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Game 2: Celtics 87, Hawks 80

Celtics topple Hawks, even series

Undermanned team come home with a split

By Frank Dell’Apa

 |  Globe Staff  

  May 02, 2012

Celtics coach Doc Rivers often says his team performs best with its collective back against the wall. And the Celtics’ situation seemed quite desperate in Tuesday night’s Game 2 of their playoff series with the Atlanta Hawks .

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