Atlanta Hawks vs. Boston Celtics
January 17, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Celtics beat the Hawks 132-106 on 2026-01-17 on the road against the Hawks. The Hawks started CJ McCollum, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Onyeka Okongwu, Vít Krejčí, and Jalen Johnson. The Celtics started Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Neemias Queta, Sam Hauser, and Baylor Scheierman. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) scored 5 points (2/10) in his matchups, with Nickeil Alexander-Walker as his primary defender. Jalen Johnson (Hawks) scored 16 points (6/14) in his matchups, with Baylor Scheierman as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
106
BOS
Boston Celtics
132
Did not play: Josh Minott (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- CJ McCollum · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson Starter 15.6 min
- Luke Kennard · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Corey Kispert 5.8 min
- Keaton Wallace · Caleb Houstan · Mouhamed Gueye · RayJ Dennis · Asa Newell 4.9 min
- Luke Kennard · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Corey Kispert · Mouhamed Gueye 4.2 min
- CJ McCollum · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson · Corey Kispert · Asa Newell 3.3 min
BOS
Boston Celtics
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Sam Hauser · Baylor Scheierman Starter 11.2 min
- Jaylen Brown · Anfernee Simons · Luka Garza · Jordan Walsh · Hugo González 6.9 min
- Anfernee Simons · Sam Hauser · Baylor Scheierman · Hugo González · Amari Williams 6.2 min
- Xavier Tillman · Ron Harper Jr. · Baylor Scheierman · Hugo González · Amari Williams 4.9 min
- Jaylen Brown · Derrick White · Neemias Queta · Sam Hauser · Hugo González 4.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Hawks defense
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Jaylen Brown 5 pts (2/10) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Nickeil Alexander-Walker (26 %, 3 pts) · Jalen Johnson (17 %, 2 pts) · Vít Krejčí (12 %, 0 pts)
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Anfernee Simons 12 pts (4/11) in 50 possessions
Guarded by: Luke Kennard (33 %, 0 pts) · Corey Kispert (31 %, 5 pts) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Johnson | Sam Hauser: 27 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Jaylen Brown: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Onyeka Okongwu | Neemias Queta: 28 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Amari Williams: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Jaylen Brown: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Derrick White: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/5) |
| CJ McCollum | Baylor Scheierman: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Sam Hauser: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Luke Kennard | Anfernee Simons: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Hugo González: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Corey Kispert | Anfernee Simons: 15 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Hugo González: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Vít Krejčí | Derrick White: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Baylor Scheierman: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mouhamed Gueye | Neemias Queta: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Amari Williams: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Keaton Wallace | Hugo González: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jaylen Brown: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Asa Newell | Luka Garza: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Baylor Scheierman: 3 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Caleb Houstan | Baylor Scheierman: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Amari Williams: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| RayJ Dennis | Ron Harper Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Hugo González: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Celtics defense
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Jalen Johnson 16 pts (6/14) in 80 possessions
Guarded by: Baylor Scheierman (22 %, 0 pts) · Jaylen Brown (21 %, 2 pts) · Sam Hauser (16 %, 9 pts)
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CJ McCollum 21 pts (8/13) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Sam Hauser (20 %, 9 pts) · Baylor Scheierman (18 %, 0 pts) · Derrick White (18 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Baylor Scheierman | Jalen Johnson: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Vít Krejčí: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Jaylen Brown | Jalen Johnson: 17 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/5) |
| Sam Hauser | Jalen Johnson: 13 poss., 9 pts (3/4) · CJ McCollum: 12 poss., 9 pts (3/4) |
| Hugo González | Luke Kennard: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Corey Kispert: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Neemias Queta | Onyeka Okongwu: 28 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jalen Johnson: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Derrick White | Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · CJ McCollum: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Anfernee Simons | Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Corey Kispert: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Amari Williams | Onyeka Okongwu: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Asa Newell: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Luka Garza | Jalen Johnson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Onyeka Okongwu: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jordan Walsh | Luke Kennard: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Keaton Wallace: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ron Harper Jr. | RayJ Dennis: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mouhamed Gueye: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Xavier Tillman | Mouhamed Gueye: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Keaton Wallace: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |