Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 3/28/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Boston Celtics (57-15) are traveling to State Farm Arena on Thursday where they will meet the Atlanta Hawks (32-39).

The Celtics took the court against the Hawks and ended up losing by a score of 120-118 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Celtics ended up finishing with 16 and the Hawks had 18 fouls. They also knocked down 18 of 36 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Atlanta ended up going 58.8% when shooting free throws by burying 10 of 17 shots. In addition, Atlanta grabbed 44 rebounds (15 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 8 rejections. Atlanta earned 30 assists and had 5 steals in this game. When talking about defense, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 52.9% from the field on 46 of 87 shooting. They also distributed 21 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned 38 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Celtics knocked down 13 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. Boston finished the contest having earned a 49.5% FG percentage (47 out of 95) and converted 11 of their 38 3-pointers.

Jayson Tatum is a player who came through for the contest. Tatum finished shooting 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 5 dimes. He saw the court for 39 mins and also snagged 8 boards. He racked up 37 points on 13 of 26 shooting.

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Boston comes into this contest with a record of 57-15 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 12.0 times per game and as a group they commit 16.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Boston is collecting 46.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,917 dimes this year, which ranks 14th in basketball in terms of passing. The Celtics are shooting 39.0% on 3-point shots (1,195 of 3,067) and 80.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 121.1 pts per game (2nd in basketball) while going 48.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Celtics are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They are 5th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,794 conceded on the campaign. The Celtics defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.4% (2,991 of 6,593) and they surrender 43.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 6th in the NBA in points per game allowed (109.6).

The last time they took the court, the Hawks got the win with a final of 120-118 when they played the Celtics. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Atlanta permitted Boston to grab 38 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They went 28.9% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 38 and ended up going 13 of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). The Hawks permitted the Celtics to convert 47 out of 95 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.5% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Hawks finished shooting 46 for 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.9%. When discussing shots from distance, Atlanta knocked down 18 out of their 36 tries (50.0%). They were able to knock down 10 of them for a rate of 58.8%. The Celtics had 16 fouls in this game which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. The Hawks pulled down 29 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 44 for the contest.

De'Andre Hunter ended up having an impact for the Hawks for this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and had 7 rebounds. Hunter racked up 24 points in his 34 mins on the court and earned 3 assists in the matchup.

Atlanta has a record of 32-39 this season. The Hawks are committing 18.4 fouls per contest while shooting 80.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.5 times per contest (16th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per game. Atlanta has accumulated 8,462 pts so far this season (119.2 per game) and they average 44.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Hawks are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which ranks 21st in the league.

The Hawks on defense are ranked 27th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 120.7. They are forcing 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 49.4% from the field (28th in the league). The Atlanta defense allows 38.3% on 3-point shots (992 of 2,590) and opponents are converting on 78.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 28.2 dimes and 44.4 total boards per game, which is ranked 25th and 20th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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