| Final - 5.10.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Hawks | 23 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 80 |
| Boston Celtics | 20 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 83 |
The Game 6 loss was tough to swallow for so many Hawks fans. To come so close to extending the series to a Game 7 in Atlanta and failing by only 3 points.... I'm sure made some Hawks fans lose some...
Peachtree Hoops looks at the 83-30 loss in Boston, eliminating the Atlanta Hawks from the playoffs in the first round.
SB Nation's Scott Schroeder says that the return of Al Horford makes the Atlanta Hawks relevant in the NBA Playoffs once again.
The Atlanta Hawks successfully staved off elimination and force a Game 6 with the Boston Celtics after an 87-86 win in Game 5.
Instant Reaction: This was the definition of a roller coaster game. It had many ups and downs, and it was thrilling, frightening, and sickening to watch all at the same time. 5 Quick Thoughts: Al...
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 23 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 80 |
| Boston | 20 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 83 |
| Atlanta | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Williams | 36 | 6-13 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 8-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-0 | 16 |
| Josh Smith | 37 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-1 | 18 |
| Al Horford | 46 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9-0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4-0 | 15 |
| Joe Johnson | 44 | 7-17 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 17 |
| Jeff Teague | 32 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-1 | 5 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 17 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Erick Dampier | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Tracy McGrady | 13 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Jannero Pargo | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Ivan Johnson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jason Collins | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Vladimir Radmanovic | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Willie Green | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Zaza Pachulia | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 32-78 | 7-15 | 9-10 | 36-7 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 20-3 | 80 | |
| .410 | .467 | .900 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 0 (15 pts) | |||||||
| Boston | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 40 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 5-1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3-0 | 18 |
| Brandon Bass | 34 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Kevin Garnett | 38 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 14-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1-0 | 28 |
| Avery Bradley | 21 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 6 |
| Rajon Rondo | 38 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 14 |
| Ray Allen | 26 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 4-6 | 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 7 |
| Greg Stiemsma | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hollins | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Mickael Pietrus | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Keyon Dooling | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Marquis Daniels | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Sean Williams | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| E`Twaun Moore | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| JaJuan Johnson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 31-74 | 2-10 | 19-24 | 40-11 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 14-1 | 83 | |
| .419 | .200 | .792 | Team Reb: 11 | Total TO: 0 (18 pts) | |||||||
