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Welcome back, Al Horford. In his first start since January, Horford scored 19 points, hit Atlanta's final two baskets and came up with a huge defensive play to make sure the Hawks kept their season going with a frenetic 87-86 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference playoffs Tuesday night. ''I wanted to bring that energy to the team,'' Horford said. That he did, dribbling out at the head of fast breaks and diving...
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Playoff Series

Game Stats

Celtics (3-2) Playoff Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts P. Pierce, F 36 6 4 2 16 K. Garnett, C 38 7 0 1 16 B. Bass, F 32 7 1 1 14 R. Rondo, G 44 5 12 0 13 A. Bradley, G 18 0 1 1 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts R. Allen 30 2 4 2 15 R. Hollins 19 4 1 4 5 K. Dooling 4 0 0 0 3 M. Pietrus 15 0 0 1 2 G. Stiemsma 4 2 0 1 0 M. Daniels 0 0 0 0 0 E. Moore 0 0 0 0 0 S. Pavlovic 0 0 0 0 0 J. Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 S. Williams 0 0 0 0 0

Hawks (2-3) Playoff Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Horford, C 41 11 3 5 19 J. Teague, G 43 2 5 1 16 M. Williams, F 35 4 1 2 15 J. Johnson, G 45 3 4 2 15 J. Smith, F 46 16 6 4 13 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Hinrich 7 2 0 1 7 E. Dampier 8 2 0 2 2 W. Green 7 1 0 2 0 T. McGrady 7 0 1 0 0 J. Collins 1 0 0 0 0 I. Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 J. Pargo 0 0 0 0 0 V. Radmanovic 0 0 0 0 0 Z. Pachulia 0 0 0 0 0 J. Stackhouse 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

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 Jason Terry (BOS - Guard) News: Terry's knee was a concern the entire 2012-13 season, as it limited him and forced cautious play, the Boston Herald reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. June 15, 2013) D.J. White (BOS - Power Forward) News: White averaged just 7.2 minutes per contest in 12 games with the Celtics and did not make an appearance during the playoffs.  (RotoWire - Thu. June 13, 2013) Chris Wilcox (BOS - Forward-Center) News: Wilcox appeared in 61 games during the 2012-13 season and averaged 4.2 points (on 71 percent shooting), 3.0 rebounds, and 0.5 blocks in 14 minutes.  (RotoWire - Thu. June 13, 2013)

Hawks Zaza Pachulia (ATL - Center) News: Pachulia averaged 5.9 points and 6.5 rebounds in 21.8 minutes per game this season.  (RotoWire - Mon. June 17, 2013) Jeff Teague (ATL - Point Guard) News: Teague averaged 14.6 points and 7.2 assists per game on 45.1 percent shooting in 2012-13.  (RotoWire - Mon. June 17, 2013) Al Horford (ATL - Forward-Center) News: Horford averaged career highs in points (17.4), rebounds (10.2) and minutes (37.2) in 2012-13.  (RotoWire - Mon. June 17, 2013)