The Boston Celtics locker room has been battling a flu bug.

Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo missed practice earlier in the week and Kendrick Perkins and Eddie House both missed Miami's game with the flu. Now, Tony Allen will remain in the team's hotel when the Celtics take on the Hawks in Atlanta.

"The sign of good chemistry is when a lot of guys get sick," Coach Doc Rivers joked prior to Friday night's game.

House and Perkins will be back in the lineup against Atlanta.

Pierce is still not 100%, but Rivers said "He's gonna play."

Garnett is still out nursing a hyperextended knee.