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Rondo ejected after bumping ref in Celtics' loss

Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com

Celtics guard Rajon Rondo earned two technical fouls and an immediate ejection after losing his temper with 41 seconds remaining in Sunday's 83-74 Game 1 loss to the Hawks.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Josh Smith scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, leading the Hawks to an 83-74 victory over Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs Sunday night, the final minute turning ugly when Celtics star Rajon Rondo was ejected.

boston.com

The Celtics got to within four in the fourth quarter but could not complete the comeback in a game in which Rajon Rondo was ejected for bumping a referee.

Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com

Celtics guard Ray Allen is out for Sunday's Game 1 of an Eastern Conference quarterfinals series against the Hawks.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia won't play in Game 1 of the NBA playoff series against the Boston Celtics.

boston.com

By Gary Washburn, Globe Staff ATLANTA -- The Celtics and Atlanta Hawks participated in shootarounds in preparation for their Game 1 Eastern Conference first-round series and here are some updates: *Ray Allen said he would determine following shootaround…

Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com

Celtics coach Doc Rivers gave shooting guard Ray Allen a "50-50" chance of playing in Game 1 of Boston's Eastern Conference quarterfinals series against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday.

boston.com

Ray Allen revealed Saturday that he will need offseason surgery to remove bone spurs from his right ankle, the same procedure he underwent in 2007 on both ankles just months before joining the Celtics.

boston.com

ATLANTA - Given his team’s experience from 2008 - when the heavily favored Celtics were pushed to near-extinction by the Hawks in the playoffs in the first season of the Big Three - Doc Rivers considers Atlanta not only a formidable opponent, but one th…

boston.com

The first-grade home videos show the same movements, the sliding feet and the hands out and the use of his chest to body-up opponents. They show him running the same way, stealing the ball, being a pest, all the defense that brought Avery Bradley to the…