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After listening to Doc Rivers lecture the Boston Celtics at halftime, Paul Pierce told his teammates to respect their coach and follow orders. ''We were kind of bickering at each other a little bit too much, figuring out what defense we were going to run,'' Pierce said. ''And I just had to say that the fight ain't with one another. It's against the other team on the court.'' The Celtics responded in the second half, with Rajon Rondo finishing...
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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 (16-17) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts P. Pierce, F 36 9 5 4 26 K. Garnett, C 33 5 3 2 14 R. Rondo, G 39 11 10 3 14 B. Bass, F 36 4 2 1 10 A. Bradley, G 20 4 1 0 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Sullinger 24 9 2 3 8 J. Terry 26 0 3 1 4 J. Green 15 1 0 0 3 C. Lee 9 1 1 0 2 J. Collins 4 0 0 1 2 L. Barbosa 0 0 0 0 0 J. Varnado 0 0 0 0 0 K. Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 F. Melo 0 0 0 0 0 C. Wilcox 0 0 0 0 0

Hawks (20-12) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts L. Williams, G 41 4 1 2 28 J. Teague, G 43 1 4 1 17 J. Smith, F 44 10 5 2 12 K. Korver, F 26 3 2 6 9 A. Horford, C 42 9 4 2 6 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts I. Johnson 7 4 0 0 4 A. Tolliver 9 0 1 2 3 Z. Pachulia 14 2 0 3 2 D. Stevenson 13 3 1 1 0 J. Jenkins 3 0 0 0 0 A. Morrow 0 0 0 0 0 J. Petro 0 0 0 0 0 M. Scott 0 0 0 0 0 D. Harris 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)