1 Boston Celtics Vs. Atlanta Hawks: Mayhem In Magic City

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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 exact same team on Friday. It's seldom you play a group twice in such a brief period, however I make certain the Hawks are looking to make a statement.
  
  Prior to the Celtics video game, the Hawks had actually won 14 of their last 15 video games. The group ranks fourth in offending rating throughout that period and 3rd in protective score. They have actually been fantastic on both sides of the ball and it seems like they're catching stride at the perfect time.
  
  Jalen Johnson leads the group in all major classifications; averaging 22.9 points, 10.9 rebounds and 8.1 assists per video 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 flipped, Tatum won't play the back to back; while both White and Brown will dress for the Celtics.
  
  The Celtics defense has been at it's finest given that the return of Jayson Tatum. The team's quiting under 105 points per video game since he returned and their defensive rating drops to 103.6 with both Jays on the floor. The team's gone 9-2 with JT in the lineup and last night they taped their 5th straight 50-win season as a franchise.
  
  The vibes are exceptionally high in Boston and tonight they roll into JB's home town with their eyes set on '4 wins in a row'. The group's been fantastic but will play just their 2nd game without Tatum given that he returned. The that 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 opting for Jaylen Brown back in his home town of Atlanta, Georgia. Brown's had some good video games here in Atlanta, but earlier this year he lastly had huge time efficiency in front of the hometown crowd.
  
  Brown scored 41 points, got 6 rebounds and dished out 2 helps 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 because game, shot 47% from the field and got to the line for 12 complimentary toss efforts.
  
  Not only is Brown getting to the line for a career-high 7.5 totally free toss attempts per video game, however he's also shooting 80% from the stripe for the very first time in his profession. He's also averaging career highs in rebounds per video game (7.0) and assists per video game (5.2 ).
  
  Brown's been the Celtics' most important gamer and even with Tatum back he's been wonderful. He's cleared this line in four of his last 5 video games and he's now coming back after two video games off. In the one game without Tatum given that his return, JB scored 34 points against the Thunder, grabbed 6 rebounds and dished out 7 helps.
  
  Dyson Daniels 1+ 3 (+140)|Lucky Rebel
  
  I'm most likely getting too cheeky here however the Celtics quit a lots of broad open 3-pointers. Boston ranks 22nd in threes allowed this year, they rank bottom 5 in wide open 3-point efforts allowed and Daniels has taped 2+ 3s in 2 of his last three video games against the Celtics.
  
  Daniels has actually been abysmal from beyond the arc this year. He's shooting just 15.5% from 3, but that does reach 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, maybe that home crowd is precisely what they need.