Final

Series (Game 3 of 3)

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Series starts 3/19

Game 1: Monday, March 19th
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Hawks76
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Game 2: Wednesday, April 11th
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Game 3: Friday, April 20th
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Celtics 92

(37-27, 15-18 away)

Hawks 97

(38-25, 21-9 home)

Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN

7:00 PM ET, April 20, 2012

Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA

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BOS 27 22 22 2192
ATL 34 24 16 2397

Top Performers

Boston: A. Bradley 28 Pts, 1 Reb, 3 Ast, 4 Stl

Atlanta: J. Johnson 30 Pts, 5 Reb, 6 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMEBOSTONSCOREATLANTA
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00 0-0Jumpball: Greg Stiemsma vs. Josh Smith (Jeff Teague gains possession)
11:41 0-0Josh Smith misses 3-foot two point shot
11:38Keyon Dooling defensive rebound0-0 
11:26Avery Bradley makes 11-foot two point shot2-0 
11:06 2-2Jason Collins makes layup (Joe Johnson assists)
10:40Josh Smith blocks Brandon Bass's 17-foot two point shot2-2 
10:37 2-2Kirk Hinrich defensive rebound
10:26 2-4Josh Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Joe Johnson assists)
10:06Keyon Dooling makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sasha Pavlovic assists)5-4 
9:45 5-6Joe Johnson makes 3-foot two point shot
9:32Greg Stiemsma makes layup (Keyon Dooling assists)7-6 
9:11 7-6Josh Smith misses 18-foot jumper
9:11Greg Stiemsma defensive rebound7-6 
8:56Avery Bradley misses driving layup7-6 
8:55 7-6Jason Collins defensive rebound
8:42 7-9Kirk Hinrich makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeff Teague assists)
8:26Brandon Bass misses 18-foot jumper7-9 
8:26 7-9Jeff Teague defensive rebound
8:21 7-11Josh Smith makes layup (Jeff Teague assists)
8:07Brandon Bass lost ball (Josh Smith steals)7-11 
8:03Keyon Dooling shooting foul (Josh Smith draws the foul)7-11 
8:03 7-12Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
8:03 7-13Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
7:45Brandon Bass misses 9-foot two point shot7-13 
7:43 7-13Jason Collins defensive rebound
7:35 7-13Jeff Teague misses two point shot
7:33 7-13Jason Collins offensive rebound
7:31 7-16Joe Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jason Collins assists)
7:22Boston full timeout
7:15Greg Stiemsma makes layup (Avery Bradley assists)9-16 
7:01 9-19Joe Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jason Collins assists)
6:48Avery Bradley makes driving layup11-19 
6:33 11-19Josh Smith misses 19-foot jumper
6:33 11-19Jason Collins offensive rebound
6:26 11-21Josh Smith makes layup (Jeff Teague assists)
6:13Avery Bradley misses 20-foot jumper11-21 
6:11 11-21Joe Johnson defensive rebound
5:56 11-21Jeff Teague misses 4-foot two point shot
5:56Greg Stiemsma defensive rebound11-21 
5:50Avery Bradley makes two point shot13-21 
5:33 13-23Jason Collins makes layup (Jeff Teague assists)
5:16Keyon Dooling makes 20-foot jumper15-23 
5:01 15-25Jason Collins makes layup (Jeff Teague assists)
5:01Greg Stiemsma shooting foul (Jason Collins draws the foul)15-25 
5:01Marquis Daniels enters the game for Sasha Pavlovic15-25 
5:01Ryan Hollins enters the game for Greg Stiemsma15-25 
5:01 15-26Jason Collins makes free throw 1 of 1
4:47Avery Bradley makes 9-foot jumper17-26 
4:33 17-26Josh Smith bad pass
4:33 17-26Ivan Johnson enters the game for Jason Collins
4:33 17-26Marvin Williams enters the game for Jeff Teague
4:26Avery Bradley lost ball (Joe Johnson steals)17-26 
4:22 17-28Ivan Johnson makes 3-foot two point shot (Joe Johnson assists)
3:57Avery Bradley makes 20-foot jumper19-28 
3:44Brandon Bass personal foul (Josh Smith draws the foul)19-28 
3:33 19-30Joe Johnson makes 18-foot two point shot
3:14Brandon Bass misses 18-foot two point shot19-30 
3:12 19-30Josh Smith defensive rebound
3:06 19-30Josh Smith bad pass
3:06Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Keyon Dooling19-30 
2:54Brandon Bass misses 12-foot two point shot19-30 
2:51Ryan Hollins offensive rebound19-30 
2:50Ryan Hollins makes two point shot21-30 
2:28 21-30Joe Johnson misses 22-foot two point shot
2:24Marquis Daniels defensive rebound21-30 
2:19Marquis Daniels lost ball (Marvin Williams steals)21-30 
2:15 21-32Joe Johnson makes two point shot (Kirk Hinrich assists)
1:58Ryan Hollins makes layup (Brandon Bass assists)23-32 
1:38Sasha Pavlovic personal foul (Josh Smith draws the foul)23-32 
1:38Atlanta full timeout
1:38 23-32Tracy McGrady enters the game for Joe Johnson
1:25 23-32Kirk Hinrich bad pass (Brandon Bass steals)
1:21Avery Bradley misses 7-foot running jumper23-32 
1:19Brandon Bass offensive rebound23-32 
1:16Brandon Bass makes two point shot25-32 
0:57 25-32Josh Smith misses 22-foot jumper
0:56Sasha Pavlovic defensive rebound25-32 
0:44Avery Bradley makes 7-foot running jumper27-32 
0:21 27-34Marvin Williams makes 18-foot jumper (Kirk Hinrich assists)
0:08Avery Bradley bad pass (Ivan Johnson steals)27-34 
0:05 27-34Tracy McGrady bad pass (Avery Bradley steals)
0:00Avery Bradley misses 22-foot jumper27-34 
0:00Boston offensive team rebound27-34 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter