Boston Celtics @ Atlanta Hawks
Shot Chart
- Kevin Garnett blocks Josh Smith's 4-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams misses 14-foot jumper
- Al Horford misses tip shot
- Joe Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Marvin Williams misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Mike Bibby misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Al Horford misses 16-foot jumper
- Mike Bibby misses 18-foot jumper
- Josh Smith misses 14-foot two point shot
- Al Horford misses 16-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Mike Bibby's 9-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams makes 19-foot jumper (Josh Smith assists)
- Al Horford makes two point shot (Marvin Williams assists)
- Al Horford misses 17-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams misses driving layup
- Kevin Garnett blocks Marvin Williams's two point shot
- Maurice Evans misses driving layup
- Joe Johnson makes two point shot
- Joe Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Mike Bibby makes 29-foot three point jumper (Josh Smith assists)
- Maurice Evans makes 28-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Josh Smith makes 28-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Ronald Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Maurice Evans's two point shot
- Zaza Pachulia misses 17-foot jumper
- Ronald Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Smith assists)
- Josh Smith misses 19-foot jumper
- Ronald Murray misses 20-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams makes 9-foot running jumper (Al Horford assists)
- Marvin Williams makes layup (Joe Johnson assists)
- Leon Powe blocks Marvin Williams's two point shot
- Zaza Pachulia makes two point shot
- Joe Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Zaza Pachulia makes layup (Marvin Williams assists)
- Mike Bibby makes 19-foot jumper
- Joe Johnson makes 18-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams makes 7-foot running jumper (Mike Bibby assists)
- Mike Bibby misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Al Horford misses layup
- Mike Bibby makes driving layup
- Mike Bibby misses 43-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith misses 18-foot jumper
- Joe Johnson makes layup (Mike Bibby assists)
- Al Horford makes 18-foot jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
- Mike Bibby misses 21-foot jumper
- Mike Bibby makes 21-foot jumper (Al Horford assists)
- Mike Bibby misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith makes 6-foot two point shot
- Joe Johnson misses 20-foot jumper
- Al Horford misses 17-foot two point shot
- Marvin Williams makes 7-foot jumper
- Al Horford makes 3-foot jumper (Josh Smith assists)
- Mike Bibby misses 20-foot jumper
- Josh Smith makes layup (Marvin Williams assists)
- Josh Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marvin Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Joe Johnson makes 19-foot two point shot
- Joe Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Joe Johnson misses 12-foot two point shot
- Josh Smith misses 6-foot two point shot
- Josh Smith misses 5-foot two point shot
- Maurice Evans misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Ronald Murray makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Zaza Pachulia misses 16-foot jumper
- Marvin Williams makes dunk (Ronald Murray assists)
- Mike Bibby misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Joe Johnson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
- Mike Bibby misses 19-foot jumper
- Joe Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Josh Smith's 4-foot jumper
- Joe Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mike Bibby makes 29-foot three point jumper (Al Horford assists)
- Al Horford misses 19-foot jumper
- Josh Smith makes driving dunk
- Josh Smith misses 11-foot two point shot
- Joe Johnson makes 18-foot two point shot
- Joe Johnson misses 13-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Joe Johnson's two point shot
- Mike Bibby misses 27-foot three pointer
- Paul Pierce misses 9-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 19-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 4-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot two point shot
- Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Ray Allen assists)
- Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes 18-foot jumper
- Kendrick Perkins makes 4-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 20-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Rajon Rondo misses 5-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 7-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce makes driving layup
- Marvin Williams blocks Paul Pierce's jumper
- Zaza Pachulia blocks Rajon Rondo's driving layup
- Tony Allen misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Tony Allen makes running jumper
- Eddie House misses 13-foot jumper
- Leon Powe misses 6-foot two point shot
- Glen Davis makes dunk (Ray Allen assists)
- Tony Allen misses 10-foot jumper
- Al Horford blocks Tony Allen's 3-foot jumper
- Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses 6-foot jumper
- Leon Powe makes two point shot
- Tony Allen makes 3-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Kevin Garnett misses 13-foot two point shot
- Kendrick Perkins misses 7-foot hook shot
- Ray Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith blocks Paul Pierce's layup
- Ray Allen makes 10-foot running jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes two point shot
- Ray Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 12-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo misses 5-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses 19-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes two point shot
- Kendrick Perkins misses 6-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes driving layup
- Ray Allen misses 12-foot two point shot
- Paul Pierce misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Garnett misses 8-foot two point shot
- Kendrick Perkins misses 5-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce makes 13-foot running jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Paul Pierce misses driving layup
- Marvin Williams blocks Paul Pierce's two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 19-foot jumper
- Paul Pierce misses driving layup
- Rajon Rondo makes 4-foot two point shot
- Kevin Garnett misses 5-foot jumper
- Ray Allen makes 28-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Ray Allen misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Eddie House misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Ray Allen misses 19-foot jumper
- Glen Davis misses 7-foot hook shot
- Eddie House makes 26-foot three point jumper (Leon Powe assists)
- Al Horford blocks Paul Pierce's driving layup
- Ray Allen makes two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot
- Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 13-foot jumper
- Rajon Rondo makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Kendrick Perkins makes layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
- Paul Pierce misses 13-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes 10-foot two point shot
- Rajon Rondo misses running jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists)
- Paul Pierce makes 12-foot jumper
- Kevin Garnett makes two point shot
CELTICS
HAWKS
| 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 | Kevin Garnett blocks Josh Smith's 4-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:38 | Atlanta offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:22 | Marvin Williams misses 14-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:21 | Al Horford offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:21 | Al Horford misses tip shot | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:19 | Al Horford offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:18 | Joe Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:17 | Al Horford offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:14 | Marvin Williams misses 29-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:12 | Joe Johnson offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:10 | Mike Bibby misses 26-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:08 | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:59 | Paul Pierce misses 9-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:59 | Al Horford defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:34 | Al Horford misses 16-foot jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:33 | Ray Allen defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:26 | Ray Allen makes 19-foot jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:08 | Mike Bibby misses 18-foot jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:07 | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:55 | Kevin Garnett misses 4-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:53 | Al Horford defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:45 | Josh Smith misses 14-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:44 | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:37 | Kevin Garnett misses 12-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:33 | Marvin Williams defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:15 | Al Horford misses 16-foot jumper | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:14 | Kevin Garnett defensive rebound | 2 | 0 | |
| 9:06 | Kendrick Perkins makes dunk (Ray Allen assists) | 4 | 0 | |
| 8:40 | Kendrick Perkins shooting foul (Josh Smith draws the foul) | 4 | 0 | |
| 8:40 | Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| 8:40 | Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 8:40 | Joe Johnson shooting foul (Ray Allen draws the foul) | 4 | 2 | |
| 8:40 | Ray Allen makes free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 8:40 | Ray Allen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 8:40 | Kendrick Perkins blocks Mike Bibby's 9-foot jumper | 6 | 2 | |
| 8:37 | Rajon Rondo defensive rebound | 6 | 2 | |
| 8:30 | Kevin Garnett makes 17-foot jumper (Rajon Rondo assists) | 8 | 2 | |
| 8:11 | Rajon Rondo personal foul (Josh Smith draws the foul) | 8 | 2 | |
| 7:28 | Marvin Williams makes 19-foot jumper (Josh Smith assists) | 8 | 4 | |
| 7:05 | Ray Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 4 | |
| 7:05 | Marvin Williams defensive rebound | 8 | 4 | |
| 7:01 | Al Horford makes two point shot (Marvin Williams assists) | 8 | 6 | |
| 6:41 | Paul Pierce bad pass | 8 | 6 | |
| 6:26 | Al Horford misses 17-foot jumper | 8 | 6 | |
| 6:24 | Paul Pierce defensive rebound | 8 | 6 | |
| 6:11 | Rajon Rondo makes 18-foot jumper | 10 | 6 | |
| 5:54 | Marvin Williams misses driving layup | 10 | 6 | |
| 5:54 | Marvin Williams offensive rebound | 10 | 6 | |
| 5:52 | Kevin Garnett blocks Marvin Williams's two point shot | 10 | 6 | |
| 5:50 | Atlanta offensive rebound | 10 | 6 | |
| 5:50 | Atlanta full timeout | 10 | 6 | |
| 5:37 | Marvin Williams bad pass | 10 | 6 | |
| 5:37 | Maurice Evans enters the game for Marvin Williams | 10 | 6 | |
| 5:18 | Kendrick Perkins makes 4-foot two point shot | 12 | 6 | |
| 4:56 | Maurice Evans misses driving layup | 12 | 6 | |
| 4:54 | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 12 | 6 | |
| 4:48 | Ray Allen lost ball (Joe Johnson steals) | 12 | 6 | |
| 4:46 | Joe Johnson makes two point shot | 12 | 8 | |
| 4:28 | Kevin Garnett misses 18-foot jumper | 12 | 8 | |
| 4:26 | Al Horford defensive rebound | 12 | 8 | |
| 4:11 | Joe Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper | 12 | 8 | |
| 4:09 | Josh Smith offensive rebound | 12 | 8 | |
| 4:07 | Mike Bibby makes 29-foot three point jumper (Josh Smith assists) | 12 | 11 | |
| 3:47 | Paul Pierce makes 20-foot jumper | 14 | 11 | |
| 3:36 | Josh Smith bad pass (Kevin Garnett steals) | 14 | 11 | |
| 3:33 | Rajon Rondo makes two point shot | 16 | 11 | |
| 3:14 | Maurice Evans makes 28-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists) | 16 | 14 | |
| 2:56 | Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Rajon Rondo assists) | 18 | 14 | |
| 2:31 | Josh Smith makes 28-foot three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists) | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:13 | Maurice Evans personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul) | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:13 | Boston full timeout | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:10 | Ronald Murray enters the game for Al Horford | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:10 | Zaza Pachulia enters the game for Mike Bibby | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:02 | Rajon Rondo misses 5-foot jumper | 18 | 17 | |
| 2:02 | Joe Johnson defensive rebound | 18 | 17 | |
| 1:55 | Ronald Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper | 18 | 17 | |
| 1:55 | Maurice Evans offensive rebound | 18 | 17 | |
| 1:53 | Kendrick Perkins blocks Maurice Evans's two point shot | 18 | 17 | |
| 1:49 | Maurice Evans offensive rebound | 18 | 17 | |
| 1:47 | Maurice Evans lost ball (Paul Pierce steals) | 18 | 17 | |
| 1:44 | Kevin Garnett makes 7-foot two point shot (Rajon Rondo assists) | 20 | 17 | |
| 1:22 | Zaza Pachulia misses 17-foot jumper | 20 | 17 | |
| 1:22 | Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound | 20 | 17 | |
| 1:14 | Paul Pierce makes driving layup | 22 | 17 | |
| 1:00 | Atlanta 20 Sec. timeout | 22 | 17 | |
| 1:00 | Tony Allen enters the game for Ray Allen | 22 | 17 | |
| 1:00 | Glen Davis enters the game for Kevin Garnett | 22 | 17 | |
| 1:00 | Marvin Williams enters the game for Joe Johnson | 22 | 17 | |
| 47.1 | Ronald Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Smith assists) | 22 | 20 | |
| 33.0 | Marvin Williams blocks Paul Pierce's jumper | 22 | 20 | |
| 31.3 | Paul Pierce offensive rebound | 22 | 20 | |
| 25.8 | Zaza Pachulia blocks Rajon Rondo's driving layup | 22 | 20 | |
| 24.6 | Boston offensive rebound | 22 | 20 | |
| 22.3 | Rajon Rondo bad pass (Josh Smith steals) | 22 | 20 | |
| 19.4 | Glen Davis clear path foul (Josh Smith draws the foul) | 22 | 20 | |
| 19.4 | Josh Smith makes free throw | 22 | 21 | |
| 19.4 | Josh Smith misses free throw | 22 | 21 | |
| 19.4 | Atlanta offensive rebound | 22 | 21 | |
| 2.9 | Ronald Murray lost ball (Glen Davis steals) | 22 | 21 | |
| 0.0 | Tony Allen misses 30-foot three point jumper | 22 | 21 | |
| 0.0 | Boston offensive rebound | 22 | 21 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 22 | 21 | |
Regular Season Series
BOS leads 2-0
Game Information
State Farm Arena
12:00 AM, 18 December 2008
Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 18,729
- Referees:
- Bill Spooner
- Marc Davis
- Zach Zarba
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 22 | 9 | .710 | - | W2 |
| Boston | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2.5 | W4 |
| Toronto | 18 | 14 | .563 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 13 | .552 | 5 | L2 |
| Brooklyn | 10 | 19 | .345 | 11 | W3 |
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 18 | 14 | .563 | - | W1 |
| Miami | 17 | 15 | .531 | 1 | W2 |
| Atlanta | 15 | 18 | .455 | 3.5 | L6 |
| Charlotte | 11 | 20 | .355 | 6.5 | W2 |
| Washington | 6 | 23 | .207 | 10.5 | W1 |

