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Celtics rally, beat Hawks on late buzzer-beater, 89-88

Atlanta has suffered three losses in last 10 days

Boston Celtics’ Evan Turner shoots the game-winning basket over Atlanta Hawks’ DeMarre Carroll with 0.2 seconds left on the clock in the second half of Wednesday's game in Boston. The Celtics won 89-88. - photo by Jessica Hill

0212Hawks — Boston Celtics’ Evan Turner shoots the game-winning basket over Atlanta Hawks’ DeMarre Carroll with 0.2 seconds left on the clock in the second half of Wednesday's game in Boston. The Celtics won 89-88. - photo by Jessica Hill

BOSTON — Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens wasn't about to put too much importance on his team's comeback victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta Hawks. "For 47 minutes, 59.8 seconds, we were the losing team," Stevens said on Wednesday night after Evan Turner's scoop shot with 0.2 seconds left gave the Celtics their only lead and lifted them to an 89-88 victory over the Hawks. It was just Atlanta's third loss of the calendar year, but all three have come in the last 10 days following a 19-game winning streak that propelled them to the NBA's best record.

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