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Joe Johnson was already looking ahead to the playoffs as he sought perspective on the Atlanta Hawks' first season sweep of the Celtics in 11 years. Johnson scored 16 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter to help the Hawks beat Boston 100-91 to complete the four-game sweep. The Hawks (30-15) completed the four-game sweep of the regular-season series to move one-half game ahead of Boston (29-15) for second place in the Eastern Conference. Johnson says...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Sat 1/5	Atl	Bos 89-81
Fri 1/25	Atl	Atl 123-111
Fri 3/8	Bos	Bos 107-102
Fri 3/29	Bos	Bos 118-107

Game Stats

Celtics (29-15) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts P. Pierce, F 38 2 1 2 35 K. Garnett, F 33 7 3 3 15 R. Allen, G 36 1 2 2 9 K. Perkins, C 23 12 0 3 8 R. Rondo, G 43 5 8 4 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts T. Allen 15 2 1 1 8 R. Wallace 26 2 2 4 6 G. Davis 13 4 0 1 4 E. House 7 0 1 0 0 B. Scalabrine 5 0 0 0 0 B. Walker 0 0 0 0 0 S. Williams 0 0 0 0 0 M. Daniels 0 0 0 0 0 J. Giddens 0 0 0 0 0

Hawks (30-15) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Johnson, G 43 5 1 1 27 J. Smith, F 41 9 1 2 12 A. Horford, C 41 8 3 4 11 M. Williams, F 30 6 0 5 4 M. Bibby, G 9 0 0 4 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Crawford 39 3 6 2 28 Z. Pachulia 14 6 2 4 9 M. Evans 18 2 0 1 7 J. Teague 4 0 2 0 0 M. West 1 0 0 0 0 J. Collins 0 0 0 0 0 J. Smith 0 0 0 0 0 R. Morris 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Celtics Date Player Injury 2/1 J. Sullinger, PF Back surgery 1/27 R. Rondo, PG Torn right ACL

Hawks Date Player Injury 3/4 Z. Pachulia, C Sore right achilles 1/18 L. Williams, G Torn right knee ligament

Player News

Celtics Kevin Garnett (BOS - Forward-Center) News: Garnett will not require off-season surgery to correct his foot/ankle issues, the Boston Herald reports.  (RotoWire - Fri. May 17, 2013) Courtney Lee (BOS - Guard-Forward) News: Lee played 25 minutes per game during the regular season but saw a total of just 19 minutes in the Celtics' final five playoff games.  (RotoWire - Tue. May 14, 2013) Jordan Crawford (BOS - Guard) News: Crawford was able to turn his season around after joining the Celtics, but he struggled mightily during the playoffs, averaging just 4.5 points per game on 30 percent shooting from the field.  (RotoWire - Mon. May 13, 2013)

Hawks Zaza Pachulia (ATL - Center) News: Pachulia's rehabilitation from surgery on his partially torn right Achilles is progressing well, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Regarding his recovery, he stated, "I saw the doctor two weeks ago. I don't have any crutches... Doctors are pleased with how the surgery went and how the recovery is going."  (RotoWire - Mon. May 13, 2013) Devin Harris (ATL - Guard) News: Harris is slated to receive another platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection in his toe during the offseason, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. May 6, 2013) Louis Williams (ATL - Guard) News: Williams' recovery from a torn right ACL is "coming along great," the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. May 6, 2013)