Pierce out of bounds lost ball turnover54-65 
2:56 54-65Al Horford misses layup
2:54 54-65Al Horford offensive rebound
2:54Ryan Hollins shooting foul (Al Horford draws the foul)54-65 
2:54Boston full timeout
2:54Mickael Pietrus enters the game for Paul Pierce54-65 
2:54Kevin Garnett enters the game for Brandon Bass54-65 
2:54 54-65Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
2:54 54-65Atlanta offensive team rebound
2:54 54-66Al Horford makes free throw 2 of 2
2:42Ryan Hollins makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)56-66 
2:20 56-66Jeff Teague out of bounds lost ball turnover
2:06Rajon Rondo misses 10-foot two point shot56-66 
2:04 56-66Josh Smith defensive rebound
1:43 56-66shot clock turnover
1:43 56-66Willie Green enters the game for Marvin Williams
1:24 56-66Josh Smith personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)
1:19Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper56-66 
1:16Rajon Rondo offensive rebound56-66 
1:15Rajon Rondo makes two point shot58-66 
1:12 58-66Josh Smith bad pass (Rajon Rondo steals)
1:07Rajon Rondo makes 21-foot jumper60-66 
0:50 60-66Al Horford offensive foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)
0:50 60-66Al Horford turnover
0:50 60-66Erick Dampier enters the game for Al Horford
0:29Rajon Rondo misses 26-foot three point jumper60-66 
0:27Ryan Hollins offensive rebound60-66 
0:25Rajon Rondo makes two point shot (Ryan Hollins assists)62-66 
0:04 62-66Joe Johnson bad pass (Ray Allen steals)
0:00Mickael Pietrus makes two point shot (Ray Allen assists)64-66 
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter