Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks
January 28, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Hawks beat the Celtics 117-106 on 2026-01-28 on the road against the Celtics. The Celtics started Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Sam Hauser, and Amari Williams. The Hawks started Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson, Corey Kispert, and Dyson Daniels. Jalen Johnson (Hawks) scored 3 points (1/5) in his matchups, with Derrick White as his primary defender. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) scored 20 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Nickeil Alexander-Walker as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
BOS
Boston Celtics
106
Did not play: Chris Boucher (DNP - Coach's Decision), Xavier Tillman (DNP - Coach's Decision)
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
117
Did not play: Zaccharie Risacher (NWT - Not With Team)
Lineups
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser · Amari Williams Starter 4.6 min
- Derrick White · Anfernee Simons · Baylor Scheierman · Jordan Walsh · Hugo González 6.2 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Sam Hauser 4.8 min
- Jaylen Brown · Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Sam Hauser · Hugo González 4.6 min
- Derrick White · Anfernee Simons · Baylor Scheierman · Hugo González · Amari Williams 3.6 min
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Corey Kispert · Dyson Daniels Starter 10.9 min
- CJ McCollum · Luke Kennard · Onyeka Okongwu · Dyson Daniels · Mouhamed Gueye 6.2 min
- CJ McCollum · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Jalen Johnson · Corey Kispert · Christian Koloko 4.5 min
- CJ McCollum · Luke Kennard · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Christian Koloko 4.1 min
- CJ McCollum · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Mouhamed Gueye 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Celtics defense
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Jalen Johnson 3 pts (1/5) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick White (36 %, 2 pts) · Hugo González (14 %, 0 pts) · Luka Garza (10 %, 0 pts)
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CJ McCollum 11 pts (5/10) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Derrick White (22 %, 4 pts) · Baylor Scheierman (20 %, 3 pts) · Hugo González (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Derrick White | Jalen Johnson: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · CJ McCollum: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Jaylen Brown | Dyson Daniels: 30 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Payton Pritchard | Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 27 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Corey Kispert: 9 poss., 6 pts (3/3) |
| Sam Hauser | Corey Kispert: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Luke Kennard: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Luka Garza | Onyeka Okongwu: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Christian Koloko: 8 poss., 7 pts (3/5) |
| Hugo González | Mouhamed Gueye: 10 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Jalen Johnson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Walsh | Mouhamed Gueye: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jalen Johnson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Anfernee Simons | Dyson Daniels: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Luke Kennard: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Baylor Scheierman | Luke Kennard: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · CJ McCollum: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Amari Williams | Onyeka Okongwu: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Mouhamed Gueye: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Minott | Corey Kispert: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mouhamed Gueye: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Hawks defense
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Jaylen Brown 20 pts (6/11) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Nickeil Alexander-Walker (24 %, 3 pts) · Dyson Daniels (24 %, 2 pts) · Jalen Johnson (9 %, 2 pts)
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Anfernee Simons 9 pts (3/5) in 37 possessions
Guarded by: Luke Kennard (35 %, 2 pts) · CJ McCollum (22 %, 0 pts) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker (10 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Johnson | Sam Hauser: 18 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Derrick White: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Dyson Daniels | Derrick White: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Jaylen Brown: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Payton Pritchard: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Jaylen Brown: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Onyeka Okongwu | Luka Garza: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Amari Williams: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| CJ McCollum | Hugo González: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Baylor Scheierman: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Luke Kennard | Anfernee Simons: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Payton Pritchard: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Corey Kispert | Payton Pritchard: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Sam Hauser: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Mouhamed Gueye | Amari Williams: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Baylor Scheierman: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Christian Koloko | Luka Garza: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylen Brown: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Vít Krejčí | Sam Hauser: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaylen Brown: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Keaton Wallace | Baylor Scheierman: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Hugo González: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |