Game ID: 22400587
Atlanta Hawks @ Boston Celtics
Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
BOS 33 15 30 26 11 115ATL 21 31 21 31 15 119
ATL @ BOS ScoutingATL @ BOS Scouting
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 1/10 · 2 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 16 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Brown back 1/05 after 2, 39 min since (113% of 35)
BACK Holiday back 12/31 after 3, 32 min since (102% of 31)
BACK Porziņģis back 1/03 after 4, 30 min since (112% of 27)
BOS availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 17 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Brown back 1/05 after 2, 38 min since (109% of 35)
BACK Porziņģis back 1/03 after 4, 30 min since (110% of 27)
BOS availability going into 1/15 · 2 days' restOUT Scheierman missed 18 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Brown back 1/05 after 2, 38 min since (110% of 35)
BACK Porziņģis back 1/03 after 4, 31 min since (113% of 27)
BOS availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Scheierman missed 19 since 12/04, returns tonight: 4 min (34% of 12)
BACK Brown back 1/05 after 2, 37 min since (107% of 35)
NEW Porziņģis 27 to 32 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 1/18 · back-to-backBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 4 min since (34% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 4 min since (34% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 4 min since (35% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 5 min since (40% of 12)
BOS availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restBACK Scheierman back 1/17 after 19, 5 min since (44% of 12)
ATL availability going into 1/07 · 2 days' restOUT Nance Jr. missed 4 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 28 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 11 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 30 min since (89% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 23 min since (81% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 23 min since (93% of 25)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 12 min since (90% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Mathews 18 to 24 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 2 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 5 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 29 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 12 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 31 min since (93% of 34)
BACK Okongwu back 12/29 after 5, 23 min since (81% of 28)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 26 min since (103% of 25)
BACK Roddy back 12/29 after 2, 12 min since (90% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 12/29 after 3, 4 min since (33% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/14 · 4 days' restOUT Johnson missed 3 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 6 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 5 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 30 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 13 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 2 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Daniels back 1/01 after 2, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 26 min since (106% of 25)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 26 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/15 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 4 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 7 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 6 since 1/01, returns tonight: 38 min (237% of 16)
OUT Gueye missed 31 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 14 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 3 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Bogdanović back 1/03 after 5, 26 min since (106% of 25)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 28 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 1/18 · 2 days' restOUT Johnson missed 5 since 1/04, returns tonight: 38 min (106% of 36)
OUT Hunter missed 2 since 1/14, returns tonight: 32 min (111% of 29)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 8 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 32 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 15 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 4 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Wallace back 1/15 after 6, 38 min since (237% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 9 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 33 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 16 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 5 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 1/18 after 5, 38 min since (106% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/18 after 2, 32 min since (111% of 29)
BACK Wallace back 1/15 after 6, 38 min since (237% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 3 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 10 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 34 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 17 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 2 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 6 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 1/18 after 5, 36 min since (102% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/18 after 2, 31 min since (109% of 29)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 30 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backOUT Risacher missed 4 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 11 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 3 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 35 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 3 since 1/18, returns tonight: 7 min (52% of 13)
OUT Bufkin missed 18 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 3 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 7 since 1/07, returns tonight: 17 min (163% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 1/18 after 5, 37 min since (103% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/18 after 2, 31 min since (107% of 29)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 29 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 5 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 12 since 12/29, returns tonight: 20 min (106% of 19)
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 36 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 19 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 4 since 1/18, returns tonight: 8 min (63% of 12)
BACK Johnson back 1/18 after 5, 30 min since (85% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/18 after 2, 31 min since (107% of 29)
BACK Roddy back 1/23 after 3, 7 min since (52% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 1/23 after 7, 17 min since (163% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 5
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 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Porziņģis at 21 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Hunter at 16 a game. Without Johnson (5 straight), Hunter (2 straight), Nance Jr. (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 109 a night to Atlanta's 117 and the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Boston's 34. Call it Boston 117, Atlanta 111.
1/10 vs SAC 97-114 — BOS notes
BOS lost 97-114. BOS shot 40% (34 of 84) to SAC's 43%, 11 of 41 from three, and went to the line 22 times to SAC's 9 — 18 points from the stripe to their 8. BOS turned it over 15 times to SAC's 9, and SAC turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 43-56 against them. Brown led with 28 (9 of 19, 1 of 5 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Porziņģis added 22, Tatum 15. Q2 was theirs, 28-19, turning a 7-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 95-69 against them. Holiday's -18 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/12 vs NOP 120-119 — BOS notes
BOS won 120-119. BOS shot 44% (44 of 101) to NOP's 47%, 13 of 44 from three. The glass went 55-42 for them. Tatum led with 38 (14 of 30, 2 of 10 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Porziņģis added 19, Brown 16. The hinge was Q2, 33-26: BOS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 1. Kornet was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/15 @ TOR 97-110 — BOS notes
BOS lost 97-110. BOS shot 40% (36 of 91) to TOR's 51%, 16 of 46 from three. The glass went 45-56 against them. Pritchard led with 20 (7 of 11, 4 of 8 from three); Porziņģis added 18, Tatum 16. Q1 was theirs, 29-25, but the other 3 periods went 85-68 against them. White's -29 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/17 vs ORL 121-94 — BOS notes
BOS won 121-94. BOS shot 52% (42 of 80) to ORL's 41%, 17 of 37 from three, and got to the line 22 times to ORL's 31. Tatum led with 30 (12 of 21, 4 of 9 from three); Porziņģis added 23, Brown 20. The hinge was Q3, 30-22: a lead of 12 became 20, and the lead reached 27. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/18 vs ATL 115-119 — BOS notes
BOS lost 115-119 in 1 overtime. BOS took 11 more shots (104 to 93), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to ATL's 47%, 15 of 52 from three. Brown led with 24 (9 of 27, 2 of 9 from three); Tatum added 23, White 21. Q1 was theirs, 33-21, but the other 4 periods went 98-82 against them. They led by as many as 12. Brown's -9 in 43 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/20 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Wiggins at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Podziemski (10 straight), Kuminga (7 straight), Post (3 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Tatum at 24 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Boston minus-2. Call it Golden State 112, Boston 111, Boston keeping it close.
1/22 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 94, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Harden at 21 a game. One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 94 a night to Boston's 105. Call it the Clippers 110, Boston 108, Boston keeping it close.
1/23 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Davis at 24 and James at 23 a game. Without Reddish (4 straight), Vanderbilt (35 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 23 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/25 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Irving at 30 and Washington at 19 a game. Without Marshall (2 straight), Thompson (2 straight), Lively II (5 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 23 and Porziņģis at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where Dallas takes 26 free throws a game to Boston's 18 and the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 12. Call it Dallas 113, Boston 112, Boston keeping it close.
1/07 @ UTA 124-121 — ATL notes
ATL won 124-121. ATL shot 48% (47 of 98) to UTA's 42%, 18 of 44 from three, and got to the line 15 times to UTA's 25. ATL turned it over 10 times to UTA's 15. Young led with 24 (6 of 16, 3 of 10 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Capela added 18, Hunter 17. The hinge was Q1, 36-32: from level to 4 ahead, and the lead reached 16.
1/09 @ PHX 115-123 — ATL notes
ATL lost 115-123. ATL shot 49% (42 of 86) to PHX's 58%, 15 of 32 from three. ATL turned it over 11 times to PHX's 16. The glass went 32-42 against them. Young led with 21 (6 of 15, 1 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Bogdanović added 17, Daniels 13. Q2 was theirs, 41-30, turning a 7-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-74 against them. Young's -15 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/14 vs PHX 122-117 — ATL notes
ATL won 122-117. ATL shot 44% (43 of 98) to PHX's 51%, 17 of 41 from three. The glass went 54-37 for them. Young led with 43 (13 of 31, 6 of 12 from three, 11 of 14 at the line); Okongwu added 22, Mathews 19. The hinge was Q2, 31-25: a lead of 2 became 8. Mathews was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/15 @ CHI 110-94 — ATL notes
ATL won 110-94. ATL shot 41% (41 of 100) to CHI's 44%, 13 of 43 from three, and went to the line 22 times to CHI's 10 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. ATL turned it over 9 times to CHI's 20. Wallace led with 27 (10 of 18, 4 of 7 from three); Plowden added 19, Daniels 18. The hinge was Q2, 34-22: a lead of 2 became 14, and the lead reached 17. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
1/18 @ BOS 119-115 — ATL notes
ATL won 119-115 in 1 overtime. ATL shot 47% (44 of 93) to BOS's 38%, 9 of 37 from three. Young led with 28 (10 of 23, 3 of 10 from three); Daniels added 23, Okongwu 19. The hinge was Q2, 31-15: ATL came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 4. Mathews was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
1/20 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and Towns at 26 a game. Without Towns (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Young at 29 and Daniels at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Risacher (2 straight), Nance Jr. (9 straight), Gueye (33 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 118, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/22 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Hunter at 17 a game. Without Risacher (3 straight), Nance Jr. (10 straight), Wallace (2 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Hardaway Jr. at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Atlanta 116, Detroit 114, Detroit keeping it close.
1/23 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Daniels at 16 a game. Without Risacher (4 straight), Nance Jr. (11 straight), Wallace (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Barrett at 17 and Barnes at 17 a game. Without Quickley (4 straight), Agbaji (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 38 percent from three to Atlanta's 31. Call it Atlanta 115, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
1/25 vs TOR — 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 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 22 and Daniels at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Risacher (5 straight), Nance Jr. (12 straight), Wallace (4 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barnes at 19 and Barrett at 18 a game. Without Quickley (5 straight), Agbaji (3 straight), Mogbo (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 37 percent from three to Atlanta's 29. Call it Atlanta 115, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSDW D. White
JB J. Brown
JH J. Holiday
JT J. Tatum
LK L. Kornet
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Capela
DD D. Daniels
DH D. Hunter
GM G. Mathews
JJ J. Johnson
KR Krejci
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
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
Young scores 28 points to lead the Hawks to a 119-115 overtime victory over the struggling Celtics
BOSTON -- — Dyson Daniels hit a short jumper in the lane with just over a minute left in overtime and Onyeka Okongwu made two free throws with 11 seconds left, lifting the Atlanta Hawks to a 119-115 victory over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night.
Trae Young led Atlanta with 28 points and 12 assists, and Daniels finished with 23 points.
Jaylen Brown had 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for Boston.
Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum added 23 points after coming into the game listed as questionable with a left shoulder strain. He shot 7 of 21 overall.
After putting up 30 points in a victory over Orlando on Friday, Tatum was flexing his shoulder often when he was talking to a trainer during pregame shootaround. He didn’t seem to take many shots and started the game by missing seven of eight.
Young hit two free throws to tie it with 3.5 seconds left in regulation and Tatum missed a fallaway as the horn sounded. Tatum also missed a 3 late in OT.
Takeaways Hawks: Young returned to lineup after missing the previous game with a bruised rib. De’Andre Hunter was also back after being out with a sore left foot.
Celtics: With big men Al Horford (left toe sprain) and Kristaps Porzingis (injury management) sidelined, Luke Kornet started and finished with 17 points and seven rebounds in 31 minutes.
Key moment Tatum and Hunter got into a tussle going for a rebound in OT and had to be separated. The officials didn’t issue any technicals, which was important because Tatum had received one in the second quarter.
Key stat The Celtics are 8-8 in their last 16 games.
Up next The Hawks are at the New York Knicks on Monday, and the Celtics open a West Coast trip at Golden State, also on Monday.