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Boston wins series 4-3 (Game 5 of 7)

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Boston wins series 4-3

Game 1: Sunday, April 20th
Hawks81Final
Celtics104
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Game 2: Wednesday, April 23rd
Hawks77Final
Celtics96
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Game 3: Saturday, April 26th
Celtics93Final
Hawks102
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Game 4: Monday, April 28th
Celtics92Final
Hawks97
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Game 5: Wednesday, April 30th
Hawks85Final
Celtics110
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Game 6: Friday, May 2nd
Celtics100Final
Hawks103
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Game 7: Sunday, May 4th
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Celtics99
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Hawks 85

(37-45, 12-29 away)

Celtics 110

(66-16, 35-6 home)

Coverage: TNT

8:30 PM ET, April 30, 2008

TD Garden, Boston, MA

1 2 3 4 T
ATL 19 24 21 2185
BOS 27 31 23 29110

Top Performers

Atlanta: A. Horford 14 Pts, 10 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Boston: K. Garnett 20 Pts, 5 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk

3rd Qtr Play-By-Play

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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMEATLANTASCOREBOSTON
12:00Start of the 3rd Quarter
11:40 43-58Kevin Garnett misses 5-foot jumper
11:38Al Horford defensive rebound43-58 
11:26Josh Smith misses 19-foot jumper43-58 
11:26Marvin Williams offensive rebound43-58 
11:25Rajon Rondo blocks Marvin Williams's layup43-58 
11:23Atlanta offensive rebound43-58 
11:10Mike Bibby lost ball (Kendrick Perkins steals)43-58 
10:48 43-58Kevin Garnett 3 second
10:25shot clock violation43-58 
10:15Marvin Williams personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)43-58 
10:12Marvin Williams personal foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)43-58 
10:06 43-60Paul Pierce makes driving layup (Kevin Garnett assists)
9:40Marvin Williams makes 20-foot jumper (Josh Smith assists)45-60 
9:33 45-60Ray Allen lost ball (Joe Johnson steals)
9:29Mike Bibby makes three point jumper (Joe Johnson assists)48-60 
9:12 48-60Rajon Rondo misses layup
9:11Al Horford defensive rebound48-60 
9:11 48-60Rajon Rondo personal foul (Al Horford draws the foul)
8:55Josh Smith traveling48-60 
8:42 48-60Paul Pierce bad pass (Josh Smith steals)
8:38 48-60Kevin Garnett shooting foul (Joe Johnson draws the foul)
8:38Joe Johnson makes free throw 1 of 249-60 
8:38Joe Johnson makes free throw 2 of 250-60 
8:26 50-60Ray Allen misses 15-foot jumper
8:25Al Horford defensive rebound50-60 
8:17Marvin Williams misses 19-foot jumper50-60 
8:15 50-60Kendrick Perkins defensive rebound
8:02 50-60Kevin Garnett misses 8-foot jumper
8:00 50-60Rajon Rondo offensive rebound
7:39 50-60Rajon Rondo misses 8-foot jumper
7:37Al Horford defensive rebound50-60 
7:31Joe Johnson misses 17-foot jumper50-60 
7:28Atlanta defensive rebound50-60 
7:28Boston full timeout
7:20 50-60Ray Allen bad pass (Josh Smith steals)
7:20 50-60Kevin Garnett personal foul (Josh Smith draws the foul)
6:58Josh Smith makes layup (Al Horford assists)52-60 
6:46 52-60Rajon Rondo misses layup
6:45Marvin Williams defensive rebound52-60 
6:22Al Horford makes 20-foot jumper (Mike Bibby assists)54-60 
6:05 54-62Kevin Garnett makes 5-foot two point shot
5:39Josh Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper54-62 
5:37 54-62Kevin Garnett defensive rebound
5:35Mike Bibby personal foul (Rajon Rondo draws the foul)54-62 
5:26 54-65Ray Allen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
5:01Josh Smith misses 20-foot jumper54-65 
5:00Atlanta defensive rebound54-65 
5:00Josh Childress enters the game for Mike Bibby54-65 
4:46 54-67Paul Pierce makes driving layup
4:33Al Horford makes dunk (Josh Smith assists)56-67 
4:18 56-67Rajon Rondo misses layup
4:18 56-67Kendrick Perkins offensive rebound
4:16 56-69Kendrick Perkins makes two point shot
4:13Atlanta full timeout
4:00Kevin Garnett blocks Josh Childress's layup56-69 
4:00Atlanta offensive rebound56-69 
3:47Al Horford misses jumper56-69 
3:47 56-69Paul Pierce defensive rebound
3:31 56-72Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
3:14 56-72Paul Pierce shooting foul (Joe Johnson draws the foul)
3:14 56-72Kevin Garnett double technical foul
3:14Mike Bibby enters the game for Marvin Williams56-72 
3:14Joe Johnson makes free throw 1 of 257-72 
3:14Joe Johnson makes free throw 2 of 258-72 
3:02 58-72Ray Allen bad pass (Josh Smith steals)
2:49 58-72Paul Pierce personal foul (Josh Smith draws the foul)
2:49Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 259-72 
2:49Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 260-72 
2:33 60-75Ray Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paul Pierce assists)
2:24Josh Smith turnover60-75 
2:08 60-75Paul Pierce misses 10-foot jumper
2:06 60-75Boston defensive rebound
2:06 60-75Leon Powe enters the game for Kevin Garnett
1:54Mike Bibby misses 31-foot three point jumper60-75 
1:54Josh Childress offensive rebound60-75 
1:52Josh Childress misses layup60-75 
1:50 60-75Paul Pierce defensive rebound
1:31 60-75Ray Allen misses 4-foot jumper
1:31Josh Childress defensive rebound60-75 
1:25Joe Johnson makes driving layup (Josh Childress assists)62-75 
0:59 62-75Rajon Rondo misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:58Josh Childress defensive rebound62-75 
0:53Joe Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper62-75 
0:52Al Horford offensive rebound62-75 
0:39Josh Smith makes two point shot (Al Horford assists)64-75 
0:29 64-77Paul Pierce makes driving layup
0:29Al Horford shooting foul (Paul Pierce draws the foul)64-77 
0:29 64-77James Posey enters the game for Ray Allen
0:29 64-77P.J. Brown enters the game for Kendrick Perkins
0:29Mike Bibby defensive goaltending64-77 
0:29 64-78Paul Pierce makes free throw 1 of 1
0:08Leon Powe blocks Josh Childress's layup64-78 
0:07 64-78P.J. Brown defensive rebound
0:01 64-81James Posey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rajon Rondo assists)
0:00Josh Smith misses 42-foot three point jumper64-81 
0:00Atlanta offensive rebound64-81 
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter