Boston Celtics Vs. Atlanta Hawks: Mayhem In Magic City
The Boston Celtics head to Georgia to handle the Atlanta Hawks tonight at State Farm Arena. The Celtics are on the second night of a back to back, with the Hawks starving for vengeance.
Big time matchup tonight so let's leap right into it.
- Location: State Farm Arena; Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: Monday, March 30th, 2026
- Tipoff: 7:40 PM EST
- Jalen Johnson (ATL): 35.4 MPG|22.9 PPG|10.2 RPG|8.1 APG
- Jaylen Brown (BOS): 34.2 MPG|28.5 PPG|7.0 RPG|5.1 APG
Magic in Magic City
The Hawks host the Celtics tonight and after an awful loss to this same group on Friday. It's rarely you play a group twice in such a brief duration, however I'm sure the Hawks are seeking to make a declaration.
Prior to the Celtics video game, the Hawks had won 14 of their last 15 games. The team ranks 4th in offending score during that duration and 3rd in defensive ranking. They have actually been fantastic on both sides of the ball and it feels like they're catching stride at the perfect time.
Jalen Johnson leads the team in all major categories; balancing 22.9 points, 10.9 rebounds and 8.1 helps per video game. He's shooting 49.3% from the field this year and he's the factor the Hawks look poised for a journey back to the postseason.
Celtics Stay Hot?
Boston's on the 2nd night of a back to back, with travel from Charlotte. Last night we saw Jayson Tatum take the floor without both Jaylen Brown and Derrick White; both out due to injury management. Tonight it's flipped, Tatum won't play the back to back; while both White and Brown will wear for the Celtics.
The Celtics defense has been at it's best considering that the return of Jayson Tatum. The group's quiting under 105 points per game since he returned and their defensive rating drops to 103.6 with both Jays on the floor. The group's gone 9-2 with JT in the lineup and last night they recorded their 5th straight 50-win season as a franchise.
The vibes are exceptionally high in Boston and this evening they roll into JB's home town with their eyes set on '4 wins in a row'. The group's been excellent but will play simply their 2nd video game without Tatum given that he returned. The Celtics lost that video game 102-104 to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Monday Night's Best choices
Jaylen Brown o41.5 PRA (-110)|Lucky Rebel
Starting it of a little chalky, we're going with Jaylen Brown back in his home town of Atlanta, Georgia. Brown's had some excellent video games here in Atlanta, however earlier this year he finally had big time performance in front of the home town crowd.
Brown scored 41 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 2 assists in a 26-point win over the Hawks. He played simply thirty minutes, not even seeing the flooring in the fourth quarter. Brown took 30 shots because video game, shot 47% from the field and got to the line for 12 complimentary throw efforts.
Not only is Brown getting to the line for a career-high 7.5 free toss attempts per game, but he's likewise shooting 80% from the stripe for the very first time in his career. He's also balancing profession highs in rebounds per game (7.0) and helps per video game (5.2 ).
Brown's been the Celtics' most important player and even with Tatum back he's been fantastic. He's cleared this line in four of his last 5 video games and he's now coming back after two games off. In the one game without Tatum since his return, JB scored 34 points versus the Thunder, grabbed 6 rebounds and dispensed 7 assists.
Dyson Daniels 1+ 3 (+140)|Lucky Rebel
I'm most likely getting too saucy here but the Celtics offer up a lots of broad open 3-pointers. Boston ranks 22nd in threes allowed this year, they rank bottom 5 in broad open 3-point attempts allowed and Daniels has 2+ 3s in 2 of his last three games against the Celtics.
Daniels has actually been abysmal from beyond the arc this year. He's shooting simply 15.5% from 3, however that does climb to 23.3% in the house. Daniels has a 53.7% field goal portion at home this year and after the way they lost on Friday, maybe that home crowd is exactly what they need.
