Boston Celtics @ Atlanta Hawks
EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 6 • Series tied 3-3
66-16, 31-10 Away
100
66-16, 31-10 Away
37-45, 25-16 Home
103
37-45, 25-16 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Marvin Williams makes 19-foot jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot
- Marvin Williams misses 21-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Ray Allen assists)
- Al Horford makes 17-foot jumper (Mike Bibby assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 16-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Mike Bibby misses 13-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 8-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 8-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes 18-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Johnson makes 17-foot two point shot (Mike Bibby assists)
- Josh Smith blocks Ray Allen's 11-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
- Marvin Williams makes running jumper (Mike Bibby assists)
- Al Horford blocks Kevin Garnett's 6-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams misses 20-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
- Al Horford makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
- Mike Bibby makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mike Bibby makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
- Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Ray Allen assists)
- Josh Smith makes 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mike Bibby misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith misses 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists)
- Josh Smith makes driving layup (Mike Bibby assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Sam Cassell assists)
- Josh Childress makes layup (Al Horford assists)
- Sam Cassell makes 14-foot jumper
- Al Horford makes 17-foot jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Joe Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell misses 17-foot jumper
- Leon Powe makes free throw 1 of 2
- Leon Powe makes free throw 2 of 2
- Al Horford misses 19-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 19-foot jumper
- Leon Powe makes free throw 2 of 2
- Leon Powe makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joe Johnson misses 10-foot running jumper
- Sam Cassell misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sam Cassell makes 16-foot two point shot
- Josh Childress makes layup (Acie Law assists)
- Sam Cassell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Zaza Pachulia makes 5-foot jumper (Acie Law assists)
- Ray Allen misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Leon Powe makes hook shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Josh Smith misses 20-foot jumper
- Sam Cassell misses 16-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett blocks Joe Johnson's 5-foot running jumper
- Josh Smith makes driving layup (Josh Childress assists)
- Marvin Williams makes 19-foot jumper (Josh Smith assists)
- Sam Cassell misses 16-foot two point shot
- Ray Allen makes 8-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams makes 19-foot jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 20-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Joe Johnson's 6-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams misses 19-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2
- Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen blocks Joe Johnson's 9-foot jumper
- Zaza Pachulia makes layup (Mike Bibby assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot
- Zaza Pachulia makes 18-foot jumper (Marvin Williams assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 7-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 6-foot running jumper
- Joe Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Mike Bibby makes jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Paul Pierce assists)
- Mike Bibby misses driving layup
- Mike Bibby makes 17-foot jumper
- Josh Smith blocks Paul Pierce's 17-foot two point shot
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Josh Smith's driving dunk
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zaza Pachulia misses free throw 1 of 2
- Zaza Pachulia makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Mike Bibby misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Acie Law makes free throw 1 of 2
- Acie Law makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett blocks Josh Childress's driving layup
- Josh Childress makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Childress makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo misses 35-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 20-foot jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes technical free throw
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mike Bibby misses 20-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Josh Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith blocks Kevin Garnett's layup
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Al Horford makes 6-foot jumper (Josh Smith assists)
- Al Horford blocks Rajon Rondo's 8-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett blocks Josh Smith's two point shot
- Al Horford misses 18-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marvin Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Johnson makes 19-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 16-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Joe Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Mike Bibby makes 21-foot jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses running jumper
- Mike Bibby makes two point shot (Al Horford assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zaza Pachulia makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zaza Pachulia misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Al Horford makes dunk (Mike Bibby assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Joe Johnson makes jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 8-foot hook shot
- Kevin Garnett misses tip shot
- Mike Bibby misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mike Bibby makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Josh Childress makes layup (Al Horford assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 11-foot two point shot (James Posey assists)
- Al Horford misses 9-foot jumper
- Al Horford makes free throw 1 of 2
- Al Horford makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Josh Childress misses layup
- Zaza Pachulia makes free throw 1 of 2
- Zaza Pachulia misses free throw 2 of 2
- Marvin Williams blocks Kevin Garnett's 16-foot two point shot
- Josh Childress makes two point shot (Marvin Williams assists)
- Leon Powe misses free throw 1 of 2
- Leon Powe makes free throw 2 of 2
- Mike Bibby makes driving layup (Josh Childress assists)
- Ray Allen makes two point shot
- Mike Bibby misses 19-foot jumper
- Josh Childress makes tip shot
- Marvin Williams makes 6-foot running jumper (Mike Bibby assists)
- P.J. Brown misses 19-foot jumper
- Mike Bibby misses 19-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams makes two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes 16-foot jumper
- Al Horford makes layup (Josh Childress assists)
- Al Horford makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Posey misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Mike Bibby misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Leon Powe makes layup (Paul Pierce assists)
- Joe Johnson misses 14-foot two point shot
- James Posey makes 28-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
- Mike Bibby makes 21-foot jumper (Al Horford assists)
- Sam Cassell misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Al Horford makes free throw 1 of 2
- Al Horford makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Childress makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Childress misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Pierce misses 18-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 17-foot jumper
- Mike Bibby misses 18-foot jumper
- Al Horford misses 17-foot jumper
- Joe Johnson misses driving layup
- Zaza Pachulia misses tip shot
- Josh Childress makes driving layup (Joe Johnson assists)
- Joe Johnson makes technical free throw
- Zaza Pachulia misses free throw 1 of 1
- Al Horford blocks Rajon Rondo's driving layup
- Al Horford misses 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 10-foot two point shot
- Mike Bibby misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen makes two point shot (James Posey assists)
- Mike Bibby misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mike Bibby makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Mike Bibby misses 20-foot jumper
- James Posey misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses two point shot
- Ray Allen misses two point shot
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kendrick Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joe Johnson makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses 29-foot three point jumper
- James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ray Allen assists)
- Joe Johnson misses 9-foot running jumper
- Ray Allen misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Joe Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kevin Garnett makes 4-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
- Mike Bibby misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mike Bibby makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rajon Rondo misses 29-foot three point 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 |
| 11:41 | | Marvin Williams makes 19-foot jumper (Joe Johnson assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:22 | | Paul Pierce makes two point shot | 2 | 2 |
| 10:57 | | Marvin Williams misses 21-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 10:56 | | Ray Allen defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:40 | | Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot (Ray Allen assists) | 4 | 2 |
| 10:22 | | Al Horford makes 17-foot jumper (Mike Bibby assists) | 4 | 4 |
| 10:07 | | Paul Pierce makes 16-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 6 | 4 |
| 9:49 | | Mike Bibby misses 13-foot jumper | 6 | 4 |
| 9:49 | | Atlanta defensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 9:36 | | Rajon Rondo misses 8-foot jumper | 6 | 4 |
| 9:34 | | Rajon Rondo offensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 9:33 | | Rajon Rondo misses two point shot | 6 | 4 |
| 9:33 | | Josh Smith defensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 9:26 | | Josh Smith offensive foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul) | 6 | 4 |
| 9:26 | | Josh Smith turnover | 6 | 4 |
| 9:04 | | Kevin Garnett misses 8-foot jumper | 6 | 4 |
| 9:03 | | Paul Pierce offensive rebound | 6 | 4 |
| 9:02 | | Paul Pierce makes two point shot | 8 | 4 |
| 8:56 | | Ray Allen personal foul (Joe Johnson draws the foul) | 8 | 4 |
| 8:37 | | Marvin Williams bad pass | 8 | 4 |
| 8:29 | | Paul Pierce makes 18-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists) | 10 | 4 |
| 8:08 | | Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Josh Smith draws the foul) | 10 | 4 |
| 8:08 | | Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 8:08 | | Atlanta offensive rebound | 10 | 4 |
| 8:08 | | Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 5 |
| 7:54 | | Paul Pierce bad pass | 10 | 5 |
| 7:39 | | Joe Johnson makes 17-foot two point shot (Mike Bibby assists) | 10 | 7 |
| 7:20 | | Josh Smith blocks Ray Allen's 11-foot jumper | 10 | 7 |
| 7:18 | | Rajon Rondo offensive rebound | 10 | 7 |
| 7:16 | | Rajon Rondo makes two point shot | 12 | 7 |
| 7:09 | | Marvin Williams makes running jumper (Mike Bibby assists) | 12 | 9 |
| 6:50 | | Al Horford blocks Kevin Garnett's 6-foot jumper | 12 | 9 |
| 6:48 | | Josh Smith defensive rebound | 12 | 9 |
| 6:43 | | Marvin Williams misses 20-foot jumper | 12 | 9 |
| 6:41 | | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 12 | 9 |
| 6:33 | | Paul Pierce misses 28-foot three point jumper | 12 | 9 |
| 6:31 | | Marvin Williams defensive rebound | 12 | 9 |
| 6:26 | | Paul Pierce shooting foul (Al Horford draws the foul) | 12 | 9 |
| 6:26 | | Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 9 |
| 6:26 | | Atlanta offensive rebound | 12 | 9 |
| 6:26 | | Josh Childress enters the game for Marvin Williams | 12 | 9 |
| 6:26 | | Al Horford makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 10 |
| 6:13 | | Rajon Rondo makes driving layup | 14 | 10 |
| 6:01 | | Rajon Rondo shooting foul (Mike Bibby draws the foul) | 14 | 10 |
| 6:01 | | Mike Bibby makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 11 |
| 6:01 | | Mike Bibby makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 12 |
| 5:50 | | Joe Johnson personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 14 | 12 |
| 5:50 | | Atlanta full timeout | 14 | 12 |
| 5:45 | | Rajon Rondo makes driving layup | 16 | 12 |
| 5:26 | | Josh Smith bad pass (Kendrick Perkins steals) | 16 | 12 |
| 5:09 | | Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Ray Allen assists) | 18 | 12 |
| 4:52 | | Josh Smith makes 17-foot jumper | 18 | 14 |
| 4:35 | | Al Horford shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul) | 18 | 14 |
| 4:35 | | Kevin Garnett misses free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 14 |
| 4:35 | | Boston offensive rebound | 18 | 14 |
| 4:35 | | Kevin Garnett makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 14 |
| 4:20 | | Mike Bibby misses 26-foot three point jumper | 19 | 14 |
| 4:18 | | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 19 | 14 |
| 4:11 | | Rajon Rondo offensive foul (Josh Childress draws the foul) | 19 | 14 |
| 4:11 | | Rajon Rondo turnover | 19 | 14 |
| 4:11 | | Sam Cassell enters the game for Rajon Rondo | 19 | 14 |
| 4:01 | | Josh Smith misses 19-foot jumper | 19 | 14 |
| 4:00 | | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 19 | 14 |
| 3:46 | | Kevin Garnett makes 8-foot two point shot (Paul Pierce assists) | 21 | 14 |
| 3:36 | | Josh Smith makes driving layup (Mike Bibby assists) | 21 | 16 |
| 3:12 | | Kevin Garnett misses 20-foot jumper | 21 | 16 |
| 3:11 | | Boston offensive rebound | 21 | 16 |
| 3:11 | | James Posey enters the game for Ray Allen | 21 | 16 |
| 3:11 | | Marvin Williams enters the game for Mike Bibby | 21 | 16 |
| 3:00 | | Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Sam Cassell assists) | 23 | 16 |
| 2:42 | | Josh Childress makes layup (Al Horford assists) | 23 | 18 |
| 2:21 | | Sam Cassell makes 14-foot jumper | 25 | 18 |
| 2:03 | | Al Horford makes 17-foot jumper (Joe Johnson assists) | 25 | 20 |
| 1:47 | | Marvin Williams shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 25 | 20 |
| 1:47 | | Boston full timeout | 25 | 20 |
| 1:47 | | Leon Powe enters the game for Kevin Garnett | 25 | 20 |
| 1:47 | | Zaza Pachulia enters the game for Josh Smith | 25 | 20 |
| 1:47 | | Paul Pierce misses free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 20 |
| 1:47 | | Boston offensive rebound | 25 | 20 |
| 1:47 | | Paul Pierce makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 20 |
| 1:32 | | Joe Johnson lost ball (James Posey steals) | 26 | 20 |
| 1:15 | | Paul Pierce makes driving layup | 28 | 20 |
| 1:05 | | Joe Johnson misses 16-foot jumper | 28 | 20 |
| 1:02 | | James Posey defensive rebound | 28 | 20 |
| 49.9 | | Sam Cassell misses 17-foot jumper | 28 | 20 |
| 47.9 | | Leon Powe offensive rebound | 28 | 20 |
| 47.0 | | Zaza Pachulia shooting foul (Leon Powe draws the foul) | 28 | 20 |
| 47.0 | | P.J. Brown enters the game for Kendrick Perkins | 28 | 20 |
| 47.0 | | Leon Powe makes free throw 1 of 2 | 29 | 20 |
| 47.0 | | Leon Powe makes free throw 2 of 2 | 30 | 20 |
| 33.9 | | Al Horford misses 19-foot jumper | 30 | 20 |
| 31.9 | | Leon Powe defensive rebound | 30 | 20 |
| 10.9 | | Paul Pierce misses 19-foot jumper | 30 | 20 |
| 9.9 | | Tony Allen enters the game for Paul Pierce | 31 | 20 |
| 9.9 | | Acie Law enters the game for Zaza Pachulia | 31 | 20 |
| 9.9 | | Eddie House enters the game for P.J. Brown | 31 | 20 |
| 9.9 | | Leon Powe makes free throw 2 of 2 | 32 | 20 |
| 9.9 | | Boston offensive rebound | 30 | 20 |
| 9.9 | | Al Horford loose ball foul (Leon Powe draws the foul) | 30 | 20 |
| 9.9 | | Josh Smith enters the game for Al Horford | 30 | 20 |
| 9.9 | | Leon Powe makes free throw 1 of 2 | 31 | 20 |
| 0.0 | | Joe Johnson misses 10-foot running jumper | 32 | 20 |
| 0.0 | | James Posey defensive rebound | 32 | 20 |
| 0.0 | | Joe Johnson double technical foul | 32 | 20 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 32 | 20 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Atlanta, GA
Referee:Joe Crawford
Referee:Mark Wunderlich
Referee:Bob Delaney
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 32 | 18 | .640 | - | W7 |
| Boston | 32 | 18 | .640 | - | W3 |
| Toronto | 30 | 21 | .588 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 29 | 21 | .580 | 3 | W5 |
| Brooklyn | 13 | 36 | .265 | 18.5 | L2 |
| Southeast | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | 27 | 25 | .519 | - | L1 |
| Orlando | 25 | 24 | .510 | 0.5 | L2 |
| Atlanta | 25 | 27 | .481 | 2 | W1 |
| Charlotte | 23 | 28 | .451 | 3.5 | W7 |
| Washington | 13 | 36 | .265 | 12.5 | L1 |
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