Game ID: 22501092
Boston Celtics @ Atlanta Hawks
Monday, March 30, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 29 25 36 22 112BOS 30 24 22 26 102
ATL vs BOS ScoutingATL vs 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.
ATL availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 4 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 4 since 3/16, returns tonight: 7 min (59% of 11)
OUT Newell missed 10 since 3/01, out tonight
ATL availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 2 since 3/21, returns tonight: 42 min (119% of 35)
OUT Dennis missed 5 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 11 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Koloko back 3/23 after 4, 7 min since (59% of 11)
ATL availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 6 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 12 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 42 min since (119% of 35)
BACK Koloko back 3/23 after 4, 7 min since (59% of 11)
ATL availability going into 3/28 · back-to-backOUT Dennis missed 7 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 3/25, returns tonight: 11 min (99% of 11)
OUT Newell missed 13 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 39 min since (112% of 35)
ATL availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 8 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 14 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 39 min since (109% of 35)
BACK Koloko back 3/23 after 4, 9 min since (79% of 11)
NEW Landale 19 to 25 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 9 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 15 since 3/01, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 38 min since (108% of 35)
BACK Koloko back 3/23 after 4, 9 min since (79% of 11)
NEW Landale 19 to 28 min over the last 3
ATL availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Kispert missed 2 since 3/30, returns tonight: 15 min (87% of 17)
OUT Dennis missed 10 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 3/30, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 37 min since (105% of 35)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 3 min since (25% of 11)
NEW Landale 19 to 26 min over the last 3
ATL availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Dennis missed 11 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Koloko back 3/28 after 2, 8 min since (68% of 11)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 4 min since (36% of 11)
ATL availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 12 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Koloko back 3/28 after 2, 8 min since (68% of 11)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 4 min since (36% of 11)
BOS availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 7 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 4 since 3/14, out tonight
NEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/25 · 2 days' restOUT Vučević missed 8 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 5 since 3/14, out tonight
NEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 9 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Walsh missed 6 since 3/14, returns tonight: 28 min (159% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 10 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 28 min since (159% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 3/30 · back-to-backOUT Brown missed 2 since 3/27, returns tonight: 40 min (116% of 34)
OUT Vučević missed 11 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 31 min since (177% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 12 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 40 min since (116% of 34)
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 31 min since (178% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 26 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 13 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 39 min since (112% of 34)
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 24 min since (141% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 14 since 3/08, returns tonight: 13 min (63% of 20)
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 22 min since (127% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 13 min since (63% of 20)
NEW Queta 25 to 31 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 27 and Alexander-Walker at 22 a game. One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Pritchard at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Brown (2 straight), Vučević (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Atlanta plus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to Atlanta's 114. Call it Atlanta 116, Boston 111.
3/23 vs MEM 146-107 — ATL notes
ATL won 146-107. ATL shot 53% (49 of 92) to MEM's 42%, 25 of 54 from three. ATL turned it over 11 times to MEM's 21. The glass went 44-34 for them. Alexander-Walker led with 26 (8 of 11, 4 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Okongwu added 16, Kuminga 16. The hinge was Q3, 45-29: a lead of 25 became 41, and the lead reached 44. McCollum was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
3/25 @ DET 130-129 — ATL notes
ATL won 130-129 in 1 overtime. ATL shot 48% (50 of 105) to DET's 51%, 18 of 52 from three. ATL turned it over 20 times to DET's 14, and DET turned those into 12 steals. Johnson led with 27 (9 of 18, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); McCollum added 27, Alexander-Walker 21. The hinge was Q2, 36-26: a lead of 8 became 18, and the lead reached 21.
3/27 @ BOS 102-109 — ATL notes
ATL lost 102-109. ATL shot 39% (34 of 87) to BOS's 47%, 15 of 42 from three. ATL turned it over 4 times to BOS's 15. The glass went 35-52 against them. Johnson led with 29 (9 of 21, 5 of 11 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); McCollum added 21, Alexander-Walker 20. Q1 was theirs, 29-26, but the other 3 periods went 83-73 against them. They led by as many as 16. Risacher's -17 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/28 vs SAC 123-113 — ATL notes
ATL won 123-113. ATL shot 51% (45 of 89) to SAC's 48%, 16 of 41 from three, and went to the line 22 times to SAC's 13 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. Alexander-Walker led with 27 (7 of 14, 4 of 9 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Johnson added 26, McCollum 22. The hinge was Q2, 39-24: ATL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 16. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/30 vs BOS 112-102 — ATL notes
ATL won 112-102. ATL shot 47% (43 of 92) to BOS's 41%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line 15 times to BOS's 26. Okongwu led with 20 (7 of 14, 4 of 10 from three); Johnson added 20, Daniels 18. The hinge was Q3, 36-22: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Kuminga was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/01 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 126, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 31 free throws a game; Banchero at 27 and Bane at 19 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (22 straight), Black (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Johnson at 26 and Alexander-Walker at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 112 a night to Orlando's 126 and the line, where Orlando takes 31 free throws a game to Atlanta's 21. Call it Atlanta 120, Orlando 115.
4/03 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Williams at 15 and Minott at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Wolf (5 straight), Sharpe (12 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Johnson at 24 and Alexander-Walker at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Kispert (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been minus-0 a night and Brooklyn minus-12 and the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Brooklyn's 31. Call it Atlanta 116, Brooklyn 110.
4/06 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 23 and Johnson at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 22 and Anunoby at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Atlanta plus-0. Call it Atlanta 116, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
4/08 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Harden at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Tyson (9 straight), Wade (7 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 27 and Johnson at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 42 percent from three to Cleveland's 34 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 106 a night to Cleveland's 117. Call it Cleveland 118, Atlanta 117, Atlanta keeping it close.
3/22 vs MIN 92-102 — BOS notes
BOS lost 92-102. BOS shot 36% (34 of 95) to MIN's 43%, 9 of 33 from three. Brown led with 29 (9 of 26, 2 of 6 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Tatum added 16, White 15. Q1 was theirs, 23-14, but the other 3 periods went 88-69 against them. They led by as many as 15. Scheierman's -16 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/25 vs OKC 119-109 — BOS notes
BOS won 119-109. BOS shot 47% (38 of 81) to OKC's 48%, 18 of 41 from three. BOS turned it over 13 times to OKC's 7. Brown led with 31 (9 of 17, 1 of 3 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); Tatum added 19, Pritchard 14. The hinge was Q3, 39-30: BOS came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 5. BOS trailed 49-53 at the half and won the second half 70-56. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
3/27 vs ATL 109-102 — BOS notes
BOS won 109-102. BOS shot 47% (38 of 81) to ATL's 39%, 14 of 35 from three. BOS turned it over 15 times to ATL's 4. The glass went 52-35 for them. Pritchard led with 36 (13 of 23, 6 of 11 from three); Tatum added 26, Garza 11. The hinge was Q3, 32-22: BOS came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 5. BOS trailed 55-60 at the half and won the second half 54-42. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
3/29 @ CHA 114-99 — BOS notes
BOS won 114-99. BOS shot 51% (42 of 83) to CHA's 43%, 14 of 34 from three. BOS turned it over 5 times to CHA's 11. Tatum led with 32 (12 of 23, 5 of 10 from three); Pritchard added 28, Queta 17. The hinge was Q2, 36-28: a lead of 6 became 14, and the lead reached 20. Tatum was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/30 @ ATL 102-112 — BOS notes
BOS lost 102-112. BOS shot 41% (35 of 85) to ATL's 47%, 14 of 37 from three, and went to the line 26 times to ATL's 15 — 18 points from the stripe to their 11. Brown led with 29 (9 of 29, 3 of 9 from three, 8 of 14 at the line); Garza added 20, Pritchard 16. Q4 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 14 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 90-76 against them. Pritchard's -19 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 22 and Powell at 18 a game. Without Powell (2 straight), Jović (5 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brown at 30 and Tatum at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vučević (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 105 a night to Miami's 126 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-5 a night and Miami minus-2. Call it Boston 115, Miami 114, Miami keeping it close.
4/03 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Rollins at 24 and Dieng at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (8 straight), Portis (5 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brown at 34 and Tatum at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Vučević (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-8 a night and Milwaukee minus-5 and the turnovers, Milwaukee giving it away 17 times a game to Boston's 11. Call it Boston 117, Milwaukee 110.
4/05 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brown at 33 and Tatum at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Vučević (14 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 108, shooting 53 percent and 38 from three, 29 free throws a game; Barrett at 22 and Ingram at 17 a game. Without Quickley (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-10 a night and Toronto plus-2 and the line, where Toronto takes 29 free throws a game to Boston's 22. Call it Boston 115, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
4/07 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 108, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brown at 31 and Tatum at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bridges at 20 and Ball at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Salaün (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 114, Charlotte 112, Charlotte keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAW A. Williams
BS B. Scheierman
CB C. Bassey
DW D. White
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JW J. Walsh
LG L. Garza
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
ATLCM C. McCollum
DD D. Daniels
GV G. Vincent
JJ J. Johnson
JK J. Kuminga
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
ZR Z. Risacher
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
Hawks surge past the Celtics 112-102, riding a big third quarter and a 13th straight home win
ATLANTA -- — Onyeka Okongwu and Jalen Johnson each scored 20 points, and three days after losing to the Celtics on the road , the Hawks responded with a 112-102 win over Boston on Monday night. It was Atlanta's 13th consecutive home win.
Okongwu (20 points, 10 rebounds) and Johnson each had double-doubles. It was Johnson's (20 points, 12 rebounds) 45th of the season.
A tightly contested first half with 10 ties and nine lead changes ended at 54-all as Nickeil Alexander-Walker hit a 27-foot 3-pointer to seal the first half. Atlanta carried that momentum into the third quarter, outscoring the Celtics 36-22 to take a 14-point lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
The Celtics climbed back from a 21-point deficit in the fourth quarter to come within eight points in the last two minutes. Johnson and Alexander-Walker helped put the game out of reach with four made free throws in the final minute.
Boston’s lineup looked different this time around, with Jaylen Brown returning after a two-game absence and Jayson Tatum on the bench with injury management. Tatum scored 26 points during the teams’ Friday meeting.
Brown had a team high 29 points and 10 rebounds. Luka Garza had 20 points and nine rebounds.
Dyson Daniels , Okongwu and Jonathan Kuminga returned to game action after missing Saturday's contest vs. the Kings. Daniels added 18 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals.
Up next The Celtics play at Miami on Wednesday night.