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Celtics hand Hawks their first loss

 
Paul Pierce's late basket wins it for Boston. > at Boston 103, Atlanta 102: Paul Pierce hit a fall-away jumper with 0.5 seconds left as the Celtics rallied from a big deficit. It was the Hawks' first loss of the season. (link)

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