National Basketball Association
Atlanta 127, Boston 112
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Where: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: #24 Kevin Scott, #37 Eric Dalen, #70 Phenizee Ransom
Attendance: 1537

Danilo Gallinari set a franchise record with 10 3-pointers and scored a season-high 38 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 127-112 win over the visiting Boston Celtics on Wednesday.

Gallinari snapped out of a shooting slump to make his first seven 3-point shots, and he scored 24 points in the first half. He finished 13-for-16 from the floor and 10-for-12 from beyond the arc. Over the previous four games, Gallinari shot 22.5 percent (9-for-40) from the floor and 30 percent (6-for-20) from 3-point range.

Gallinari broke the club record of nine 3-pointers set by Steve Smith in March 1997 against the Seattle SuperSonics. Gallinari's previous best was eight 3-pointers in October 2009.

Atlanta's Trae Young added 33 points, 25 of them in the first half, and seven assists. It was the 12th time he has surpassed the 30-point mark this season.

The last time Atlanta had two players with 20 points at halftime was Joe Johnson and Al Harrington in December 2005.

Atlanta also got 14 points and 11 rebounds from John Collins, who was back in the lineup after coming out of the concussion protocol. He did not play in the second half of the Hawks' Tuesday loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers after taking an elbow to the head.

Boston got 17 points from Jaylen Brown, 14 points from Jeff Teague and 13 each from Tristan Thompson, Jayson Tatum and Aaron Nesmith. Thompson also grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.

Atlanta has won three of its past five games while Boston has lost three in a row. The Hawks lead the season series 2-1, and they broke Boston's five-game winning streak in Atlanta.

The Hawks were ahead 40-27 after one quarter and led by as many as 27 points in the second quarter thanks to 61.9 percent shooting in the half both from the floor and from 3-point range.

Things were going so poorly for the Celtics that Marcus Smart was assessed a technical foul, even though he was inactive for the game due to a calf injury, and Young bounced an inbounds pass off the back of Boston's Grant Williams, caught it and scored.

Boston gave guard Kemba Walker the night off for load management of his left knee.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Atlanta
Jaylen Brown 17 Scoring Danilo Gallinari 38
Jaylen Brown 5 Assists Trae Young 7
Tristan Thompson 13 Rebounds John Collins 11
Jeff Teague 6 Free Throws Made Skylar Mays 4
Jayson Tatum 2 Steals Danilo Gallinari 2
Tacko Fall 2 Blocks Clint Capela 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston 112 44.2 8-31 20-23 20 36 6 10 6
Atlanta 127 52.9 23-42 14-17 27 45 5 4 17
Upcoming Games
  • Atlanta will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Hawks have a W/L % of .357 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Celtics have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .529 after a loss.