Celtics was holding a 12-point lead with 6:35 left in the fourth quarter but failed to close out the Hawks in regulation, the Celtics needed an overtime rally to beat the Hawks 107-102 on Friday night.
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.
Boston won its fifth straight and is tied with the Hawks at 34-27, sixth in the Eastern Conference.
Josh Smith scored 32 points and Jeff Teague had 26 points and nine assists for the Hawks.
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