How we see it goin' down: Celtics vs Hawks

Tip: 7:30PM Court: TD Garden Watch it: CSNNE Hear it: WEEI

Referees: Monty McCutchen, Eric Lewis and Derek Richardson

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The Matchup


Record: 37-34	Record: 40-32
At home: 24-11	At home: 18-19
Streak: Won 1	Streak: Won 1

Leaders	Leaders
Buckets: Pierce (18.7 ppg)	Buckets: Al Horford (17.6 ppg)
Boards: Pierce (6.4 rpg)	Boards: Horford (10.3 rpg)
Dimes: Pierce (4.8 apg)	Dimes: Jeff Teague (7.1 apg)

For the Stat Geeks:	For the Stat Geeks:
Offensive Rating: 102.4 (25th NBA)	Offensive Rating: 104.7 (19th NBA)
Defensive Rating: 102.4 (5th NBA)	Defensive Rating: 104.0 (10th NBA)
Pace: 91.5 (17th NBA)	Pace: 92.4 (12th NBA)

Last time

Led by Paul Pierce’s 27 points and Jason Terry’s long range shooting, the Celtics beat the Hawks, 107-102, in double overtime earlier this month. Boston pissed away a 27-point lead in a loss to the Hawks on Jan. 25, and rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat Atlanta on Jan. 5.

This time

Get it to: Paul Pierce

The Truth is averaging 21.5 ppg vs the Hawks this season. He also rebounds very well (7.3 rpg) against them.

Gotta stop: Al Horford

With KG out, who the heck is going to stop this beast? He’s averaging nearly 21 and 12 in his last 5 games.

The Wild Card: Kyle Korver

After torching the Celtics for 27 points on 8 threes in the January win vs Boston, Korver was held to 3 points on 1-5 shooting the last time these teams met. He will remain a focus for Doc’s defense. Courtney Lee is a game-time decision. His return would help Boston’s perimeter defense.