Who won Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics?

The Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 117-106 on January 28, 2026.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 for the Atlanta Hawks; Jaylen Brown scored 21 for the Boston Celtics.

Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics

2025-26 · Regular season Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 7:30 pm EST · All results that day · Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics head-to-head · Atlanta Hawks schedule · Boston Celtics schedule

Final

Away

Boston Celtics

106

Venue: TD Garden

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 117-106 on the road on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at TD Garden. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 21 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists for the Atlanta Hawks. Jaylen Brown had 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists for the Boston Celtics.

The Atlanta Hawks led 60-46 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 38-18. Double-digit figures in two categories: Jalen Johnson (double-double, Atlanta Hawks). Bench points: Atlanta Hawks 32, Boston Celtics 48. Jalen Johnson had 19 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Atlanta Hawks vs Boston Celtics?: The Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics 117-106 on January 28, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21 for the Atlanta Hawks; Jaylen Brown scored 21 for the Boston Celtics.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Atlanta Hawks	38	22	27	30	117
Boston Celtics	18	28	30	30	106

Game leaders

Atlanta Hawks

Points: 21 Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Rebounds: 14 Jalen Johnson
Assists: 9 Dyson Daniels

Boston Celtics

Points: 21 Jaylen Brown
Rebounds: 7 Jaylen Brown
Assists: 6 Luka Garza

Jalen Johnson double-double (19 PTS, 14 REB)

Atlanta Hawks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Dyson Daniels starter	35:23	15	6	9	5	1	1	7-11	1-1	0-0	2	+9
Jalen Johnson starter	32:44	19	14	7	0	0	3	6-16	3-5	4-6	5	+23
Nickeil Alexander-Walker starter	30:54	21	1	3	3	0	2	7-15	5-12	2-2	2	+15
Onyeka Okongwu starter	28:44	17	6	3	2	1	2	6-12	2-6	3-4	2	+1
Corey Kispert starter	20:11	13	2	1	0	0	0	5-9	3-5	0-0	0	+10
CJ McCollum bench	29:24	13	3	3	1	0	1	6-14	1-5	0-0	2	+12
Luke Kennard bench	23:59	9	0	0	0	0	0	4-7	1-3	0-1	1	-6
Mouhamed Gueye bench	18:34	5	4	2	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	-8
Christian Koloko bench	12:33	0	2	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	+14
Vít Krejci bench	6:11	5	0	0	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	-10
Keaton Wallace bench	1:23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	-5

Not available: Kristaps Porziņģis, N'Faly Dante, Zaccharie Risacher

Boston Celtics
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Derrick White starter	30:53	11	4	3	1	1	2	5-13	1-5	0-0	0	+0
Jaylen Brown starter	29:12	21	7	3	0	1	3	9-20	0-5	3-4	2	-24
Payton Pritchard starter	27:54	12	4	0	0	0	0	5-11	0-3	2-2	1	-30
Sam Hauser starter	25:26	12	7	1	0	1	0	5-9	2-6	0-0	1	-12
Amari Williams starter	15:11	2	6	2	0	1	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	-11
Hugo Gonzalez bench	26:37	10	5	0	0	1	1	3-4	3-4	1-2	2	-3
Luka Garza bench	23:52	11	6	6	0	0	4	5-10	0-2	1-1	1	+3
Jordan Walsh bench	20:54	4	7	1	1	1	1	1-4	0-0	2-2	4	+7
Anfernee Simons bench	18:45	12	1	1	1	0	2	5-7	2-4	0-0	1	-4
Baylor Scheierman bench	16:37	6	3	4	0	0	0	1-5	0-3	4-5	0	+11
Josh Minott bench	4:39	5	1	0	0	0	1	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	+8

Not available: Neemias Queta, Jayson Tatum, Chris Boucher

Team statistics
Atlanta Hawks	Stat	Boston Celtics
9/13 (69%)	Free throws	13/16 (81%)
27/51 (52%)	2 pointers	33/55 (60%)
18/42 (42%)	3 pointers	9/34 (26%)
45/93 (48%)	Field goals	42/89 (47%)
38	Rebounds	51
28	Defensive rebounds	36
10	Offensive rebounds	15
29	Assists	21
9	Turnovers	16
11	Steals	3
2	Blocks	6
19	Fouls	13
12	Max points in a row	10
46:35	Time spent in lead	1:06
23	Biggest lead	3

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Boston Celtics ahead)

Largest margin: 20 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 2
Times tied: 0
Largest lead · Atlanta Hawks: 23 Q3 9:15
Largest lead · Boston Celtics: 3 Q1 10:10
Longest run: 12-0 Atlanta Hawks · Q1 9:56 to Q1 7:24

Scoring plays

Q1 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics
11:41	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	2	0
10:43	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	2	3
10:10	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	2	5
9:56	Atlanta Hawks	Corey Kispert 2-pt field goal	4	5
9:37	Atlanta Hawks	Corey Kispert 3-pt field goal	7	5
8:42	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	9	5
7:47	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 3-pt field goal	12	5
7:24	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	13	5
7:24	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	14	5
7:04	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	14	7
5:56	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	16	7
5:56	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	17	7
5:28	Atlanta Hawks	Luke Kennard 3-pt field goal	20	7
4:26	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	20	8
4:26	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	20	9
4:15	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 3-pt field goal	23	9
3:37	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	26	9
3:19	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	26	11
3:08	Atlanta Hawks	Mouhamed Gueye 3-pt field goal	29	11
2:24	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	32	11
2:08	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	32	14
2:00	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	33	14
2:00	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker Free throw	34	14
1:50	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal	34	17
0:29	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez Free throw	34	18
0:09	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	36	18
0:01	Atlanta Hawks	Luke Kennard 2-pt field goal	38	18

Q2 · 23 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics
11:36	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	38	20
10:21	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	40	20
10:01	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 2-pt field goal	40	22
9:32	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal	40	25
8:57	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	40	27
8:57	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza Free throw	40	28
8:35	Atlanta Hawks	Vít Krejci 2-pt field goal	42	28
8:23	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	42	30
8:00	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	44	30
7:36	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	44	32
7:28	Atlanta Hawks	Vít Krejci 3-pt field goal	47	32
6:41	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	47	34
6:32	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 3-pt field goal	50	34
5:46	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	50	36
5:28	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	52	36
4:57	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	52	38
4:50	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	54	38
4:01	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 3-pt field goal	57	38
3:33	Atlanta Hawks	Corey Kispert 3-pt field goal	60	38
3:06	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh 2-pt field goal	60	40
1:35	Boston Celtics	Luka Garza 2-pt field goal	60	42
1:17	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	60	44
0:34	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	60	46

Q3 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics
11:41	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 2-pt field goal	60	48
11:27	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	62	48
11:07	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	62	50
10:24	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	65	50
9:55	Atlanta Hawks	Corey Kispert 3-pt field goal	68	50
9:35	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	70	50
9:15	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 3-pt field goal	73	50
9:01	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 3-pt field goal	73	53
8:48	Atlanta Hawks	Corey Kispert 2-pt field goal	75	53
8:30	Boston Celtics	Sam Hauser 2-pt field goal	75	55
8:06	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	75	57
7:30	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	75	59
6:13	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh Free throw	75	60
6:13	Boston Celtics	Jordan Walsh Free throw	75	61
5:38	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	77	61
4:59	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 3-pt field goal	77	64
3:58	Boston Celtics	Derrick White 2-pt field goal	77	66
3:40	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	79	66
3:03	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman Free throw	79	67
2:13	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu Free throw	80	67
2:13	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu Free throw	81	67
1:51	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	81	69
1:35	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	83	69
1:13	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman 2-pt field goal	83	71
1:13	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman Free throw	83	72
1:00	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman Free throw	83	73
1:00	Boston Celtics	Baylor Scheierman Free throw	83	74
0:44	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	85	74
0:14	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	87	74
0:01	Boston Celtics	Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal	87	76

Q4 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Atlanta Hawks	Boston Celtics
11:45	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 2-pt field goal	89	76
10:49	Atlanta Hawks	Luke Kennard 2-pt field goal	91	76
10:24	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	91	78
10:10	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu 3-pt field goal	94	78
9:55	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 3-pt field goal	94	81
9:45	Atlanta Hawks	CJ McCollum 2-pt field goal	96	81
9:25	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	96	83
9:11	Atlanta Hawks	Luke Kennard 2-pt field goal	98	83
8:49	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	98	85
8:39	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	101	85
8:26	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	101	86
8:26	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard Free throw	101	87
7:55	Boston Celtics	Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal	101	89
7:43	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 3-pt field goal	104	89
7:03	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	104	91
7:03	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown Free throw	104	92
6:52	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2-pt field goal	106	92
6:43	Atlanta Hawks	Onyeka Okongwu Free throw	107	92
6:20	Atlanta Hawks	Dyson Daniels 2-pt field goal	109	92
5:31	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	109	94
5:08	Atlanta Hawks	Nickeil Alexander-Walker 3-pt field goal	112	94
4:53	Boston Celtics	Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal	112	96
4:39	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson 2-pt field goal	114	96
4:39	Atlanta Hawks	Jalen Johnson Free throw	115	96
3:03	Boston Celtics	Josh Minott 2-pt field goal	115	98
2:28	Boston Celtics	Josh Minott 3-pt field goal	115	101
2:04	Atlanta Hawks	Mouhamed Gueye 2-pt field goal	117	101
0:52	Boston Celtics	Amari Williams 2-pt field goal	117	103
0:24	Boston Celtics	Hugo Gonzalez 3-pt field goal	117	106

2025-26 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: tied 2-2.

Jan 17: Boston Celtics 132 at Atlanta Hawks 106
Jan 28: Atlanta Hawks 117 at Boston Celtics 106 (this game)
Mar 27: Atlanta Hawks 102 at Boston Celtics 109
Mar 30: Boston Celtics 102 at Atlanta Hawks 112

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Celtics 106 - 117 Hawks — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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