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 hungry for revenge.
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 unsightly loss to this very same group on Friday. It's not typically you play a team twice in such a short period, but I make certain the Hawks are seeking to make a statement.
Prior to the Celtics game, the Hawks had actually won 14 of their last 15 video games. The team ranks 4th in offensive rating throughout that period and 3rd in defensive ranking. They've been great on both sides of the ball and it feels like they're capturing stride at the ideal time.
Jalen Johnson leads the team in all significant classifications; balancing 22.9 points, 10.9 rebounds and 8.1 helps per game. He's shooting 49.3% from the field this year and he's the factor the Hawks look poised for a trip 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 flooring without both Jaylen Brown and Derrick White; both out due to injury management. Tonight it's turned, Tatum won't play the back to back; while both White and Brown will dress for the Celtics.
The Celtics defense has actually been at it's finest since the return of Jayson Tatum. The team's offering up under 105 points per video game given that he returned and their defensive score drops to 103.6 with both Jays on the flooring. 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 incredibly high in Boston and this evening they roll into JB's home town with their eyes set on '4 wins in a row'. The team's been fantastic but will play just their second 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 Bets
Jaylen Brown o41.5 PRA (-110)|Lucky Rebel
Starting it of a little milky, we're choosing Jaylen Brown back in his home town of Atlanta, Georgia. Brown's had some excellent video games here in Atlanta, but previously this year he lastly had huge time efficiency in front of the home town crowd.
Brown scored 41 points, got 6 rebounds and dispensed 2 assists in a 26-point win over the Hawks. He played just thirty minutes, not even seeing the flooring in the fourth quarter. Brown took 30 shots in that game, shot 47% from the field and got to the line for 12 complimentary throw efforts.
Not just is Brown getting to the line for a career-high 7.5 totally free throw attempts per video game, however he's likewise shooting 80% from the stripe for the first time in his career. He's likewise balancing career highs in rebounds per game (7.0) and assists per game (5.2 ).
Brown's been the Celtics' most important player and even with Tatum back he's been wonderful. He's cleared this line in 4 of his last 5 games and he's now returning after 2 video games off. In the one game without Tatum since his return, JB scored 34 points against the Thunder, grabbed 6 rebounds and dispensed 7 assists.
Dyson Daniels 1+ 3 (+140)|Lucky Rebel
I'm probably getting too saucy here but the Celtics offer up a ton of large open 3-pointers. Boston ranks 22nd in 3s enabled this year, they rank bottom 5 in wide open 3-point attempts permitted and Daniels has tape-recorded 2+ 3s in two of his last three games versus the Celtics.
Daniels has 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% basket portion in the house this year and after the way they lost on Friday, possibly that home crowd is precisely what they need.
