The Boston Celtics head to Georgia to take on the Atlanta Hawks tonight at State Farm Arena. The Celtics are on the 2nd night of a back to back, with the Hawks hungry 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 unsightly loss to this same group on Friday. It's not frequently you play a team two times in such a short duration, however I make certain the Hawks are aiming to make a declaration.
  
  Prior to the Celtics game, the Hawks had won 14 of their last 15 games. The group ranks 4th in offensive ranking during that duration and 3rd in defensive rating. They've been fantastic on both sides of the ball and it seems like they're capturing stride at the perfect time.
  
  Jalen Johnson leads the group in all significant classifications; averaging 22.9 points, 10.9 rebounds and 8.1 helps per game. He's shooting 49.3% from the field this year and he's the factor the Hawks look poised for a journey 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 will not play the back to back; while both White and Brown will wear for the Celtics.
  
  The Celtics defense has been at it's finest considering that the return of Jayson Tatum. The team's quiting under 105 points per game considering that he returned and their defensive ranking drops to 103.6 with both Jays on the flooring. The team's gone 9-2 with JT in the lineup and last night they recorded their 5th straight 50-win season as a franchise.
  
  The vibes are incredibly high in Boston and this evening they roll into JB's home town with their eyes set on '4 wins in a row'. The team's been fantastic but will their second video game without Tatum because he returned. The Celtics lost that video game 102-104 to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
  
  Monday Night's Best choices
  
  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 finally had big time efficiency in front of the hometown crowd.
  
  Brown scored 41 points, got 6 rebounds and dished out 2 assists in a 26-point win over the Hawks. He played simply 30 minutes, not even seeing the floor in the 4th quarter. Brown took 30 shots in that video game, shot 47% from the field and got to the line for 12 totally free throw attempts.
  
  Not only is Brown getting to the line for a career-high 7.5 complimentary toss efforts per game, however he's likewise shooting 80% from the stripe for the very first time in his profession. He's also balancing profession highs in rebounds per video game (7.0) and assists per 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 4 of his last five games and he's now returning after two video games off. In the one video game without Tatum because his return, JB scored 34 points against the Thunder, grabbed 6 rebounds and dispensed 7 helps.
  
  Dyson Daniels 1+ 3 (+140)|Lucky Rebel
  
  I'm most likely getting too cheeky here however the Celtics give up a lots of large open 3-pointers. Boston ranks 22nd in 3s allowed this year, they rank bottom five in wide open 3-point attempts allowed and Daniels has actually taped 2+ 3s in 2 of his last 3 games versus the Celtics.
  
  Daniels has been abysmal from beyond the arc this year. He's shooting simply 15.5% from 3, however that does climb to 23.3% in the house. Daniels has a 53.7% field objective portion at home this year and after the method they lost on Friday, perhaps that home crowd is exactly what they require.