Boston Celtics Vs. Atlanta Hawks: Mayhem In Magic City
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 starving for vengeance.
Big time matchup tonight so let's jump 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 ugly loss to this exact same team on Friday. It's rarely you play a team two times in such a short duration, however I make certain the Hawks are wanting to make a declaration.
Prior to the Celtics game, the Hawks had actually won 14 of their last 15 video games. The team ranks 4th in offending rating throughout that period and 3rd in protective ranking. They've been fantastic on both sides of the ball and it seems like they're capturing stride at the best time.
Jalen Johnson leads the team in all significant classifications; averaging 22.9 points, 10.9 rebounds and 8.1 assists 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 floor without both Jaylen Brown and Derrick White; both out due to injury management. Tonight it's flipped, Tatum will not 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 considering that the return of Jayson Tatum. The team's quiting under 105 points per video game considering that he returned and their defensive ranking 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 tape-recorded their fifth straight 50-win season as a franchise.
The vibes are extremely high in Boston and tonight they roll into JB's hometown with their eyes set on '4 wins in a row'. The team's been excellent however will play just their 2nd 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 chalky, we're choosing Jaylen Brown back in his home town of Atlanta, Georgia. Brown's had some great games here in Atlanta, however previously this year he finally had huge time performance in front of the home .
Brown scored 41 points, got 6 rebounds and dispensed 2 assists in a 26-point win over the Hawks. He played just 30 minutes, not even seeing the flooring in the 4th quarter. Brown took 30 shots in that game, shot 47% from the field and got to the line for 12 totally free toss efforts.
Not just is Brown getting to the line for a career-high 7.5 free toss efforts per game, however he's likewise shooting 80% from the stripe for the very first time in his profession. He's likewise balancing profession highs in rebounds per video game (7.0) and assists per video game (5.2 ).
Brown's been the Celtics' most important player and even with Tatum back he's been fantastic. He's cleared this line in four of his last 5 games and he's now returning after 2 games off. In the one game without Tatum given that his return, JB scored 34 points versus the Thunder, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 7 assists.
Dyson Daniels 1+ 3 (+140)|Lucky Rebel
I'm probably getting too saucy here but the Celtics provide up a lots of large open 3-pointers. Boston ranks 22nd in threes enabled this year, they rank bottom 5 in large open 3-point efforts allowed and Daniels has taped 2+ 3s in two of his last 3 games versus the Celtics.
Daniels has actually been abysmal from beyond the arc this year. He's shooting just 15.5% from 3, however that does reach 23.3% in the house. Daniels has a 53.7% field objective portion at home this year and after the way they lost on Friday, perhaps that home crowd is exactly what they need.