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30 04 2008

Celtics go up 3-2 on Hawks, win 110-85 (AP)

Posted by: Yahoo! Sports - NBA News in NBA News

Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce, left, drives to the basket past Atlanta Hawks guard Josh Childress, right, during the first half of Game 5 of an NBA first-round playoff basketball series in Boston, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. The Celtics beat the Hawks 110-85, taking a 3-2 lead in the series.

Takedowns and menacing gestures. Double technicals and flagrant fouls. And the Boston Celtics are heading to Atlanta to try to deliver the knockout punch. Paul Pierce scored a playoff-high 22 points, and Ray Allen turned back the final Hawks' charge with three 3-pointers in a three-minute span of the third quarter on Wednesday night to help Boston beat Atlanta 110-85 and take a 3-2 lead in the...


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