Today is the anniversary of two playoff victories for Boston since the season of their last title in 2007-08. The first was an 87-80 win over the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 2012 Eastern Conference Playoffs.
Paul Pierce would almost single-handedly will the Celtics to the win, outscoring the Hawks by himself over the final 15 minutes of game time to log a 36-point, 14-rebound performance.
Kevin Garnett added 15 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists to help tie the series 1-1.