Josh Smith Injury: Hawks Forward To Test Knee At Shootaround On Friday
Josh Smith will test out his injured knee at the team's shootaround on Friday before determining his status for Game 3 in Boston.
| Final - 5.1.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 24 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 87 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 24 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 80 |
Josh Smith will test out his injured knee at the team's shootaround on Friday before determining his status for Game 3 in Boston.
Injured Hawks center Zaza Pachulia has a chipped bone in his foot and is unlikely to play in Games 3, 4 or 5.
Hawks forward Josh Smith will have an MRI exam Wednesday to determine the extent of his injury that he suffered in Atlanta's Game 2 loss.
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 24 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 87 |
| Atlanta | 24 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 80 |
| Boston | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 44 | 12-26 | 1-5 | 11-13 | 14-1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4-0 | 36 |
| Brandon Bass | 30 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 8 |
| Kevin Garnett | 39 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 12-0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-0 | 15 |
| Mickael Pietrus | 19 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 0 |
| Avery Bradley | 41 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 2-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2-0 | 14 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 13 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Greg Stiemsma | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Keyon Dooling | 21 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Ryan Hollins | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Marquis Daniels | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Ray Allen | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Rajon Rondo | DNP - Suspended | ||||||||||
| Sean Williams | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| E`Twaun Moore | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| JaJuan Johnson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 29-68 | 3-14 | 26-31 | 45-3 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 24-0 | 87 | |
| .426 | .214 | .839 | Team Reb: 9 | Total TO: 3 (9 pts) | |||||||
| Atlanta | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson | 38 | 7-17 | 3-8 | 5-6 | 4-2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4-0 | 22 |
| Josh Smith | 37 | 8-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-0 | 16 |
| Jason Collins | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-0 | 2 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 36 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 8 |
| Jeff Teague | 41 | 6-18 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 5-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4-0 | 18 |
| Ivan Johnson | 20 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Marvin Williams | 21 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Willie Green | 13 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Tracy McGrady | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Jannero Pargo | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Erick Dampier | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jerry Stackhouse | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Vladimir Radmanovic | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Zaza Pachulia | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Al Horford | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 29-83 | 6-22 | 16-20 | 40-10 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 26-0 | 80 | |
| .349 | .273 | .800 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 1 (11 pts) | |||||||