The Boston Celtics suffered a frustrating defeat on Sunday at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks, 83-74; a game highlighted by the final seconds ejection of Rajon Rondo for bumping into referee Marc Davis. The ejection could not come at a worse time; as the Celtics had made significant strides to cut a once 19-point deficit down to four with 41 seconds remaining. The referee bump was a result of ...

The Atlanta Hawks were able to get off to a quick start at home against the Boston Celtics, scoring 31 points in the first quarter, and were able to hold off a late charge by the Celtics at the end to take a 1-0 lead in the series. However, what happened in the last minute of the game really changed the outlook of the Celtics for the entire series.

Boston vs. Atlanta recap from game played on 29, 2012

(Reuters) - Boston#39;s dreams of holding onto the Stanley Cup for another season were crushed on Wednesday when they suffered a 2-1 overtime loss to the Washington Capitals in Game Seven of their Eastern Conference playoff series.

Boston vs. Washington recap from game played on April 22, 2012