National Basketball Association
Boston 126, Atlanta 101
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Where: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Officials: #24 Kevin Scott, #37 Eric Dalen, #21 Dedric Taylor
Attendance: 18165

The undermanned Boston Celtics got 22 points from Jaylen Brown and stretched their winning streak to eight games with a 126-101 road victory against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.

The Celtics played without guards Malcolm Brogdon and Marcus Smart. Brogdon has missed the last four games with hamstring soreness, and Smart was ruled out with ankle inflammation.

Boston's thin backcourt resulted in more minutes for point guard Derrick White, who finished the game with 16 points and 10 assists. In addition to Brown and White, five other Celtics scored in double figures: Jayson Tatum (19), Grant Williams (18), Sam Hauser (15), Luke Kornet (15) and Payton Pritchard (14).

Tatum also had eight assists and seven rebounds. Boston's Al Horford grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.

Trae Young had 27 points, nine assists and five rebounds for the Hawks, who shot 41.6 percent from the field (42-for-101). Dejounte Murray added 19 points for Atlanta.

De'Andre Hunter (13 points) and John Collins (12) also scored in double figures for the Hawks, who scored the game's first basket then didn't have the lead after that.

It was the first game of a three-game road trip for the Celtics, who led 30-18 after one quarter and 62-53 at halftime. Boston made 11 of its 28 3-point attempts in the first half, and finished the game 21-for-46 from behind the arc (45.7 percent).

Hauser led the Celtics with five made 3-pointers. Williams and Pritchard each made four, and Tatum finished with three. Eight Boston players made at least one 3-pointer.

The Celtics led by as many as 20 points in the third quarter and had a 97-78 advantage entering the fourth. The lead grew to 31 points -- 119-88 -- on a Pritchard jump shot with 4:41 to play.

The victory improved Boston's road record to 6-2. Atlanta dropped to 5-3 at home.

The Hawks have scored more than 100 points in their last 36 regular-season games, including the first 15 this season.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Atlanta
Jaylen Brown 22 Scoring Trae Young 27
Derrick White 10 Assists Trae Young 9
Al Horford 11 Rebounds Onyeka Okongwu 9
Jayson Tatum 4 Free Throws Made Trae Young 5
Jaylen Brown 2 Steals AJ Griffin 1
Luke Kornet 4 Blocks John Collins 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Boston 126 54.5 21-46 9-10 29 49 8 4 15
Atlanta 101 41.6 7-32 10-13 21 45 5 5 9
Upcoming Games
  • Atlanta will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Hawks have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .833 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game on the road against New Orleans. The Celtics have a W/L % of .818 after a win and .750 after a loss.