Presidential candidate Mitt Romney was on hand as the Hawks and Celtics squared off in Game 4 at TD Garden. Paul Pierce#39;s transition three gave Boston a 17 point lead midway through the second. quot;The Truthquot; hurt his knee later in the period but he returned after intermission with his shooting touch still in tact. Pierce netted a game-high 24 points on 10-13 shooting in only 17 minutes of action ...

BOSTON (AP) Paul Pierce scored 24 points in 18 minutes and the Boston Celtics opened a 37-point third-quarter lead before coasting to a 101-79 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

The Boston Celtics won a very close Game 3 at home by the score of 90-84 in overtime to take a 2-1 series lead. It appeared too close for comfort at times as Boston had all the advantages coming into the game. Josh Smith was out of action for the Atlanta Hawks and the Celtics were playing on their home court. Still, Atlanta took them into overtime, where they narrowly escaped with a victory.

Rajon Rondo records triple-double, Ray Allen returns from injury.

BOSTON, May 4 (UPI) -- Rajon Rondo scored five of his 17 points in overtime Friday and recorded a triple-double in pushing the Boston Celtics to a 90-84 victory over Atlanta.