NBA: Hawks top Jayson Tatum-less Celtics, extend home win streak to 13

Jalen Johnson recorded 20 points, 12 rebounds, and five assists as the Atlanta Hawks extended their home winning streak to 13 games with a 112-102 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.

Atlanta (43-33) also received 20 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists from Onyeka Okongwu, while Dyson Daniels added 18 points. The Hawks have now won 16 of their past 18 games.

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 29 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists, but he shot just 9 of 29 from the field and committed six turnovers. Luka Garza added 20 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics (50-25), and Payton Pritchard finished with 16 points. Boston’s three-game winning streak came to an end.

The Celtics were without Jayson Tatum (injury management) and Neemias Queta (sprained thumb). Tatum had scored 32 points in Sunday’s 114-99 road win over the Charlotte Hornets. Atlanta’s Jock Landale was sidelined due to illness.

This was the second matchup between the teams in four days. Boston won the previous meeting 109-102 at home on Friday.

Boston shot 57.1% from the field in the first quarter and held a 30-29 lead after 12 minutes. Atlanta responded with a 7-0 run to open the second quarter, taking a 36-30 lead, but Boston regained control at 42-41 on a Derrick White 3-pointer with 6:04 left in the half. The teams were tied 54-54 at halftime.

Atlanta built its first double-digit lead after a Jonathan Kuminga basket put the Hawks up 79-68 with 4:27 left in the third quarter. Outscoring Boston 36-22 in the period, Atlanta entered the fourth quarter with a 90-76 advantage.

The Hawks stretched their largest lead to 101-80 on a Zaccharie Risacher 3-pointer with 8:29 remaining. Boston rallied with a 15-2 run to cut the deficit to eight on a Brown 3-pointer with 2:13 left, but Atlanta maintained at least an eight-point lead the rest of the way.

-Field Level Media/Reuters