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Celtics Top Hawks, Lead Series 3-2

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(Newser) – 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 hit three 3-pointers in the middle of the third quarter Wednesday night to turn back the Hawks' last charge, leading Boston to a hard-fought 110-85 victory over Atlanta

The win gives  the Celtics a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. Kevin Garnett scored 20 and Allen had 19 to put the Celtics one game away from advancing to the second round. Boston got a huge lift from its bench in the second quarter, when Sam Cassell scored nine points and Leon Powe had seven with five rebounds while holding Al Horford to a pair of baskets.

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.
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.   (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett (5) pounds his chest while walking up the floor with teammate Kendrick Perkins (43) after getting fouled in the second half of Game 5.
Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett (5) pounds his chest while walking up the floor with teammate Kendrick Perkins (43) after getting fouled in the second half of Game 5.   (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce, center, hauls down a rebound between Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford (15) and Atlanta Hawks forward Marvin Williams, right, during the first half of Game 5.
Boston Celtics forward Paul Pierce, center, hauls down a rebound between Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford (15) and Atlanta Hawks forward Marvin Williams, right, during the first half of Game 5.   (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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