Game ID: 22300246
Atlanta Hawks @ Boston Celtics
Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 6:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 33 36 21 23 113ATL 26 27 29 21 103
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 12 since 10/25, returns tonight: 5 min (47% of 11)
OUT Brissett missed 3 since 11/13, out tonight
BOS availability going into 11/20 · back-to-backOUT Kornet missed 2 since 11/17, returns tonight: 18 min (126% of 15)
OUT Brissett missed 4 since 11/13, returns tonight: 17 min (166% of 10)
BACK Queta back 11/19 after 12, 5 min since (47% of 11)
BOS availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restBACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (126% of 15)
BACK Queta back 11/19 after 12, 5 min since (47% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 11/20 after 4, 17 min since (166% of 10)
NEW Porziņģis 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Hauser 21 to 28 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 2 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (126% of 15)
BACK Brissett back 11/20 after 4, 17 min since (166% of 10)
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Queta missed 3 since 11/20, returns tonight: 15 min (136% of 11)
BACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 22 min since (147% of 15)
BACK Brissett back 11/20 after 4, 11 min since (108% of 10)
BOS availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 2 since 11/24, returns tonight: 33 min (98% of 34)
BACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (119% of 15)
BACK Queta back 11/19 after 12, 10 min since (92% of 11)
BACK Brissett back 11/20 after 4, 11 min since (108% of 10)
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/01 · 2 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/28 after 2, 33 min since (98% of 34)
BACK Kornet back 11/20 after 2, 18 min since (122% of 15)
BACK Queta back 11/26 after 3, 15 min since (136% of 11)
NEW Hauser 21 to 27 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 12/04 · 2 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Brissett missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/28 after 2, 34 min since (101% of 34)
BACK Queta back 11/26 after 3, 13 min since (113% of 11)
BOS availability going into 12/08 · 3 days' restOUT Porziņģis missed 4 since 11/26, returns tonight: 29 min (101% of 29)
OUT Brissett missed 4 since 11/26, returns tonight: 0 min (3% of 10)
BACK Holiday back 11/28 after 2, 35 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Queta back 11/26 after 3, 13 min since (113% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Fernando missed 3 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 7 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 7 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 11 since 10/25, out tonight
BACK Mathews back 11/14 after 2, 2 min since (11% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/14 after 6, 13 min since (120% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/21 · 3 days' restOUT Fernando missed 4 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 8 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 8 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 12 since 10/25, out tonight
ATL availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Fernando missed 5 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 3 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 9 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 9 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 3 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 13 since 10/25, out tonight
ATL availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Fernando missed 6 since 11/11, returns tonight: 5 min (32% of 15)
OUT Mathews missed 4 since 11/15, returns tonight: 14 min (96% of 15)
OUT Gueye missed 10 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 10 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 4 since 11/15, returns tonight: 9 min (84% of 11)
OUT Mills missed 14 since 10/25, returns tonight: 5 min (46% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/26 · back-to-backOUT Gueye missed 11 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 11 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 14 min since (96% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 9 min since (84% of 11)
BACK Mills back 11/25 after 14, 5 min since (46% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Gueye missed 12 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 12 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 14 min since (96% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 9 min since (84% of 11)
BACK Mills back 11/25 after 14, 5 min since (46% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 13 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 13 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 4 min since (29% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 9 min since (61% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 7 min since (60% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 14 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 14 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Fernando back 11/25 after 6, 4 min since (29% of 15)
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 10 min since (68% of 15)
BACK Forrest back 11/25 after 4, 7 min since (60% of 11)
ATL availability going into 12/06 · 3 days' restOUT Johnson missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Fernando missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 15 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 15 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Forrest missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Mathews back 11/25 after 4, 10 min since (63% of 15)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 130, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Bogdanović at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 130 and the arc, Atlanta at 41 percent from three to Boston's 34. Call it Boston 121, Atlanta 117, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/19 @ MEM 102-100 — BOS notes
BOS won 102-100. BOS shot 45% (35 of 77) to MEM's 39%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 25 times to MEM's 10 — 20 points from the stripe to their 9. BOS turned it over 17 times to MEM's 9. Porziņģis led with 26 (9 of 13, 0 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Tatum added 20, Hauser 15. The hinge was Q2, 30-26: BOS came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 3. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/20 @ CHA 118-121 — BOS notes
BOS lost 118-121 in 1 overtime. BOS shot 43% (42 of 97) to CHA's 44%, 16 of 50 from three, and went to the line 28 times to CHA's 17 — 18 points from the stripe to their 16. Tatum led with 45 (15 of 28, 7 of 15 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Pritchard added 21, Porziņģis 17. Q1 was theirs, 31-25, but the other 4 periods went 96-87 against them. They led by as many as 18. Porziņģis's -26 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 vs MIL 119-116 — BOS notes
BOS won 119-116. BOS shot 52% (44 of 84) to MIL's 45%, 17 of 42 from three. BOS turned it over 15 times to MIL's 9, and MIL turned those into 9 steals. Brown led with 26 (10 of 16, 3 of 5 from three); Tatum added 23, Porziņģis 21. The hinge was Q1, 29-17: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Hauser was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
11/24 @ ORL 96-113 — BOS notes
BOS lost 96-113. BOS shot 41% (31 of 76) to ORL's 51%, 7 of 29 from three, and went to the line 37 times to ORL's 22 — 27 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 31-48 against them. Tatum led with 26 (7 of 16, 0 of 3 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Brown added 18, White 16. Q1 was theirs, 30-19, but the other 3 periods went 94-66 against them. They led by as many as 12. Horford's -26 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/26 vs ATL 113-103 — BOS notes
BOS won 113-103. BOS shot 44% (42 of 95) to ATL's 41%, 13 of 47 from three. The glass went 58-43 for them. Tatum led with 34 (11 of 25, 5 of 13 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Brown added 21, White 15. The hinge was Q2, 36-27: a lead of 7 became 16, and the lead reached 20. White was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
11/28 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Porziņģis at 18 a game. Without Holiday (2 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and LaVine at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Boston takes 25 free throws a game to Chicago's 19 and the arc, Chicago at 37 percent from three to Boston's 33. Call it Boston 114, Chicago 106.
12/01 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 22 a game. Without Porziņģis (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 31 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 28 a game. Without Oubre Jr. (10 straight), House Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Philadelphia takes 31 free throws a game to Boston's 23. Call it Boston 116, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
12/04 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 126, shooting 53 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Haliburton at 34 and Toppin at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Smith (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Tatum at 25 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Porziņģis (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 110 a night to Indiana's 126 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-3 a night and Indiana minus-5. Call it Indiana 121, Boston 120, Boston keeping it close.
12/08 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Tatum at 27 and Brown at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Porziņģis (4 straight). 3 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Randle at 29 and Brunson at 27 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-6 a night and New York minus-1 and the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Boston's 35. Call it Boston 114, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
11/17 vs PHI 116-126 — ATL notes
ATL lost 116-126. ATL shot 45% (40 of 89) to PHI's 49%, 12 of 33 from three. Young led with 22 (5 of 14, 2 of 6 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Johnson added 18, Bey 17. Q2 was theirs, 32-27, the deficit cut from 6 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 99-84 against them. Murray's -18 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/21 vs IND 152-157 — ATL notes
ATL lost 152-157. ATL shot 60% (57 of 95) to IND's 61%, 15 of 31 from three. The glass went 39-29 for them. Young led with 38 (13 of 17, 5 of 8 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Murray added 28, Bogdanović 26. Q2 was theirs, 46-39, but the other 3 periods went 118-106 against them. They led by as many as 20. Hunter's -11 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 vs BKN 147-145 — ATL notes
ATL won 147-145 in 1 overtime. ATL shot 44% (51 of 116) to BKN's 49%, 18 of 49 from three. Young led with 43 (12 of 31, 8 of 16 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Hunter added 25, Murray 20. The hinge was Q1, 45-33: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Bogdanović was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/25 @ WAS 136-108 — ATL notes
ATL won 136-108. ATL shot 51% (52 of 102) to WAS's 49%, 18 of 37 from three, and went to the line 20 times to WAS's 12 — 14 points from the stripe to their 12. ATL turned it over 9 times to WAS's 20. Young led with 26 (9 of 17, 5 of 8 from three); Hunter added 20, Bogdanović 15. The hinge was Q3, 37-20: a lead of 12 became 29, and the lead reached 36. Young was the night's best plus/minus at +40.
11/26 @ BOS 103-113 — ATL notes
ATL lost 103-113. ATL shot 41% (36 of 88) to BOS's 44%, 19 of 53 from three. The glass went 43-58 against them. Young led with 33 (12 of 27, 6 of 16 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); Hunter added 24, Bogdanović 23. Q3 was theirs, 29-21, the deficit cut from 16 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 92-74 against them. Bey's -16 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/28 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Garland at 20 and Allen at 17 a game. Without Wade (3 straight), Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 130, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 32 and Bogdanović at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 116 a night to Atlanta's 130 and the line, where Atlanta takes 25 free throws a game to Cleveland's 19. Call it Cleveland 120, Atlanta 119, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/30 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 121, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Vassell at 20 and Wembanyama at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. 3 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 130, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Young at 31 and Bogdanović at 19 a game. Without Johnson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 39 percent from three to San Antonio's 31 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 121 a night to Atlanta's 130. Call it Atlanta 122, San Antonio 119, San Antonio keeping it close.
12/02 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 29 and Lillard at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Crowder (10 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 126, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Young at 32 and Hunter at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Johnson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-4 a night and Atlanta minus-6 and the defense, Milwaukee allowing 119 a night to Atlanta's 126. Call it Milwaukee 123, Atlanta 120, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/06 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Hunter at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Johnson (4 straight), Fernando (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bridges at 25 and Dinwiddie at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Simmons (12 straight), Clowney (4 straight), Wilson (13 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-8 a night and Atlanta minus-6 and the defense, Brooklyn allowing 108 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Brooklyn 119, Atlanta 118, Atlanta keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAH A. Horford
DB D. Banton
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JT J. Tatum
LK L. Kornet
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
ATLAG A. Griffin
BB B. Bogdanović
CC C. Capela
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Murray
OO O. Okongwu
SB S. Bey
TY T. Young
WM W. Matthews
BOS/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Jayson Tatum scores 34, Jaylen Brown 21 in Celtics' 113-103 win over Hawks
BOSTON -- — Jayson Tatum scored 34 points, Jaylen Brown had 21 and the injury-depleted NBA-best Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-103 on Sunday night.
Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday were sidelined with injuries for Boston (13-4). Holiday was out for the second straight game with a sprained right ankle and Porzingis strained his left calf in a loss at Orlando on Friday afternoon. Both were dressed in street clothes and on the bench.
“We've been playing eight for the majority of the season," Boston coach Joe Mazzulla said. “You have to to find moments to give guys opportunities, see what we can develop and give guys chances. That was a perfect opportunity when you have guys out.”
The Celtics started Dalano Banton at guard and he played nearly 19 minutes, scoring eight points.
Derrick White added 15 points and 11 assists for the Celtics, Sam Hauser scored 12 and Al Horford had 15 rebounds with six points. Tatum added nine rebounds and Brown seven.
Trae Young paced the Hawks with 33 points and seven assists. He came in averaging 35.7 points in his last three games and made at least five 3-pointers in each. He continued that run by going 6-of-16 on 3-point attempts Sunday.
“I think his 3-point shooting is a big part of his game,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said. “He had a lot going on at the beginning of the season. He had a baby. He's been really committed to running the team to where we're attacking collectively. ... He's recognizing when he's open and not he's not hesitating.”
De’Andre Hunter chipped in with 24 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic had 23 for Atlanta.
The Hawks announced Sunday that forward Jalen Johnson , who left Saturday night's victory in Washington, had an MRI Sunday morning in Boston that showed he has a fractured left wrist and he will be reevaluated in three-to-four weeks.
Boston never trailed and held a 14-point edge on Hauser’s 3 halfway into the final quarter.
Brown, who scored all of his points in the opening half, hit the floor hard in the third quarter, running in for a loose ball, flipping out of control onto the back of Hunter, who tried to duck under him, before landing on his own back.
“The adrenaline is wearing off now and I can feel it,” Brown said. “I'm sore but I'll be alright.”
The Hawks trailed by 19 midway into the third quarter before Bogdanovic sparked a 13-0 run with two of seven 3s.
Brown collected a long rebound off a miss by the Celtics, dribbled through traffic, down the lane and had a jam over Clint Capela that gave them a 62-48 lead late in the second quarter and brought a long, loud ovation.
Boston led 69-53 at halftime.
It was the first meeting of the teams since Boston eliminated the Hawks in six games in the opening-round of the playoffs last spring.
Mazzulla said that Porzingis will be evaluated “after a week or so.” He’s not expected to be out too long.
Young was whistled for a technical early in the first quarter and had 20 points in the first half.
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