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The Boston Celtics (25-15) visit the Atlanta Hawks (20-23) on January 17, 2026, at State Farm Arena in a matchup that could affect positioning in the .
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What to Know Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Boston with Celtics Pregame Live. First Celtics-Hawks matchup this season. Hawks traded four-time All-Star Trae Young to Wizards on Jan. 9. Payton Pritchard (ankle) OUT for Boston.
You could feel the air leave State Farm Arena somewhere in the middle of the second quarter. It wasn’t a slow leak; it was a sudden vacuum, sucked out of the room by a Boston Celtics offense that didn’t just heat up—it went nuclear.
Boston visits the Detroit Pistons after Jaylen Brown scored 41 points in the Celtics' 132-106 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
The Boston Celtics will once again be without Jayson Tatum when they play the Atlanta Hawks on January 17. Tatum is still recovering from surgery on h.