Josh Smith Injury: Hawks Forward Likely To Return To Lineup For Game 4
Josh Smith is eyeing a return to the lineup for Sunday's Game 4 against the Boston Celtics
| Final - 5.4.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT 1 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Hawks | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 84 |
| Boston Celtics | 17 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 90 |
Josh Smith is eyeing a return to the lineup for Sunday's Game 4 against the Boston Celtics
The Atlanta Hawks gave a valiant effort in Game 3 but once again came up short falling 90-84 in overtime.
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The Celtics look to take a 2-1 series lead over the Hawks on the Friday night.
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.
The Atlanta Hawks saw their home court advantage over the Celtics disappear as Boston takes Game 2 87-80 at Philips Arena
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 84 |
| Boston | 17 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 90 |
| Atlanta | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Johnson | 45 | 11-28 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 8-1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-0 | 29 |
| Marvin Williams | 20 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 11-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Jason Collins | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4-0 | 4 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 26 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Jeff Teague | 47 | 9-16 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 4-1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-0 | 23 |
| Erick Dampier | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-0 | 6 |
| Tracy McGrady | 40 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 9-3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2-0 | 12 |
| Ivan Johnson | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Jannero Pargo | 11 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Willie Green | 15 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 0 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Josh Smith | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Zaza Pachulia | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Al Horford | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 34-90 | 4-20 | 12-15 | 48-11 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 21-0 | 84 | |
| .378 | .200 | .800 | Team Reb: 6 | Total TO: 0 (20 pts) | |||||||
| Boston | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 47 | 3-12 | 1-3 | 14-14 | 5-0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4-0 | 21 |
| Brandon Bass | 26 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 8 |
| Kevin Garnett | 42 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-0 | 20 |
| Avery Bradley | 24 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 5 |
| Rajon Rondo | 48 | 7-22 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 14-3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1-0 | 17 |
| Greg Stiemsma | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ray Allen | 36 | 6-12 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 6-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 13 |
| Mickael Pietrus | 25 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 6 |
| Keyon Dooling | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hollins | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Marquis Daniels | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Sean Williams | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| E`Twaun Moore | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| JaJuan Johnson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 32-79 | 4-13 | 22-25 | 51-7 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 18-3 | 90 | |
| .405 | .308 | .880 | Team Reb: 4 | Total TO: 3 (14 pts) | |||||||