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Boston Celtics @ Atlanta Hawks 89–85

1998-01-23 · NBA

Boston Celtics 1997-98 · Atlanta Hawks 1997-98 · 1997-98 season

Team stats

CelticsHawks
Field goals35-78 .44930-71 .423
Three-pointers4-17 .2351-11 .091
Free throws15-21 .71424-30 .800
Offensive rebounds914
Defensive rebounds2331
Total rebounds3245
Assists189
Steals1410
Blocks37
Turnovers1624
Personal fouls2720

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Antoine Walker F43198-230-43-434703063+4
Chauncey Billups G35187-131-43-614587031-4
Ron Mercer G34146-150-02-212320024+2
Bruce Bowen F3120-30-12-204421114+11
Walter McCarty F2694-81-40-011242043+6
John Thomas G2042-30-00-003310003+10
Andrew DeClercq F1852-30-01-224600003+7
Dana Barros G13134-42-23-301110001+8
Greg Minor F1221-50-20-000000002-14
Travis Knight C931-10-01-210101203-10
Total2408935-784-1715-2192332181431627

FG .449 · 3P .235 · FT .714

Did not play: Dee Brown (dnp - coach's decision), Tyus Edney (dnp - coach's decision)

Atlanta Hawks

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Tyrone Corbin G44105-110-00-115622041-3
Steven Smith G44216-161-58-902211176-3
Mookie Blaylock G41114-160-63-443726031+5
Christian Laettner F32154-90-07-735831244-4
Alan Henderson C32156-100-03-4471110123+4
Dikembe Mutombo G30114-60-03-5281000324-5
Eldridge Recasner F1121-30-00-000000001-10
Chucky Brown F600-00-00-001100020-4
Total2408530-711-1124-3014314591072420

FG .423 · 3P .091 · FT .800

Did not play: Greg Anderson (dnp - coach's decision), Chris Crawford (dnp - coach's decision), Anthony Miller (dnp - coach's decision), Drew Barry (dnp - coach's decision)

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

  • 12:00 Start of 1st Period (11:32 AM EST)
  • 12:00 ATL Jump Ball Mutombo vs. DeClercq: Tip to Billups
  • 11:45 BOS MISS Walker 6' Jump Shot
  • 11:45 ATL Laettner BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 11:41 ATL Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 11:31 ATL MISS Mutombo 5' Hook Shot
  • 11:27 ATL Corbin Tip Shot (2 PTS) 0–2
  • 11:27 ATL Corbin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 11:15 BOS Walker 5' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Mercer 1 AST) 2–2
  • 11:15 ATL Mutombo Violation:Lane
  • 11:05 ATL MISS Blaylock Layup
  • 11:01 BOS DeClercq REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 10:58 BOS MISS McCarty 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:57 BOS Mercer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 10:54 BOS MISS Mercer Layup
  • 10:52 ATL Laettner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 10:48 ATL MISS Blaylock 14' Jump Shot
  • 10:48 BOS Mercer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 10:30 BOS Billups 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McCarty 1 AST) 4–2
  • 10:10 ATL Laettner Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 10:10 BOS Billups STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:05 BOS Billups 8' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 6–2
  • 9:50 ATL Laettner 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 6–4
  • 9:32 BOS MISS Billups 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 9:32 Celtics Rebound
  • 9:27 BOS Mercer 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McCarty 2 AST) 8–4
  • 9:04 BOS McCarty P.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 9:01 ATL Corbin 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Laettner 1 AST) 8–6
  • 8:46 BOS MISS Mercer 17' Jump Shot
  • 8:46 ATL Laettner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 8:30 ATL MISS Laettner Layup
  • 8:28 BOS Mercer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 8:19 BOS MISS Walker 11' Jump Shot
  • 8:19 ATL Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 8:13 BOS DeClercq S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 8:13 ATL Blaylock Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 8:13 ATL Blaylock Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
  • 7:57 ATL Mutombo S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 7:57 BOS DeClercq Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 7:57 BOS MISS DeClercq Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 7:56 ATL Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 7:42 ATL Smith Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 7:42 BOS Billups STEAL (2 STL)
  • 7:27 BOS Walker 6' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Billups 1 AST) 11–8
  • 7:10 ATL Corbin Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
  • 7:10 BOS Billups STEAL (3 STL)
  • 7:06 BOS Walker Driving Dunk (6 PTS) 13–8
  • 7:03 HAWKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • 6:41 ATL MISS Mutombo Layup
  • 6:38 BOS DeClercq REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 6:33 BOS DeClercq Driving Dunk (3 PTS) (Billups 2 AST) 15–8
  • 6:15 ATL MISS Smith 15' Jump Shot
  • 6:13 BOS DeClercq REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 6:05 BOS MISS Mercer 15' Jump Shot
  • 6:04 BOS DeClercq REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 5:49 BOS DeClercq Layup (5 PTS) (Billups 3 AST) 17–8
  • 5:28 ATL MISS Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 5:27 ATL Blaylock REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 5:21 ATL MISS Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 5:21 Celtics Rebound
  • 5:19 ATL Laettner L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 5:19 ATL SUB: Henderson FOR Mutombo
  • 5:09 BOS MISS Mercer 17' Jump Shot
  • 5:09 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 4:55 BOS MISS McCarty 16' Jump Shot
  • 4:55 ATL Laettner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 4:45 BOS Walker P.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 4:34 ATL MISS Henderson 4' Jump Shot
  • 4:32 ATL MISS Laettner Layup
  • 4:32 ATL Laettner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 4:28 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 4:17 BOS Billups OFF.Foul (P1)
  • 4:17 BOS Billups Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 4:07 ATL Corbin Layup (6 PTS) (Laettner 2 AST) 17–10
  • 4:00 BOS McCarty Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 4:00 ATL Blaylock STEAL (1 STL)
  • 3:54 ATL Corbin Layup (8 PTS) (Blaylock 1 AST) 17–12
  • 3:54 BOS DeClercq S.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 3:54 BOS SUB: Bowen FOR Mercer
  • 3:54 ATL MISS Corbin Free Throw 1 of 1
  • 3:54 BOS SUB: Knight FOR DeClercq
  • 3:54 HAWKS Rebound
  • 3:54 BOS Knight L.B.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 3:54 ATL Laettner Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 3:54 ATL Laettner Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 3:39 BOS Walker Layup (8 PTS) 19–14
  • 3:20 ATL Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
  • 3:20 BOS Walker STEAL (1 STL)
  • 3:14 BOS McCarty Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
  • 3:07 ATL MISS Blaylock 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:04 BOS Billups REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 2:55 ATL Laettner S.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 2:55 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • 2:55 BOS SUB: Minor FOR McCarty
  • 2:55 ATL SUB: Recasner FOR Smith
  • 2:55 ATL SUB: Mutombo FOR Laettner
  • 2:55 BOS MISS Knight Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 2:55 Celtics Rebound
  • 2:55 BOS Knight Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 2:43 ATL MISS Corbin 16' Jump Shot
  • 2:40 ATL Henderson Dunk (2 PTS) 20–16
  • 2:40 ATL Henderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 2:14 BOS MISS Minor 7' Jump Shot
  • 2:13 ATL Henderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 1:55 ATL Blaylock Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
  • 1:55 BOS Billups STEAL (4 STL)
  • 1:48 BOS MISS Bowen 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:48 ATL Henderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 1:28 ATL Mutombo Layup (2 PTS) 20–18
  • 1:09 BOS MISS Billups 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:09 ATL Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 0:56 ATL Henderson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
  • 0:56 BOS Knight STEAL (1 STL)
  • 0:50 BOS Walker 11' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Billups 4 AST) 22–18
  • 0:33 BOS Knight S.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 0:33 ATL MISS Mutombo Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 0:33 HAWKS Rebound
  • 0:33 BOS SUB: Barros FOR Billups
  • 0:33 BOS SUB: Thomas FOR Knight
  • 0:33 ATL Mutombo Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 0:27 BOS MISS Minor 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:24 Celtics Rebound
  • 0:00 BOS Barros 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 24–19
  • 0:00 End of 1st Period (11:55 AM EST)

Quarter 2

  • 12:00 Start of 2nd Period (11:58 AM EST)
  • 11:46 BOS Bowen Violation:Double Lane
  • 11:39 ATL MISS Blaylock 20' Jump Shot
  • 11:37 BOS Bowen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 11:22 BOS Walker Traveling Turnover (P1.T4)
  • 11:03 ATL MISS Recasner 11' Jump Shot
  • 11:03 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 10:57 ATL Henderson S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 10:57 ATL SUB: Smith FOR Blaylock
  • 10:57 BOS Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
  • 10:57 BOS SUB: Mercer FOR Minor
  • 10:57 BOS MISS Walker Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 10:57 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • 10:52 BOS MISS Mercer 14' Jump Shot
  • 10:52 ATL Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 10:32 ATL Mutombo Traveling Turnover (P1.T7)
  • 10:19 BOS MISS Walker 11' Jump Shot
  • 10:18 ATL Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 9:57 ATL Brown Out Of Bounds Turnover (P1.T8)
  • 9:40 BOS MISS Thomas 7' Hook Shot
  • 9:36 ATL Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:27 ATL Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T9)
  • 9:27 BOS Bowen STEAL (1 STL)
  • 9:24 ATL Smith S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 9:24 BOS Bowen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 9:24 BOS Bowen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
  • 9:07 ATL Smith 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 27–21
  • 9:01 BOS MISS Mercer Layup
  • 9:01 ATL Mutombo BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 9:00 HAWKS Rebound
  • 8:48 BOS Thomas P.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 8:41 ATL MISS Smith 19' Jump Shot
  • 8:39 Celtics Rebound
  • 8:29 BOS Barros 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 29–21
  • 8:14 ATL Recasner 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 29–23
  • 7:59 ATL Recasner P.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 7:59 ATL SUB: Corbin FOR Brown
  • 7:59 BOS SUB: McCarty FOR Walker
  • 7:50 BOS Mercer Driving Layup (4 PTS) 31–23
  • 7:23 BOS Mercer P.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 7:23 ATL SUB: Laettner FOR Mutombo
  • 7:23 HAWKS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
  • 7:15 ATL MISS Recasner 10' Jump Shot
  • 7:15 BOS Bowen BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 7:11 BOS Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 7:06 BOS Mercer Driving Layup (6 PTS) 33–23
  • 6:52 ATL MISS Corbin 15' Jump Shot
  • 6:48 BOS Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 6:43 BOS McCarty Layup (2 PTS) (Mercer 2 AST) 35–23
  • 6:15 ATL MISS Laettner 18' Jump Shot
  • 6:13 BOS Barros REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 6:09 BOS Barros 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) 38–23
  • 5:56 HAWKS Timeout: Short (Full 2 Short 1)
  • 5:56 BOS SUB: Billups FOR Barros
  • 5:56 ATL SUB: Blaylock FOR Recasner
  • 5:55 ATL Corbin Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T10)
  • 5:55 BOS McCarty STEAL (1 STL)
  • 5:41 BOS MISS Billups 5' Jump Shot
  • 5:40 ATL Laettner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 5:33 BOS SUB: Minor FOR Bowen
  • 5:26 ATL Laettner Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Henderson 1 AST) 38–25
  • 5:26 BOS Minor S.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 5:26 ATL Laettner Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
  • 5:13 BOS Mercer Traveling Turnover (P1.T5)
  • 5:01 ATL Smith OFF.Foul (P2)
  • 5:01 ATL Smith Foul Turnover (P3.T11)
  • 5:01 BOS SUB: Walker FOR Mercer
  • 4:42 BOS MISS Minor 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:38 ATL Laettner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 4:34 BOS Minor P.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 4:34 BOS SUB: Bowen FOR Minor
  • 4:32 BOS Bowen P.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 4:32 ATL Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 4:32 ATL MISS Smith Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 4:31 BOS Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 4:12 BOS McCarty 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Billups 5 AST) 41–27
  • 3:50 ATL Laettner OFF.Foul (P3)
  • 3:50 ATL Laettner Foul Turnover (P2.T12)
  • 3:50 ATL SUB: Mutombo FOR Laettner
  • 3:33 BOS MISS Walker 11' Jump Shot
  • 3:32 ATL Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
  • 3:15 ATL MISS Smith 6' Jump Shot
  • 3:12 ATL Blaylock REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
  • 3:00 ATL MISS Blaylock 22' Jump Shot
  • 3:00 BOS Bowen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 2:50 BOS Billups Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
  • 2:50 ATL Blaylock STEAL (2 STL)
  • 2:49 BOS Thomas P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 2:49 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
  • 2:49 BOS SUB: Barros FOR Billups
  • 2:49 ATL Henderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 2:49 ATL Henderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 2:27 BOS MISS Walker 5' Jump Shot
  • 2:27 ATL Henderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 2:06 ATL Blaylock 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 41–31
  • 1:53 BOS Barros 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) 44–31
  • 1:37 ATL SUB: Brown FOR Henderson
  • 1:26 HAWKS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#13)
  • 1:12 BOS Walker 15' Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Barros 1 AST) 46–31
  • 0:52 ATL Smith 8' Jump Shot (5 PTS) 46–33
  • 0:39 ATL Mutombo S.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 0:39 ATL SUB: Henderson FOR Mutombo
  • 0:39 BOS Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
  • 0:39 BOS Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
  • 0:20 ATL MISS Blaylock 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:17 Celtics Rebound
  • 0:17 ATL Henderson T.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 0:17 BOS Barros Free Throw Technical (11 PTS)
  • 0:17 Celtics Timeout: Short (Reg.2 Short 1)
  • 0:17 Celtics Violation: Delay of game Violation
  • 0:17 BOS SUB: Mercer FOR Bowen
  • 0:00 BOS MISS Walker 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:00 ATL Corbin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 0:00 End of 2nd Period (12:27 PM EST)

Quarter 3

  • 12:00 Start of 3rd Period (12:42 PM EST)
  • 11:46 ATL Corbin Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T14)
  • 11:46 BOS McCarty STEAL (2 STL)
  • 11:36 BOS Mercer 15' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (McCarty 3 AST) 51–33
  • 11:20 ATL MISS Corbin 14' Jump Shot
  • 11:19 ATL Laettner REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
  • 11:16 ATL MISS Laettner Layup
  • 11:15 HAWKS Rebound
  • 11:07 ATL MISS Blaylock 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 11:05 BOS Billups REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 11:00 BOS Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T7)
  • 11:00 ATL Corbin STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:59 ATL Blaylock Out Of Bounds Turnover (P2.T15)
  • 10:56 BOS MISS Billups 14' Jump Shot
  • 10:54 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 10:53 BOS McCarty Layup (7 PTS) 53–33
  • 10:33 ATL Smith Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T16)
  • 10:33 BOS Billups STEAL (5 STL)
  • 10:27 BOS Billups 3' Layup (6 PTS) 55–33
  • 10:16 ATL Blaylock 20' Jump Shot (6 PTS) 55–35
  • 10:02 BOS MISS McCarty 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:02 ATL Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
  • 10:00 BOS DeClercq P.FOUL (P3.T1)
  • 10:00 BOS SUB: Knight FOR DeClercq
  • 9:36 ATL MISS Corbin 17' Jump Shot
  • 9:35 ATL Blaylock REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
  • 9:32 ATL Blaylock 14' Jump Shot (8 PTS) 55–37
  • 9:17 BOS McCarty Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T8)
  • 9:17 ATL Blaylock STEAL (3 STL)
  • 9:14 BOS McCarty S.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 9:14 ATL MISS Blaylock Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 9:14 HAWKS Rebound
  • 9:14 BOS SUB: Barros FOR Billups
  • 9:14 BOS SUB: Bowen FOR McCarty
  • 9:14 ATL Blaylock Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 8:50 BOS MISS Walker 28' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:49 ATL Corbin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 8:38 BOS Knight S.FOUL (P3.T3)
  • 8:38 ATL Mutombo Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 8:38 BOS SUB: Billups FOR Barros
  • 8:38 BOS SUB: Thomas FOR Knight
  • 8:38 ATL Mutombo Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 8:20 BOS Billups 6' Jump Shot (8 PTS) 57–40
  • 8:11 ATL MISS Blaylock 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:11 ATL Laettner REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
  • 8:03 BOS Walker P.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 8:03 Celtics Timeout: Short (Reg.2 Short 2)
  • 7:48 BOS Mercer S.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 7:48 ATL Laettner Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 7:48 ATL Laettner Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 7:39 ATL Mutombo P.FOUL (P3.T1)
  • 7:26 BOS Billups 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Bowen 1 AST) 60–42
  • 7:13 ATL Corbin Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T17)
  • 7:03 BOS Walker Layup (17 PTS) (Thomas 1 AST) 62–42
  • 6:57 ATL Smith Layup (7 PTS) (Laettner 3 AST) 62–44
  • 6:37 BOS MISS Walker Layup
  • 6:36 Celtics Rebound
  • 6:36 ATL Corbin L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 6:36 HAWKS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 1)
  • 6:27 BOS Mercer 17' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Billups 6 AST) 64–44
  • 6:06 ATL MISS Smith 12' Jump Shot
  • 6:03 ATL Mutombo Dunk (7 PTS) 64–46
  • 6:03 ATL Mutombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
  • 5:42 BOS Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T9)
  • 5:42 ATL Blaylock STEAL (4 STL)
  • 5:37 ATL MISS Corbin Dunk
  • 5:33 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 5:29 BOS MISS Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 5:26 ATL Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 5:21 ATL MISS Corbin Layup
  • 5:19 ATL Mutombo Layup (9 PTS) 64–48
  • 5:19 ATL Mutombo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
  • 5:19 BOS Thomas S.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 5:19 ATL MISS Mutombo Free Throw 1 of 1
  • 5:19 BOS Bowen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 5:00 BOS MISS Mercer 4' Jump Shot
  • 4:59 HAWKS Rebound
  • 4:58 BOS SUB: McCarty FOR Thomas
  • 4:45 ATL Laettner 6' Jump Shot (11 PTS) 64–50
  • 4:21 BOS Billups 7' Jump Shot (13 PTS) 66–50
  • 4:03 BOS Bowen S.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 4:03 BOS Walker T.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 4:03 ATL Smith Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)
  • 4:03 ATL Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 4:03 ATL Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 3:54 BOS Walker OFF.Foul (P3)
  • 3:54 BOS Walker Foul Turnover (P4.T10)
  • 3:54 BOS SUB: Thomas FOR Walker
  • 3:41 ATL Smith OFF.Foul (P3)
  • 3:41 ATL Smith Foul Turnover (P5.T18)
  • 3:31 BOS McCarty 11' Jump Shot (9 PTS) 68–53
  • 3:19 BOS Bowen P.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 3:19 ATL SUB: Henderson FOR Mutombo
  • 3:19 ATL Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
  • 3:19 BOS SUB: Walker FOR Bowen
  • 3:19 ATL Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
  • 3:08 BOS MISS Billups 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:07 ATL Corbin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 2:58 ATL Laettner Traveling Turnover (P3.T19)
  • 2:58 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 2)
  • 2:44 BOS Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P5.T11)
  • 2:23 ATL Henderson Layup (6 PTS) (Corbin 1 AST) 68–57
  • 2:04 BOS Thomas Layup (2 PTS) (Billups 7 AST) 70–57
  • 1:52 ATL MISS Blaylock 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 1:49 BOS McCarty REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 1:43 BOS Thomas Layup (4 PTS) (McCarty 4 AST) 72–57
  • 1:23 ATL Henderson 11' Jump Shot (8 PTS) 72–59
  • 1:01 BOS MISS McCarty 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:58 ATL Blaylock REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
  • 0:37 BOS McCarty P.FOUL (P3.PN)
  • 0:37 ATL Laettner Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
  • 0:37 BOS SUB: Minor FOR Walker
  • 0:37 BOS SUB: Barros FOR Billups
  • 0:37 ATL Laettner Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 0:16 BOS MISS Minor 22' Jump Shot
  • 0:14 ATL Henderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 0:03 ATL MISS Laettner 10' Jump Shot
  • 0:00 ATL Henderson Tip Shot (10 PTS) 72–63
  • 0:00 ATL Henderson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
  • 0:00 End of 3rd Period (1:09 PM EST)

Quarter 4

  • 12:00 Start of 4th Period (1:11 PM EST)
  • 11:42 BOS Mercer Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T12)
  • 11:42 ATL Blaylock STEAL (5 STL)
  • 11:38 BOS Mercer S.FOUL (P3.T1)
  • 11:38 ATL Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 11:38 ATL Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
  • 11:22 ATL Laettner S.FOUL (P4.T1)
  • 11:22 BOS Barros Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
  • 11:22 BOS Barros Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 11:06 ATL Laettner Layup (15 PTS) 74–67
  • 10:53 BOS McCarty Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T13)
  • 10:53 ATL Corbin STEAL (2 STL)
  • 10:48 ATL Corbin Dunk (10 PTS) 74–69
  • 10:48 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 2)
  • 10:48 BOS SUB: Walker FOR McCarty
  • 10:29 BOS Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P6.T14)
  • 10:29 ATL Laettner STEAL (1 STL)
  • 10:11 BOS Mercer P.FOUL (P4.T2)
  • 10:11 BOS SUB: Bowen FOR Mercer
  • 10:11 BOS SUB: Knight FOR DeClercq
  • 10:00 ATL MISS Henderson 9' Jump Shot
  • 10:00 BOS Knight BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 10:00 HAWKS Rebound
  • 9:50 BOS Barros P.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 9:50 BOS SUB: Billups FOR Barros
  • 9:40 ATL Blaylock 22' Jump Shot (11 PTS) 74–71
  • 9:31 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.5 Short 2)
  • 9:16 BOS Minor 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Billups 8 AST) 76–71
  • 8:53 BOS Bowen S.FOUL (P4.T4)
  • 8:53 ATL MISS Henderson Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 8:53 HAWKS Rebound
  • 8:53 ATL Henderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
  • 8:38 BOS MISS Bowen Layup
  • 8:38 ATL Laettner BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 8:37 Celtics Rebound
  • 8:37 ATL Henderson L.B.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 8:24 BOS MISS Walker Layup
  • 8:20 BOS Knight Tip Shot (3 PTS) 78–72
  • 8:20 BOS Knight REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 8:07 ATL Henderson Slam Dunk (13 PTS) (Smith 1 AST) 78–74
  • 7:49 BOS Billups Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T15)
  • 7:49 ATL Blaylock STEAL (6 STL)
  • 7:43 ATL MISS Smith Layup
  • 7:43 BOS Knight BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 7:43 HAWKS Rebound
  • 7:43 ATL SUB: Mutombo FOR Laettner
  • 7:43 HAWKS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 1)
  • 7:41 ATL Smith Lost Ball Turnover (P6.T20)
  • 7:41 BOS Billups STEAL (6 STL)
  • 7:31 Celtics Turnover: 8 Second Violation (T#16)
  • 7:13 ATL Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Corbin 2 AST) 78–77
  • 6:50 ATL Smith S.FOUL (P4.T3)
  • 6:50 BOS Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
  • 6:50 BOS MISS Billups Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 6:49 ATL Mutombo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:8)
  • 6:36 ATL Mutombo OFF.Foul (P4)
  • 6:36 ATL Mutombo Foul Turnover (P2.T21)
  • 6:24 BOS MISS Walker 5' Jump Shot
  • 6:24 ATL Mutombo BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 6:24 Celtics Rebound
  • 6:12 Celtics Turnover: Shot Clock (T#17)
  • 6:11 ATL Henderson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T22)
  • 6:11 BOS Walker STEAL (2 STL)
  • 6:07 BOS MISS Billups Layup
  • 6:05 ATL Henderson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
  • 5:59 ATL Mutombo Dunk (11 PTS) (Blaylock 2 AST) 79–79
  • 5:53 Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.6 Short 2)
  • 5:53 BOS SUB: Mercer FOR Minor
  • 5:53 BOS SUB: DeClercq FOR Knight
  • 5:43 BOS Mercer 16' Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Bowen 2 AST) 81–79
  • 5:16 ATL Smith 18' Jump Shot (19 PTS) 81–81
  • 4:55 ATL Henderson P.FOUL (P3.T4)
  • 4:44 BOS MISS Mercer 17' Jump Shot
  • 4:40 BOS DeClercq REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 4:38 BOS MISS DeClercq Layup
  • 4:38 ATL Mutombo BLOCK (3 BLK)
  • 4:33 ATL Blaylock REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
  • 4:26 ATL MISS Smith 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:23 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
  • 4:17 BOS MISS Walker 11' Jump Shot
  • 4:17 ATL Henderson BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 4:13 ATL Blaylock REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
  • 3:53 ATL MISS Henderson Layup
  • 3:48 BOS Billups REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 3:29 BOS MISS Walker 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:29 BOS Bowen Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T18)
  • 3:29 ATL Smith STEAL (1 STL)
  • 3:29 ATL Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P7.T23)
  • 3:29 BOS Walker STEAL (3 STL)
  • 3:28 ATL Corbin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 3:23 HAWKS Timeout: Regular (Full 5 Short 1)
  • 3:23 ATL SUB: Laettner FOR Mutombo
  • 3:05 ATL MISS Blaylock 17' Jump Shot
  • 3:05 BOS Bowen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 2:58 BOS Billups Layup (16 PTS) 83–81
  • 2:38 ATL MISS Blaylock 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:35 ATL MISS Blaylock Tip Shot
  • 2:35 ATL Blaylock REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
  • 2:29 ATL Henderson Tip Shot (15 PTS) 83–83
  • 2:29 ATL Henderson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
  • 2:20 BOS MISS Walker Layup
  • 2:18 BOS Walker REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
  • 2:18 BOS MISS Walker Layup
  • 2:18 ATL Smith BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 2:18 Celtics Rebound
  • 2:18 HAWKS Timeout: Short (Full 5 Short 2)
  • 2:18 ATL SUB: Recasner FOR Blaylock
  • 2:08 BOS MISS Bowen 5' Jump Shot
  • 2:08 ATL Corbin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 1:46 ATL MISS Smith 13' Jump Shot
  • 1:46 ATL Henderson REBOUND (Off:4 Def:5)
  • 1:42 ATL MISS Henderson Layup
  • 1:39 BOS DeClercq REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
  • 1:28 BOS MISS Mercer 4' Jump Shot
  • 1:28 ATL Henderson REBOUND (Off:4 Def:6)
  • 1:07 ATL Smith 17' Jump Shot (21 PTS) 83–85
  • 0:54 ATL Smith P.FOUL (P5.PN)
  • 0:54 BOS Mercer Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 0:54 BOS Mercer Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
  • 0:54 HAWKS Timeout: Regular (Full 6 Short 2)
  • 0:38 ATL Laettner Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T24)
  • 0:38 BOS Billups STEAL (7 STL)
  • 0:36 ATL SUB: Blaylock FOR Recasner
  • 0:31 BOS Walker Layup (19 PTS) 87–85
  • 0:08 ATL MISS Smith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:05 BOS Billups REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 0:05 ATL Smith P.FOUL (P6.PN)
  • 0:05 ATL SUB: Recasner FOR Smith
  • 0:05 BOS Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
  • 0:05 BOS MISS Billups Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:04 BOS Billups REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 0:02 ATL Blaylock P.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 0:02 BOS Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
  • 0:02 BOS MISS Billups Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:02 ATL Henderson REBOUND (Off:4 Def:7)
  • 0:02 HAWKS Timeout: Regular (Full 7 Short 2)
  • 0:02 ATL Blaylock Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T25)
  • 0:00 End of 4th Period (1:52 PM EST)