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Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks

March 27, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Celtics beat the Hawks 109-102 on 2026-03-27 at home. The Celtics started Jayson Tatum, Derrick White, Neemias Queta, Sam Hauser, and Baylor Scheierman. The Hawks started CJ McCollum, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson, and Dyson Daniels. Jalen Johnson (Hawks) scored 18 points (7/13) in his matchups, with Baylor Scheierman as his primary defender. Jayson Tatum (Celtics) scored 10 points (4/10) in his matchups, with Onyeka Okongwu as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

BOS
Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics 109

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jayson Tatum GS 36:36 26 12 5 0 0 2 1 8-24 2-8 8-10 +1
Derrick White GS 34:14 10 4 5 0 0 3 5 3-13 0-4 4-5 -4
Sam Hauser GS 29:00 10 3 2 0 0 1 2 4-7 2-5 0-0 -3
Baylor Scheierman GS 28:09 3 6 2 0 0 1 2 1-3 1-3 0-0 -13
Neemias Queta GS 27:35 5 11 5 0 1 3 3 2-2 0-0 1-2 +5
Payton Pritchard 34:33 36 7 4 0 0 5 2 13-23 6-11 4-4 +26
Jordan Walsh 27:28 5 3 1 0 3 0 2 2-3 1-1 0-0 +3
Luka Garza 15:03 11 4 2 0 0 0 2 4-5 1-2 2-2 +10
Hugo González 7:22 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1-1 1-1 0-0 +10
Totals 109 52 26 0 4 15 20 38-81 14-35 19-23

Did not play: Charles Bassey (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ron Harper Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision), Max Shulga (DNP - Coach's Decision), Amari Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)

ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks 102

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Nickeil Alexander-Walker GS 38:22 20 4 5 2 0 0 4 6-13 2-5 6-7 -8
Onyeka Okongwu GS 37:43 8 9 2 0 0 1 5 3-7 1-2 1-3 +5
Jalen Johnson GS 36:34 29 6 6 1 1 2 0 9-21 5-11 6-6 +6
CJ McCollum GS 33:44 21 5 2 0 0 0 3 8-20 3-10 2-3 -2
Dyson Daniels GS 32:14 6 6 5 2 1 1 2 3-8 0-1 0-0 +11
Jonathan Kuminga 18:03 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 0-5 0-2 3-4 -12
Zaccharie Risacher 13:46 6 2 0 0 0 0 3 2-4 1-3 1-1 -17
Gabe Vincent 12:26 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1-4 1-4 0-0 0
Mouhamed Gueye 10:17 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1-3 1-2 0-0 -12
Corey Kispert 6:51 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-2 1-2 0-0 -6
Totals 102 35 23 6 4 4 21 34-87 15-42 19-24

Did not play: Buddy Hield (DNP - Coach's Decision), Caleb Houstan (DNP - Coach's Decision), Christian Koloko (DNP - Coach's Decision), Keaton Wallace (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

BOS
Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Celtics defense

Defender Guarded most
Jayson Tatum Dyson Daniels: 30 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Jonathan Kuminga: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/4)
Payton Pritchard Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 26 poss., 10 pts (3/4) · CJ McCollum: 8 poss., 10 pts (3/5)
Derrick White Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · CJ McCollum: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Sam Hauser CJ McCollum: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Jalen Johnson: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Baylor Scheierman Jalen Johnson: 26 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Gabe Vincent: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Neemias Queta Onyeka Okongwu: 33 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Dyson Daniels: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jordan Walsh CJ McCollum: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Zaccharie Risacher: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Luka Garza Mouhamed Gueye: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Onyeka Okongwu: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Hugo González Jonathan Kuminga: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Gabe Vincent: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/1)

Hawks defense

Defender Guarded most
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Derrick White: 25 poss., 10 pts (3/5) · Payton Pritchard: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Onyeka Okongwu Jayson Tatum: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Sam Hauser: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jalen Johnson Baylor Scheierman: 20 poss., 10 pts (3/4) · Jayson Tatum: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
CJ McCollum Baylor Scheierman: 16 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Jordan Walsh: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/5)
Dyson Daniels Neemias Queta: 27 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Jayson Tatum: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Jonathan Kuminga Jordan Walsh: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jayson Tatum: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Zaccharie Risacher Derrick White: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Sam Hauser: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Gabe Vincent Payton Pritchard: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Baylor Scheierman: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Mouhamed Gueye Luka Garza: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Payton Pritchard: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Corey Kispert Payton Pritchard: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Sam Hauser: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)