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Alright, sports fans, settle in! It's your favorite voice in the game, and we're about to dive headfirst into what promises to be a captivating NBA clash. Mark your calendars for January 28th, 2026, because the Atlanta Hawks are heading into the lion's den to face the Boston Celtics!
Now, as we look at this matchup, the 2025-2026 season has been a rollercoaster for both these franchises. The Hawks, known for their dynamic offense, have been looking to find that consistent edge, showcasing flashes of brilliance but also battling for that top-tier positioning. They've got the talent, no doubt, but can they execute when it matters most against a seasoned contender?
And speaking of seasoned contenders, the Boston Celtics. They've been a force to be reckoned with, consistently proving why they're a championship-caliber team. Their defensive prowess and offensive firepower make them a formidable opponent on any given night, especially on their home court.
This game, scheduled for a prime-time tip-off at 7:30 PM, is more than just another regular-season contest. It's a chance for the Hawks to make a statement, to prove they can go toe-to-toe with the league's elite. For the Celtics, it's about reinforcing their dominance and continuing their march towards the postseason.
While the betting lines are still under wraps, you know this one is going to be electric. The energy in the arena, the strategic chess match between the coaches, and the sheer athleticism on display – it all points to a must-watch event. Will the Hawks soar, or will the Celtics continue their reign? We'll have to wait and see, but one thing's for sure: this is going to be a barnburner! Don't miss it!
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Looking at the recent matchups, the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks have split their last four games evenly, with each team winning two. The Celtics have shown a tendency to win by larger margins, as seen in their 123-93 victory in November 2024 and their 132-106 win in January 2026. However, the Hawks have managed to secure close wins, including a 119-115 overtime victory in January 2025 and a narrow 117-116 win in November 2024. Scoring patterns show a mix of high-scoring affairs and more defensive battles. In their last four meetings, the average combined score has been around 225 points, with the Celtics averaging 121.5 points and the Hawks averaging 109.5 points. The Celtics have demonstrated a strong offensive capability in their wins, while the Hawks have proven they can keep games close and even pull out victories in tight contests.
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Current Season Games
ATL
| W@ MEM | 124 - 122 |
| Lvs MIL | 110 - 112 |
| Lvs BOS | 106 - 132 |
| L@ POR | 101 - 117 |
| L@ LAL | 116 - 141 |
| W@ GS | 124 - 111 |
| W@ DEN | 110 - 87 |
| Wvs NO | 117 - 100 |
| L@ TOR | 100 - 118 |
| L@ TOR | 117 - 134 |
| W@ NY | 111 - 99 |
| Wvs MIN | 126 - 102 |
| L@ OKC | 129 - 140 |
| Lvs NY | 125 - 128 |
| Lvs MIA | 111 - 126 |
| Lvs CHI | 123 - 126 |
| Lvs CHI | 150 - 152 |
| Lvs SA | 98 - 126 |
| L@ CHA | 126 - 133 |
| Wvs PHI | 120 - 117 |
| L@ DET | 115 - 142 |
| W@ WAS | 131 - 116 |
| Lvs DEN | 133 - 134 |
| Lvs LAC | 92 - 115 |
| L@ DET | 98 - 99 |
| W@ PHI | 142 - 134 |
| Wvs CLE | 130 - 123 |
| L@ WAS | 113 - 132 |
| Wvs CHA | 113 - 110 |
| W@ NO | 115 - 98 |
| L@ SA | 126 - 135 |
| Lvs DET | 112 - 120 |
| W@ PHO | 124 - 122 |
| W@ UTA | 132 - 122 |
| W@ SAC | 133 - 100 |
| W@ LAC | 105 - 102 |
| Wvs LAL | 122 - 102 |
| Lvs TOR | 97 - 109 |
| Wvs ORL | 127 - 112 |
| L@ CLE | 109 - 117 |
| W@ IND | 128 - 108 |
| W@ BKN | 117 - 112 |
| L@ CHI | 123 - 128 |
| Lvs OKC | 100 - 117 |
| W@ ORL | 111 - 107 |
| Lvs TOR | 118 - 138 |
BOS
| Wvs IND | 119 - 104 |
| L@ DET | 103 - 104 |
| W@ ATL | 132 - 106 |
| W@ MIA | 119 - 114 |
| L@ IND | 96 - 98 |
| Lvs SA | 95 - 100 |
| Wvs TOR | 125 - 117 |
| Lvs DEN | 110 - 114 |
| Wvs CHI | 115 - 101 |
| W@ LAC | 146 - 115 |
| W@ SAC | 120 - 106 |
| W@ UTA | 129 - 119 |
| L@ POR | 108 - 114 |
| W@ IND | 140 - 122 |
| Wvs IND | 103 - 95 |
| W@ TOR | 112 - 96 |
| Wvs MIA | 129 - 116 |
| Lvs DET | 105 - 112 |
| L@ MIL | 101 - 116 |
| W@ TOR | 121 - 113 |
| Wvs LAL | 126 - 105 |
| W@ WAS | 146 - 101 |
| Wvs NY | 123 - 117 |
| W@ CLE | 117 - 115 |
| L@ MIN | 115 - 119 |
| Wvs DET | 117 - 114 |
| Wvs ORL | 138 - 129 |
| Lvs BKN | 105 - 113 |
| W@ BKN | 113 - 99 |
| Wvs LAC | 121 - 118 |
| Wvs MEM | 131 - 95 |
| L@ PHI | 100 - 102 |
| W@ ORL | 111 - 107 |
| L@ ORL | 110 - 123 |
| Wvs WAS | 136 - 107 |
| Lvs UTA | 103 - 105 |
| Lvs HOU | 101 - 128 |
| W@ PHI | 109 - 108 |
| Wvs CLE | 125 - 105 |
| W@ NO | 122 - 90 |
| L@ DET | 113 - 119 |
| L@ NY | 95 - 105 |
| Lvs PHI | 116 - 117 |
Previous Season Games
ATL
| Lvs MIA | 114 - 123 |
| L@ ORL | 95 - 120 |
| Wvs ORL | 117 - 105 |
| W@ PHI | 124 - 110 |
| W@ BKN | 133 - 109 |
| L@ ORL | 112 - 119 |
| Wvs UTA | 147 - 134 |
| Lvs NY | 105 - 121 |
| L@ DAL | 118 - 120 |
| Lvs POR | 113 - 127 |
| W@ MIL | 145 - 124 |
| L@ MIA | 112 - 122 |
| L@ HOU | 114 - 121 |
| Wvs PHI | 132 - 119 |
| Wvs GS | 124 - 115 |
| W@ CHA | 134 - 102 |
| L@ BKN | 114 - 122 |
| Lvs LAC | 98 - 121 |
| Wvs CHA | 123 - 110 |
| Wvs PHI | 132 - 123 |
| Wvs IND | 120 - 118 |
| Wvs IND | 124 - 118 |
| Lvs MIL | 121 - 127 |
| W@ MEM | 132 - 130 |
| Lvs OKC | 119 - 135 |
| L@ MIA | 109 - 131 |
| Wvs MIA | 98 - 86 |
| Lvs DET | 143 - 148 |
| Lvs ORL | 108 - 114 |
| L@ NY | 148 - 149 |
| W@ ORL | 112 - 106 |
| W@ WAS | 125 - 111 |
| Wvs MIL | 115 - 110 |
| Lvs SA | 125 - 126 |
| W@ DET | 132 - 130 |
| L@ IND | 127 - 132 |
| L@ CLE | 115 - 137 |
| Lvs HOU | 96 - 100 |
| L@ MIN | 92 - 100 |
| Lvs TOR | 94 - 117 |
| Lvs TOR | 119 - 122 |
| Lvs DET | 104 - 114 |
| L@ NY | 110 - 119 |
| W@ BOS | 119 - 115 |
| W@ CHI | 110 - 94 |
| Wvs PHO | 122 - 117 |
| L@ PHO | 115 - 123 |
| W@ UTA | 124 - 121 |
| L@ LAC | 105 - 131 |
| L@ LAL | 102 - 119 |
| L@ DEN | 120 - 139 |
| W@ TOR | 136 - 107 |
| Wvs MIA | 120 - 110 |
| Wvs CHI | 141 - 133 |
| Wvs MIN | 117 - 104 |
| Lvs MEM | 112 - 128 |
| L@ SA | 126 - 133 |
| L@ MIL | 102 - 110 |
| W@ NY | 108 - 100 |
| Lvs DEN | 111 - 141 |
| Wvs LAL | 134 - 132 |
| W@ MIL | 119 - 104 |
| Wvs NO | 124 - 112 |
| W@ CHA | 107 - 104 |
| Wvs CLE | 117 - 101 |
| W@ CLE | 135 - 124 |
| Lvs DAL | 119 - 129 |
| L@ CHI | 122 - 136 |
| L@ GS | 97 - 120 |
| W@ SAC | 109 - 108 |
| L@ POR | 110 - 114 |
| Wvs WAS | 129 - 117 |
| W@ BOS | 117 - 116 |
| Lvs CHI | 113 - 125 |
| L@ DET | 121 - 122 |
| Wvs NY | 121 - 116 |
| Lvs BOS | 93 - 123 |
| W@ NO | 126 - 111 |
| Lvs SAC | 115 - 123 |
| L@ WAS | 120 - 133 |
| Lvs WAS | 119 - 121 |
| L@ OKC | 104 - 128 |
| Wvs CHA | 125 - 120 |
| Wvs BKN | 120 - 116 |
BOS
| L@ NY | 81 - 119 |
| Wvs NY | 127 - 102 |
| L@ NY | 113 - 121 |
| W@ NY | 115 - 93 |
| Lvs NY | 90 - 91 |
| Lvs NY | 105 - 108 |
| Wvs ORL | 120 - 89 |
| W@ ORL | 107 - 98 |
| L@ ORL | 93 - 95 |
| Wvs ORL | 109 - 100 |
| Wvs ORL | 103 - 86 |
| Wvs CHA | 93 - 86 |
| Wvs CHA | 130 - 94 |
| L@ ORL | 76 - 96 |
| W@ NY | 119 - 117 |
| Wvs WAS | 124 - 90 |
| Wvs PHO | 123 - 103 |
| Lvs MIA | 103 - 124 |
| W@ MEM | 117 - 103 |
| W@ SA | 121 - 111 |
| W@ PHO | 132 - 102 |
| W@ SAC | 113 - 95 |
| W@ POR | 129 - 116 |
| W@ UTA | 121 - 99 |
| Wvs BKN | 104 - 96 |
| W@ BKN | 115 - 113 |
| W@ MIA | 103 - 91 |
| Lvs OKC | 112 - 118 |
| Wvs UTA | 114 - 108 |
| Wvs LAL | 111 - 101 |
| Wvs PHI | 123 - 105 |
| Wvs POR | 128 - 118 |
| Wvs DEN | 110 - 103 |
| Lvs CLE | 116 - 123 |
| L@ DET | 97 - 117 |
| W@ TOR | 111 - 101 |
| Wvs NY | 118 - 105 |
| W@ PHI | 124 - 104 |
| Wvs SA | 116 - 103 |
| W@ MIA | 103 - 85 |
| W@ NY | 131 - 104 |
| Lvs DAL | 120 - 127 |
| W@ CLE | 112 - 105 |
| W@ PHI | 118 - 110 |
| W@ NO | 118 - 116 |
| Wvs CHI | 122 - 100 |
| Lvs HOU | 112 - 114 |
| W@ DAL | 122 - 107 |
| L@ LAL | 96 - 117 |
| W@ LAC | 117 - 113 |
| W@ GS | 125 - 85 |
| Lvs ATL | 115 - 119 |
| Wvs ORL | 121 - 94 |
| L@ TOR | 97 - 110 |
| Wvs NO | 120 - 119 |
| Lvs SAC | 97 - 114 |
| W@ DEN | 118 - 106 |
| L@ OKC | 92 - 105 |
| W@ HOU | 109 - 86 |
| W@ MIN | 118 - 115 |
| Wvs TOR | 125 - 71 |
| Lvs IND | 114 - 123 |
| Wvs IND | 142 - 105 |
| Lvs PHI | 114 - 118 |
| L@ ORL | 104 - 108 |
| W@ CHI | 123 - 98 |
| Lvs CHI | 108 - 117 |
| W@ WAS | 112 - 98 |
| Wvs DET | 123 - 99 |
| Lvs MEM | 121 - 127 |
| Wvs MIL | 111 - 105 |
| Wvs DET | 130 - 120 |
| Wvs MIA | 108 - 89 |
| L@ CLE | 111 - 115 |
| W@ CHI | 138 - 129 |
| Wvs LAC | 126 - 94 |
| Wvs MIN | 107 - 105 |
| W@ WAS | 108 - 96 |
| Wvs CLE | 120 - 117 |
| Wvs TOR | 126 - 123 |
| W@ BKN | 139 - 114 |
| Lvs ATL | 116 - 117 |
| W@ MIL | 113 - 107 |
| Wvs BKN | 108 - 104 |
| Lvs GS | 112 - 118 |
| W@ ATL | 123 - 93 |
| W@ CHA | 113 - 103 |
| W@ CHA | 124 - 109 |
| L@ IND | 132 - 135 |
| Wvs MIL | 119 - 108 |
| W@ DET | 124 - 118 |
| W@ WAS | 122 - 102 |
| Wvs NY | 132 - 109 |