Atlanta Hawks @ Boston Celtics
EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 2 • BOS leads series 2-0
37-45, 12-29 Away
77
37-45, 12-29 Away
66-16, 35-6 Home
96
66-16, 35-6 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes 20-foot jumper
- Al Horford makes hook shot (Josh Smith assists)
- Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Smith misses 10-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Joe Johnson misses 20-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 19-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses layup
- Mike Bibby makes 21-foot two point shot
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Josh Smith makes driving dunk (Al Horford assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 21-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
- Mike Bibby misses 22-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Mike Bibby makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mike Bibby makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses tip shot
- Josh Childress misses layup
- James Posey makes driving layup (Ray Allen assists)
- Mike Bibby misses 19-foot jumper
- James Posey makes two point shot (Leon Powe assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 9-foot two point shot
- Josh Smith blocks James Posey's layup
- Mike Bibby misses 21-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Leon Powe makes slam dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Josh Smith misses 22-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams makes two point shot
- Rajon Rondo misses 15-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 23-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Josh Smith misses jumper
- Josh Smith makes 1-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Acie Law makes driving layup
- Ray Allen misses jumper
- P.J. Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- P.J. Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marvin Williams misses 16-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 17-foot jumper
- Zaza Pachulia makes 1-foot two point shot (Josh Smith assists)
- Zaza Pachulia makes free throw 1 of 1
- Ray Allen misses 72-foot three point jumper
- P.J. Brown misses layup
- Leon Powe misses free throw 1 of 2
- Leon Powe misses free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell makes two point shot
- Acie Law makes two point shot
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sam Cassell makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sam Cassell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Sam Cassell makes 10-foot jumper
- Acie Law makes driving layup
- Sam Cassell misses 20-foot jumper
- James Posey makes driving layup
- Marvin Williams misses layup
- Sam Cassell makes 20-foot jumper
- Joe Johnson makes 21-foot jumper (Al Horford assists)
- Mike Bibby misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Sam Cassell misses jumper
- Leon Powe makes free throw 1 of 2
- Leon Powe misses free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Johnson makes 12-foot running jumper
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Sam Cassell assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Marvin Williams misses 19-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Johnson misses 9-foot running jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes dunk
- Marvin Williams makes 21-foot jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 18-foot jumper
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes driving dunk (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Marvin Williams misses 16-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams misses layup
- Kendrick Perkins misses 3-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett blocks Al Horford's layup
- Mike Bibby makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mike Bibby makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith blocks Leon Powe's layup
- Zaza Pachulia misses 13-foot jumper
- James Posey misses layup
- Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes three pointer
- Al Horford misses 20-foot jumper
- Josh Smith blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
- Josh Smith makes driving layup (Mike Bibby assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses layup
- Josh Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses three point jumper
- Mike Bibby misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Joe Johnson makes 15-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 7-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes 1-foot two point shot
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 1
- Josh Smith misses layup
- Paul Pierce makes layup
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1
- Al Horford makes 21-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams misses 22-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 20-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Joe Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
- Joe Johnson makes layup (Al Horford assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 16-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 21-foot jumper
- Mike Bibby makes driving layup (Josh Childress assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses two point shot
- Josh Smith misses layup
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes 20-foot jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Josh Smith misses two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes layup (Ray Allen assists)
- Josh Childress blocks Paul Pierce's layup
- Glen Davis blocks Zaza Pachulia's layup
- Acie Law makes 15-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen makes driving layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Al Horford makes 8-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen makes 24-foot three pointer
- Joe Johnson misses layup
- Al Horford makes two point shot
- Sam Cassell misses jumper
- Joe Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 11-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes driving layup (Glen Davis assists)
- Josh Childress makes driving layup
- Sam Cassell misses 20-foot jumper
- Acie Law makes free throw 1 of 2
- Acie Law makes free throw 2 of 2
- P.J. Brown misses 18-foot jumper
- Josh Childress makes driving layup (Acie Law assists)
- Josh Childress misses free throw 1 of 1
- Sam Cassell makes 12-foot two point shot
- Al Horford misses 19-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Josh Smith misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Smith makes free throw
- Glen Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
- Glen Davis makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Smith misses layup
- Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
- Glen Davis makes driving layup (James Posey assists)
- Al Horford makes free throw 1 of 2
- Al Horford misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses 22-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses dunk
- Mike Bibby misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mike Bibby makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- Joe Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 22-foot jumper
- Mike Bibby misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mike Bibby makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo misses 16-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mike Bibby makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mike Bibby makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Kevin Garnett blocks Al Horford's layup
- Marvin Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
- Marvin Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zaza Pachulia misses 17-foot jumper
- Josh Smith blocks Glen Davis's layup
- Leon Powe misses layup
- Al Horford misses 8-foot jumper
- Glen Davis makes free throw 1 of 2
- Glen Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
- Marvin Williams makes 7-foot jumper (Josh Smith assists)
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 1 of 1
- Eddie House misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Solomon Jones misses 17-foot jumper
- James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Acie Law makes free throw 1 of 2
- Acie Law makes free throw 2 of 2
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | ATL | BOS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Josh Smith vs. Kendrick Perkins (Mike Bibby gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:36 | | Paul Pierce shooting foul (Josh Smith draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:36 | | Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11:36 | | Atlanta offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:36 | | Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11:11 | | Paul Pierce makes 20-foot jumper | 1 | 2 |
| 10:52 | | Al Horford makes hook shot (Josh Smith assists) | 3 | 2 |
| 10:37 | | Joe Johnson shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 3 | 2 |
| 10:37 | | Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 10:37 | | Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 10:37 | | Boston offensive rebound | 3 | 3 |
| 10:25 | | Josh Smith misses 10-foot jumper | 3 | 3 |
| 10:22 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 3 | 3 |
| 10:17 | | Kevin Garnett makes slam dunk (Rajon Rondo assists) | 3 | 5 |
| 9:49 | | Joe Johnson misses 20-foot jumper | 3 | 5 |
| 9:48 | | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 3 | 5 |
| 9:45 | | Boston 20 Sec. timeout | 3 | 5 |
| 9:45 | | James Posey enters the game for Paul Pierce | 3 | 5 |
| 9:38 | | Ray Allen misses 19-foot jumper | 3 | 5 |
| 9:37 | | Mike Bibby defensive rebound | 3 | 5 |
| 9:32 | | Josh Smith bad pass (Kevin Garnett steals) | 3 | 5 |
| 9:30 | | Al Horford personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul) | 3 | 5 |
| 9:12 | | Ray Allen misses layup | 3 | 5 |
| 9:11 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | 3 | 5 |
| 9:08 | | Kendrick Perkins personal foul (Mike Bibby draws the foul) | 3 | 5 |
| 9:02 | | Mike Bibby makes 21-foot two point shot | 5 | 5 |
| 8:37 | | James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper | 5 | 5 |
| 8:37 | | Joe Johnson defensive rebound | 5 | 5 |
| 8:23 | | Josh Smith misses 17-foot jumper | 5 | 5 |
| 8:22 | | Atlanta offensive rebound | 5 | 5 |
| 8:18 | | Josh Smith makes driving dunk (Al Horford assists) | 7 | 5 |
| 8:03 | | Joe Johnson personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul) | 7 | 5 |
| 8:03 | | Josh Childress enters the game for Joe Johnson | 7 | 5 |
| 7:50 | | Rajon Rondo makes 21-foot jumper (James Posey assists) | 7 | 7 |
| 7:39 | | Mike Bibby misses 22-foot jumper | 7 | 7 |
| 7:39 | | James Posey defensive rebound | 7 | 7 |
| 7:22 | | Ray Allen makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists) | 7 | 9 |
| 7:05 | | Marvin Williams traveling | 7 | 9 |
| 7:05 | | Kendrick Perkins inbound | 7 | 9 |
| 7:01 | | Rajon Rondo shooting foul (Mike Bibby draws the foul) | 7 | 9 |
| 7:01 | | Mike Bibby makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 7:01 | | Mike Bibby makes free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 6:45 | | Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper | 9 | 9 |
| 6:43 | | Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound | 9 | 9 |
| 6:43 | | Kendrick Perkins misses tip shot | 9 | 9 |
| 6:39 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | 9 | 9 |
| 6:33 | | Josh Childress misses layup | 9 | 9 |
| 6:31 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 9 | 9 |
| 6:28 | | James Posey makes driving layup (Ray Allen assists) | 9 | 11 |
| 6:11 | | Kendrick Perkins personal foul (Mike Bibby draws the foul) | 9 | 11 |
| 6:11 | | Leon Powe enters the game for Kendrick Perkins | 9 | 11 |
| 6:01 | | Mike Bibby misses 19-foot jumper | 9 | 11 |
| 6:01 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 9 | 11 |
| 5:47 | | James Posey makes two point shot (Leon Powe assists) | 9 | 13 |
| 5:20 | | shot clock violation | 9 | 13 |
| 5:20 | | Boston full timeout | 9 | 13 |
| 5:03 | | Kevin Garnett misses 9-foot two point shot | 9 | 13 |
| 5:01 | | Josh Childress defensive rebound | 9 | 13 |
| 4:41 | | Al Horford offensive foul (Leon Powe draws the foul) | 9 | 13 |
| 4:41 | | Al Horford turnover | 9 | 13 |
| 4:41 | | Zaza Pachulia enters the game for Al Horford | 9 | 13 |
| 4:28 | | Josh Smith blocks James Posey's layup | 9 | 13 |
| 4:26 | | Mike Bibby defensive rebound | 9 | 13 |
| 4:20 | | Mike Bibby misses 21-foot jumper | 9 | 13 |
| 4:20 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 9 | 13 |
| 4:11 | | Rajon Rondo makes dunk (Kevin Garnett assists) | 9 | 15 |
| 4:03 | | Atlanta full timeout | 9 | 15 |
| 4:03 | | Acie Law enters the game for Mike Bibby | 9 | 15 |
| 3:57 | | Acie Law lost ball (Rajon Rondo steals) | 9 | 15 |
| 3:51 | | Leon Powe makes slam dunk (Rajon Rondo assists) | 9 | 17 |
| 3:26 | | Zaza Pachulia backcourt | 9 | 17 |
| 3:15 | | Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 9 | 20 |
| 2:58 | | Josh Smith misses 22-foot jumper | 9 | 20 |
| 2:57 | | Marvin Williams offensive rebound | 9 | 20 |
| 2:54 | | Marvin Williams makes two point shot | 11 | 20 |
| 2:32 | | Rajon Rondo misses 15-foot jumper | 11 | 20 |
| 2:31 | | Rajon Rondo offensive rebound | 11 | 20 |
| 2:28 | | Kevin Garnett makes 23-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 11 | 22 |
| 2:05 | | Josh Smith misses jumper | 11 | 22 |
| 2:05 | | Josh Smith offensive rebound | 11 | 22 |
| 2:02 | | Josh Smith makes 1-foot two point shot | 13 | 22 |
| 1:47 | | Kevin Garnett misses 11-foot jumper | 13 | 22 |
| 1:46 | | Kevin Garnett offensive rebound | 13 | 22 |
| 1:42 | | Leon Powe lost ball (Josh Smith steals) | 13 | 22 |
| 1:39 | | James Posey personal foul (Marvin Williams draws the foul) | 13 | 22 |
| 1:39 | | P.J. Brown enters the game for Kevin Garnett | 13 | 22 |
| 1:39 | | Marvin Williams makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 22 |
| 1:39 | | Marvin Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 22 |
| 1:21 | | Rajon Rondo bad pass | 15 | 22 |
| 1:06 | | Acie Law makes driving layup | 17 | 22 |
| 43.9 | | Ray Allen misses jumper | 17 | 22 |
| 42.6 | | P.J. Brown offensive rebound | 17 | 22 |
| 41.5 | | Acie Law shooting foul (P.J. Brown draws the foul) | 17 | 22 |
| 41.5 | | Sam Cassell enters the game for Rajon Rondo | 17 | 22 |
| 41.5 | | P.J. Brown makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 23 |
| 41.5 | | P.J. Brown makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 24 |
| 30.9 | | Marvin Williams misses 16-foot jumper | 17 | 24 |
| 29.5 | | Leon Powe defensive rebound | 17 | 24 |
| 7.3 | | Ray Allen misses 17-foot jumper | 17 | 24 |
| 5.8 | | Josh Smith defensive rebound | 17 | 24 |
| 1.1 | | Zaza Pachulia makes 1-foot two point shot (Josh Smith assists) | 19 | 24 |
| 1.1 | | James Posey shooting foul (Zaza Pachulia draws the foul) | 19 | 24 |
| 1.1 | | Zaza Pachulia makes free throw 1 of 1 | 20 | 24 |
| 0.5 | | Ray Allen misses 72-foot three point jumper | 20 | 24 |
| 0.0 | | Boston offensive rebound | 20 | 24 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 20 | 24 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Boston, MA
Referee:Joe DeRosa
Referee:Bill Spooner
Referee:Ed Malloy
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Southeast | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 22 | 18 | .550 | - | W1 |
| Miami | 20 | 19 | .513 | 1.5 | L3 |
| Atlanta | 20 | 21 | .488 | 2.5 | W3 |
| Charlotte | 14 | 26 | .350 | 8 | L1 |
| Washington | 10 | 28 | .263 | 11 | L3 |
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 25 | 14 | .641 | - | W1 |
| Boston | 24 | 15 | .615 | 1 | L2 |
| Toronto | 24 | 17 | .585 | 2 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 22 | 16 | .579 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Brooklyn | 11 | 26 | .297 | 13 | L4 |
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