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ATLANTA - The Atlanta Hawks owned the fourth quarter again.Kyle Korver scored 24 points, and the Hawks rallied to beat the struggling Boston Celtics 109-105 on Tuesday night.Paul Millsap added 19 points for Atlanta, which has won three straight and five of six. Korver went 6 for 7 from 3-point range.Boston has lost five straight and eight of nine. Jeff Green and Jared Sullinger had 25 points apiece for the Celtics, and Rajon Rondo had a season-high 19 assists.The Celtics got off to a fast start and led by as many as 23 points in the first half.Our second half was better than their first half, I guess, Korver said.The Hawks erased much of Bostons lead with a big third quarter. Then, true to form, Atlanta pulled ahead early in the final period.The Hawks were averaging 27.5 points in the fourth quarter, best in the NBA, before outscoring the Celtics 29-20 in the closing 12 minutes.Coach Mike Budenholzer said the strong finishes wont always make up for poor starts. He was frustrated by his team giving up 42 points in the first period.You cant do this on a regular basis, Budenholzer said. You cant dig a hole and come out of it. I think it speaks to the resiliency of this group, but you cant keep doing it.Greens three-point play with 49 seconds remaining trimmed Atlantas lead to 107-105.Following a missed jumper by Millsap, Boston called timeout with 23.8 seconds remaining. Green missed a short jumper, and a breakaway layup by Kent Bazemore iced Atlantas win.I thought clearly they were the aggressor and more physical, Boston coach Brad Stevens said.I have a couple of vivid memories where we were not quick enough to the ball. Thats probably a symbol of our struggles. Thats a part of this recurring theme.Boston shot 61 per cent from the field and led 66-50 at the break.The Celtics managed only one field goal — a jam by Green — during a 20-5 Atlanta run in the third quarter that cut the lead to 79-72.The Hawks continued the comeback in the opening minutes of the final period. A 3-pointer by Bazemore tied it at 85. A three-point play by Dennis Schroder gave Atlanta an 88-85 lead for its first advantage since the opening minutes.___RONDOS DOUBLE-DOUBLERondo also had a season-high 12 rebounds. But he committed seven turnovers and was 1 for 8 from the field for two points. He helped the Celtics to a 42-31 advantage on the glass.KORVER ON DThe 6-foot-7 Korver defended Rondo at times in the second half. (Rondo) was kind of picking us apart almost like a quarterback, Budenholzer said. We just wanted to try a different look ... maybe just change the look on Rondo, and his vision and what he was seeing.TIP-INSCeltics: Avery Bradley had 18 points. ... C Tyler Zeller had eight points in his second straight start as Kelly Olynyk again played in a reserve role. .. G Marcus Smart did not make the trip as he missed his 10th straight game with a sprained left ankle. ... Bostons 66 first-half points were one below its season high against Brooklyn in a 121-105 win to open the season.Hawks: The Hawks outscored the Celtics 30-19 in the third. Korver had 10 points, including two 3-pointers, in the period. ... Korver passed Glen Rice for 16th in made 3-pointers. Korver began the night three behind Rices 1,559. ... Schroder had 15 points while playing almost as many minutes as starting point guard Jeff Teague, who had nine points and nine assists.UP NEXTCeltics: Host Detroit on Wednesday.Hawks: At Miami on Wednesday.___Follow Charles Odum on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CharlesOdum Custom Tennessee Titans Jerseys . - Playing a road game against a division rival raises the intensity for linebacker Clay Matthews. 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But not because hes an aging veteran whos under suspension, which of course, hes not. Jose Reyes is a model citizen with the Blue Jays, always upbeat and smiling. But he should still be in the prime of his career at age 30 (turning 31). Yet right now he is struggling. Hitting out of the lead-off spot, Reyes is batting only .188 with one homer and one stolen base. A hamstring injury knocked him out of action late in spring training and has cost him 16 of the 31 games the Jays have played. This coming off a 2013 season where he missed 69 games after suffering that serious ankle injury sliding into second base at Kansas City. Reyes put up respectable numbers when he returned, hitting .296 with 10 homers, 37 runs batted in and 15 stolen bases. But those are not the numbers of a star, which he is reputed to be and is paid to be. Reyes is making $16 million this season. After that his contract balloons to $22 million for each of the following three years, and then there is a club option for one more year at $22 million which has a $4 million buyout. Even if the Blue Jays take the buyout, they are on the hook for $86 million for the next four-plus years including this year. If the whole deal plays out the number is $104 million. In simple terms this commitment dwarfs what the Yankees owe to A-Rod and the Blue Jays arent the Yankees. Its way too early to assume Jose Reyes will never come close to being the player he once was. But remember his best four seasons came between the ages of 22 and 25 with the Mets. In the five years since, hes been plagued by leg injuries and has had just two decent seasons. In spring training, there was media-fuelled talk in New York that either the Yankees or the Mets should attempt to acquire Reyes. At the moment there doesnt seem to be the urgency for either team to go down that path. The Mets and Yankees have identical 16-14 records. The Yanks is good enough to have them in first place in the AL East, while the Mets are a close third in the NL East, a half-game back of Washington and one game behind division-leading Atlanta. The Yanks are still giving the bulk of their playing time at short to the soon-to-be-40 Derek Jeter, who is in the final year of his Hall of Fame career. The Mets are using the far less trumpeted combination of Ruben Tejada and Omar Quintanilla. Both teams would seem to have more pressing needs than a shortstop right now. The Yankees two most veteran arms, C.C. Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda, are struggling and the Mets could use anothher power hitting outfielder.dddddddddddd But even if they were in dire need of a shortstop, they would hardly be knocking down the Jays door now to get Reyes. Its sort of the like the chicken-egg thing right now. If Reyes was hitting and stealing bases, other teams might want him. But if that was the case, and he was helping the Jays stay in a division race, why would they even think of moving him? This could be the Jays most interesting storyline between now and the end of the season. The Blue Jays, who are 1-2 so far in interleague play, continue against the National League with a pair of two-game series against the Phillies starting Monday night at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philly, and then moving to Rogers Centre for two starting Wednesday night. The two franchises will always be linked by that incredible 1993 World Series that was capped off by Joe Carters walk-off homer off Mitch Williams that gave the Jays their second straight Fall Classic victory. But its been quite the rollercoaster journey the Phils have been on since then. They have had nine losing seasons including seven in a row at one point. They earned one .500 season and 10 winning seasons - including nine in a row. They beat Tampa Bay in the 2008 World Series and then lost in 2009 to the Yankees, both with Charlie Manuel at the helm. Over that span they also set a single season franchise record with 102 victories in a season. Yet this same franchise in 2007 became the first in pro sports history to lose 10,000 games over its existence. Over this four-game set the Jays figure to see the Phils top three starters, in Cole Hamels (if hes over the flu), Cliff Lee and A.J. Burnett. Phils shortstop Jimmy Rollins only needs 31 more hits to break Hall of Famer Mike Schmidts all-time franchise mark of 2,234. Famous Firsts Part of the joy and intrigue of going to a ballgame is knowing you just might see something that has never happened before. Take Saturday at Cleveland, where Canadian-born journeyman catcher George Kottaras was called up by the Indians to fill in for former Jays catcher Yan Gomes who was gone on paternity leave. 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