Terry lifts Celtics to 107-102 win over Hawks

Terry lifts Celtics to 107-102 win over Hawks BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics took an unusual route to reach a tie with the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference standings. After holding a 12-point lead with 6:35 left in the fourth quarter, the Celtics needed an overtime rally to beat the Hawks 107-102 on Friday night. The Celtics had four field goals in the OT and three of them came from beyond the arc, including Jason Terry’s tiebreaker with 35 seconds remaining put Boston ahead to stay. “I was brought here to make big shots and make plays and be a spark off the bench,” Terry said. Terry, Jeff Green and Paul Pierce all hit 3-pointers in the OT and the Celtics held the Hawks without field goal over the final 2:14. Pierce finished with 27 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Kevin Garnett had 17 points and eight rebounds and Terry scored 19, 11 more than Atlanta’s reserves combined. “Jason really stepped up. We count on him late in games,” Pierce said. “Even if he doesn’t get the shot, he’s such a threat late in games that you can’t come off of him.