Where: TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Officials: #41 Ken Mauer, #73 Tre Maddox, #42 Eric Lewis
Attendance: 16083
Celtics 89, Hawks 88: Jared Sullinger collected 17 points and 15 rebounds and Evan Turner hit a running floater in the lane with 0.2 seconds remaining as host Boston rallied from an 18-point deficit to stun Atlanta.
Turner finished with 12 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and Marcus Thornton scored 14 off the bench for the Celtics, who have won four of their last five. Avery Bradley and Marcus Smart added 11 points apiece for Boston, which won despite shooting 32.3 percent from the field.
Al Horford tallied 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Hawks, who had won 13 straight against Eastern Conference opponents. DeMarre Carroll scored 14 points, Paul Millsap had 11 and Jeff Teague contributed 10 points and eight assists for Atlanta.
Atlanta led 79-65 with 7:43 to play, but the Celtics rattled off eight straight points to make a game of it and pulled within one on Bradley's 3-pointer with 1:39 left. After two empty trips from the Hawks and one from the Celtics, Turner took Carroll one-on-one and hit the game-winner.
The Celtics missed 10 of their first 11 shots as Atlanta raced to a 16-2 lead behind eight early points from Horford. The Hawks led by as many as 18 in the half before Thornton's 3-pointer in the final minute pulled Boston within 49-34 at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Celtics C Kelly Olynyk (ankle) missed his 11th straight game and will not play in the Rising Stars Challenge. … Boston improved to 2-23 when shooting for a lower percentage than the opposition. … The Celtics had a 56-44 edge on the boards, including a 16-5 advantage in offensive rebounds.
| Atlanta | Boston | |
| Al Horford 22 | Scoring | Jared Sullinger 17 |
| Jeff Teague 8 | Assists | Evan Turner 9 |
| Al Horford 12 | Rebounds | Jared Sullinger 15 |
| Paul Millsap 5 | Free Throws Made | Jared Sullinger 4 |
| DeMarre Carroll 3 | Steals | Jae Crowder 2 |
| Jeff Teague 2 | Blocks | Jae Crowder 1 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Atlanta | 88 | 42.3 | 7-29 | 15-23 | 23 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Boston | 89 | 32.3 | 10-31 | 19-20 | 21 | 56 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
- Boston will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Celtics have a W/L % of .450 after a win and .355 after a loss.
- Atlanta will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Hawks have a W/L % of .795 after a win and .800 after a loss.