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
109
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
102
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
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Sam Hauser · Baylor Scheierman Starter 9.4 min
- Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Sam Hauser 8.5 min
- Derrick White · Payton Pritchard · Luka Garza · Jordan Walsh · Hugo González 5.9 min
- Jayson Tatum · Neemias Queta · Payton Pritchard · Baylor Scheierman · Jordan Walsh 4.8 min
- Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Sam Hauser · Baylor Scheierman · Jordan Walsh 3.7 min
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- CJ McCollum · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels Starter 22.7 min
- Gabe Vincent · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Jonathan Kuminga · Mouhamed Gueye · Zaccharie Risacher 4.7 min
- Gabe Vincent · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels 3.0 min
- CJ McCollum · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jonathan Kuminga · Zaccharie Risacher 2.9 min
- CJ McCollum · Jonathan Kuminga · Corey Kispert · Mouhamed Gueye · Zaccharie Risacher 2.9 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 18 pts (7/13) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Baylor Scheierman (40 %, 3 pts) · Sam Hauser (13 %, 3 pts) · Derrick White (11 %, 0 pts)
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CJ McCollum 25 pts (8/17) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Sam Hauser (30 %, 5 pts) · Jordan Walsh (20 %, 0 pts) · Payton Pritchard (13 %, 10 pts)
| 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
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Jayson Tatum 10 pts (4/10) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Onyeka Okongwu (25 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Johnson (23 %, 3 pts) · Dyson Daniels (21 %, 2 pts)
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Derrick White 20 pts (5/10) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Nickeil Alexander-Walker (39 %, 10 pts) · CJ McCollum (19 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Johnson (13 %, 4 pts)
| 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) |