The Boston Celtics are on the road on Monday night as they travel to take on the Atlanta Hawks in an Eastern Conference showdown.
Boston enters Monday’s game with a 50-24 record after defeating the Charlotte Hornets on the road on Sunday night.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) © Petre Thomas-Imagn Images
(© Petre Thomas-Imagn Images)
In Sunday’s victory over the Hornets, Jayson Tatum led the way for the Celtics as he recorded 32 points, five rebounds and eight assists while Payton Pritchard added 28 points, six rebounds and six assists of his own.
Now Boston will try to grab another victory on Monday as they face off against the Hawks in a tough road matchup.
On the other side, Atlanta enters Monday’s contest with a 42-33 record after defeating the Sacramento Kings at home on Saturday night.
Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (7)Brett Davis-Imagn Images
(Brett Davis-Imagn Images)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the way for the Hawks in Saturday’s victory as he ended the game with 27 points, five rebounds and eight assists while Jalen Johnson recorded 26 points, five rebounds and 10 assists.
While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Monday night’s matchup, one side may be without multiple key players due to injuries.
Celtics Injury Report: Will Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown Play?
For the Celtics, they have five players listed on their injury report, though Jaylen Brown is not one of them.
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(Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images)
Of course, Brown has missed the last two games due to left Achilles tendinitis but he is off the injury report and will return on Monday against the Hawks.
Boston Celtics forward/guard Jayson Tatum (0)Brian Westerholt-Imagn Images
(Brian Westerholt-Imagn Images)
Boston has ruled out Tatum due to right Achilles injury management as they will elect to sit him on the second night of their back-to-back.
The Celtics have also ruled out Nikola Vucevic as he remains sidelined while recovering from surgery to repair a fracture in his right ring finger.
Neemias Queta has been listed as doubtful due to a right thumb sprain and he is expected to miss his first game since March 2 while Ron Harper Jr. is questionable with a right ankle sprain.
Derrick White has been listed as probable due to a right knee contusion and he is expected to return on Monday after missing Sunday’s victory.
Hawks Injury Report: Will Jonathan Kuminga Play?
On the other side, the Hawks enter Monday’s contest with a clean injury report as they have nobody listed on it, including Jonathan Kuminga.
Atlanta Hawks forward Jonathan Kuminga (0)Brett Davis-Imagn Images
(Brett Davis-Imagn Images)
Of course, Kuminga missed Saturday’s victory over the Kings due to knee injury management but he is off the injury report and will return on Monday against the Celtics.
This is great news for Atlanta as they will have a fully healthy roster entering Monday’s game as they try to pick up a key victory at home.
Fans can catch Monday night’s matchup between the Celtics and Hawks from Atlanta at 7:30 p.m. ET.
This story was originally published by Athlon Sports on Mar 30, 2026, where it first appeared in the NBA section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.