Boston Celtics @ Atlanta Hawks
EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 3 • BOS leads series 2-1
66-16, 31-10 Away
93
66-16, 31-10 Away
37-45, 25-16 Home
102
37-45, 25-16 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Marvin Williams misses 19-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Horford misses 8-foot two point shot
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Joe Johnson makes 6-foot running jumper (Josh Smith assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Joe Johnson misses 16-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper
- Josh Smith makes two point shot (Mike Bibby assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Ray Allen assists)
- Marvin Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Mike Bibby assists)
- Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot jumper
- Josh Smith makes dunk (Al Horford assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 20-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith makes two point shot (Mike Bibby assists)
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Mike Bibby misses 18-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Smith misses 11-foot jumper
- Josh Smith makes driving layup
- Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kendrick Perkins makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Ray Allen misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Joe Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Josh Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Josh Childress makes driving layup (Al Horford assists)
- Paul Pierce misses layup
- Joe Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Al Horford's dunk
- Al Horford makes dunk (Mike Bibby assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses layup
- Al Horford makes layup (Mike Bibby assists)
- Sam Cassell makes 21-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Mike Bibby misses 21-foot jumper
- Zaza Pachulia makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zaza Pachulia makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Smith misses 12-foot hook shot
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zaza Pachulia misses 14-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams misses 18-foot jumper
- Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses 17-foot two point shot
- Josh Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Posey misses layup
- Al Horford misses 18-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams misses 18-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 16-foot jumper
- Josh Childress makes driving layup (Al Horford assists)
- James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses 16-foot jumper
- P.J. Brown misses 9-foot jumper
- Josh Childress makes layup (Marvin Williams assists)
- Josh Childress misses free throw 1 of 1
- Kevin Garnett misses 13-foot two point shot
- Zaza Pachulia misses 17-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes driving layup (Sam Cassell assists)
- James Posey makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Posey misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses 14-foot two point shot
- Joe Johnson misses two point shot
- Sam Cassell misses 22-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes jumper (Glen Davis assists)
- Joe Johnson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Mike Bibby assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- Joe Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Smith assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
- Mike Bibby misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mike Bibby misses free throw 2 of 2
- Marvin Williams makes technical free throw
- Mike Bibby misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mike Bibby makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Josh Smith misses 20-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses driving layup
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Johnson misses 16-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Smith makes 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
- Al Horford makes free throw 1 of 2
- Al Horford makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes 21-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes driving dunk
- Mike Bibby makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mike Bibby misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Mike Bibby makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Childress assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Solomon Jones misses 6-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Josh Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes dunk (Ray Allen assists)
- Marvin Williams makes layup (Josh Smith assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 19-foot jumper
- Mike Bibby makes 27-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 11-foot running jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marvin Williams misses 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Josh Smith assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 7-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 1
- Mike Bibby misses 13-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams makes two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 6-foot two point shot
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes 28-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Al Horford misses 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
- Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
- Al Horford makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Joe Johnson misses 14-foot jumper
- Al Horford misses two point shot
- Josh Smith makes driving layup
- Mike Bibby blocks Rajon Rondo's layup
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Horford makes 9-foot two point shot (Mike Bibby assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 17-foot jumper
- Josh Childress blocks Kendrick Perkins's layup
- Josh Smith makes layup (Joe Johnson assists)
- Ray Allen misses 17-foot jumper
- Mike Bibby misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce misses driving layup
- Al Horford makes layup (Josh Smith assists)
- Kendrick Perkins misses dunk
- Joe Johnson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Horford misses 8-foot two point shot
- Al Horford makes 21-foot jumper (Mike Bibby assists)
- Josh Smith blocks Rajon Rondo's two point shot
- Al Horford misses 8-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Mike Bibby misses 19-foot jumper
- Joe Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
- James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Glen Davis makes 5-foot hook shot (James Posey assists)
- Zaza Pachulia makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zaza Pachulia makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
- Joe Johnson makes 18-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Josh Childress blocks Ray Allen's 26-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith makes 28-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes layup
- Joe Johnson misses 18-foot two point shot
- Sam Cassell misses 20-foot jumper
- Mike Bibby misses 19-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 15-foot jumper
- James Posey makes 28-foot three point jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Joe Johnson misses 9-foot running jumper
- Josh Childress misses layup
- Josh Smith makes two point shot (Joe Johnson assists)
- Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Sam Cassell misses 19-foot jumper
- Joe Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper
- James Posey makes 27-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Kevin Garnett blocks Joe Johnson's 14-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 20-foot jumper
- Josh Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Mike Bibby makes 12-foot running jumper
- Joe Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Mike Bibby makes 18-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
- Mike Bibby misses 19-foot jumper
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Al Horford makes layup (Josh Smith assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 5-foot two point shot
- Joe Johnson misses 21-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Mike Bibby misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes dunk (Ray Allen assists)
- Al Horford makes 17-foot jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | BOS | ATL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Kendrick Perkins vs. Josh Smith (Joe Johnson gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | Marvin Williams misses 19-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:38 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Al Horford shooting foul (Kendrick Perkins draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Al Horford misses 8-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 |
| 10:59 | | Joe Johnson offensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:59 | | Ray Allen shooting foul (Joe Johnson draws the foul) | 2 | 0 |
| 10:59 | | Leon Powe enters the game for Kendrick Perkins | 2 | 0 |
| 10:59 | | Joe Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10:59 | | Joe Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10:59 | | Boston 20 Sec. timeout | 2 | 2 |
| 10:47 | | Paul Pierce makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists) | 4 | 2 |
| 10:26 | | Marvin Williams lost ball (Paul Pierce steals) | 4 | 2 |
| 10:21 | | Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists) | 6 | 2 |
| 9:56 | | Joe Johnson makes 6-foot running jumper (Josh Smith assists) | 6 | 4 |
| 9:40 | | Paul Pierce makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 9 | 4 |
| 9:29 | | Joe Johnson misses 16-foot two point shot | 9 | 4 |
| 9:27 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 9 | 4 |
| 9:14 | | Paul Pierce misses 17-foot jumper | 9 | 4 |
| 9:12 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | 9 | 4 |
| 9:08 | | Josh Smith makes two point shot (Mike Bibby assists) | 9 | 6 |
| 8:48 | | Kevin Garnett makes layup (Ray Allen assists) | 11 | 6 |
| 8:37 | | Leon Powe personal foul (Mike Bibby draws the foul) | 11 | 6 |
| 8:30 | | Marvin Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Mike Bibby assists) | 11 | 8 |
| 8:17 | | Rajon Rondo makes 19-foot jumper | 13 | 8 |
| 8:06 | | Josh Smith makes dunk (Al Horford assists) | 13 | 10 |
| 7:39 | | Rajon Rondo misses 20-foot jumper | 13 | 10 |
| 7:39 | | Joe Johnson defensive rebound | 13 | 10 |
| 7:30 | | Paul Pierce shooting foul (Marvin Williams draws the foul) | 13 | 10 |
| 7:30 | | Marvin Williams makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 11 |
| 7:30 | | Kendrick Perkins enters the game for Leon Powe | 13 | 11 |
| 7:30 | | Marvin Williams makes free throw 2 of 2 | 13 | 12 |
| 7:20 | | Paul Pierce misses 27-foot three point jumper | 13 | 12 |
| 7:18 | | Paul Pierce offensive rebound | 13 | 12 |
| 7:16 | | Paul Pierce lost ball (Mike Bibby steals) | 13 | 12 |
| 7:13 | | Josh Smith makes two point shot (Mike Bibby assists) | 13 | 14 |
| 6:58 | | Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Kevin Garnett assists) | 15 | 14 |
| 6:50 | | Mike Bibby misses 18-foot jumper | 15 | 14 |
| 6:48 | | Ray Allen defensive rebound | 15 | 14 |
| 6:43 | | Joe Johnson shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul) | 15 | 14 |
| 6:43 | | Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 14 |
| 6:43 | | Josh Childress enters the game for Marvin Williams | 16 | 14 |
| 6:43 | | Kevin Garnett misses free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 14 |
| 6:43 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | 16 | 14 |
| 6:28 | | Josh Smith misses 11-foot jumper | 16 | 14 |
| 6:26 | | Josh Smith offensive rebound | 16 | 14 |
| 6:24 | | Josh Smith makes driving layup | 16 | 16 |
| 6:24 | | Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Josh Smith draws the foul) | 16 | 16 |
| 6:24 | | Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 6:05 | | Kendrick Perkins makes jumper (Paul Pierce assists) | 18 | 17 |
| 5:52 | | Al Horford bad pass (Ray Allen steals) | 18 | 17 |
| 5:33 | | Ray Allen misses 28-foot three point jumper | 18 | 17 |
| 5:31 | | Mike Bibby defensive rebound | 18 | 17 |
| 5:13 | | Joe Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists) | 18 | 20 |
| 4:54 | | Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists) | 20 | 20 |
| 4:39 | | Josh Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists) | 20 | 23 |
| 4:24 | | Kendrick Perkins bad pass (Al Horford steals) | 20 | 23 |
| 4:18 | | Josh Childress makes driving layup (Al Horford assists) | 20 | 25 |
| 4:01 | | Paul Pierce misses layup | 20 | 25 |
| 3:58 | | Joe Johnson defensive rebound | 20 | 25 |
| 3:47 | | Joe Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper | 20 | 25 |
| 3:46 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 20 | 25 |
| 3:45 | | Kevin Garnett bad pass (Josh Smith steals) | 20 | 25 |
| 3:29 | | Kendrick Perkins blocks Al Horford's dunk | 20 | 25 |
| 3:27 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 20 | 25 |
| 3:24 | | Mike Bibby personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul) | 20 | 25 |
| 3:24 | | Atlanta full timeout | 20 | 25 |
| 3:24 | | James Posey enters the game for Ray Allen | 20 | 25 |
| 3:10 | | Kevin Garnett offensive foul (Josh Smith draws the foul) | 20 | 25 |
| 3:10 | | Kevin Garnett turnover | 20 | 25 |
| 2:57 | | Al Horford makes dunk (Mike Bibby assists) | 20 | 27 |
| 2:34 | | Kevin Garnett misses layup | 20 | 27 |
| 2:32 | | Al Horford defensive rebound | 20 | 27 |
| 2:25 | | Al Horford makes layup (Mike Bibby assists) | 20 | 29 |
| 2:14 | | Josh Childress personal foul (James Posey draws the foul) | 20 | 29 |
| 2:14 | | Boston full timeout | 20 | 29 |
| 2:14 | | P.J. Brown enters the game for Kevin Garnett | 20 | 29 |
| 2:14 | | Sam Cassell enters the game for Rajon Rondo | 20 | 29 |
| 2:14 | | Zaza Pachulia enters the game for Al Horford | 20 | 29 |
| 1:57 | | Sam Cassell makes 21-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists) | 22 | 29 |
| 1:39 | | Mike Bibby misses 21-foot jumper | 22 | 29 |
| 1:39 | | Atlanta offensive rebound | 22 | 29 |
| 1:39 | | Sam Cassell loose ball foul (Zaza Pachulia draws the foul) | 22 | 29 |
| 1:39 | | Zaza Pachulia makes free throw 1 of 2 | 22 | 30 |
| 1:39 | | Zaza Pachulia makes free throw 2 of 2 | 22 | 31 |
| 1:24 | | Joe Johnson shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 22 | 31 |
| 1:24 | | Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2 | 23 | 31 |
| 1:24 | | Marvin Williams enters the game for Joe Johnson | 23 | 31 |
| 1:24 | | Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2 | 24 | 31 |
| 1:07 | | Josh Smith misses 12-foot hook shot | 24 | 31 |
| 1:06 | | P.J. Brown defensive rebound | 24 | 31 |
| 1:00 | | Marvin Williams shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 24 | 31 |
| 1:00 | | Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 31 |
| 1:00 | | Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 31 |
| 49.9 | | Zaza Pachulia misses 14-foot jumper | 26 | 31 |
| 47.9 | | Marvin Williams offensive rebound | 26 | 31 |
| 42.9 | | Marvin Williams misses 18-foot jumper | 26 | 31 |
| 39.9 | | Josh Smith offensive rebound | 26 | 31 |
| 36.8 | | P.J. Brown shooting foul (Josh Smith draws the foul) | 26 | 31 |
| 36.8 | | Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2 | 26 | 31 |
| 36.8 | | Atlanta offensive rebound | 26 | 31 |
| 36.8 | | Leon Powe enters the game for Kendrick Perkins | 26 | 31 |
| 36.8 | | Acie Law enters the game for Mike Bibby | 26 | 31 |
| 36.8 | | Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 32 |
| 20.8 | | Paul Pierce misses 17-foot two point shot | 26 | 32 |
| 18.9 | | Zaza Pachulia defensive rebound | 26 | 32 |
| 4.2 | | Atlanta 20 Sec. timeout | 26 | 32 |
| 4.2 | | Tony Allen enters the game for Paul Pierce | 26 | 32 |
| 0.9 | | Josh Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper | 26 | 32 |
| 0.0 | | Sam Cassell defensive rebound | 26 | 32 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 26 | 32 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Atlanta, GA
Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Violet Palmer
Referee:Tom Washington
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| 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 |
| Southeast | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 22 | 18 | .550 | - | W1 |
| Miami | 21 | 19 | .525 | 1 | W1 |
| Atlanta | 20 | 22 | .476 | 3 | L1 |
| Charlotte | 14 | 26 | .350 | 8 | L1 |
| Washington | 10 | 28 | .263 | 11 | L3 |
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