Finally, A Break!

The Celtics finally caught a late-game break and foiled an opponent's winning streak by edging the Atlanta Hawks in the "deep" South 98-94. Ricky Davis hit a trey with less than 2 minutes to go to give the C's their first lead in a while, and Paul Pierce nailed another 27 points in preventing the Hawks from enjoying the 3-game streak. Brian Scalabrine was on the floor for 28 minutes and, while not exacly lighting up the scoring sheet, pitched in with key plays when needed. Lost amid all the potential Paul Pierce trade rumors was the fact that the captain logged his 13,000th point in the victory.