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1. Ridiculous First Half Scoring Display
The Boston Celtics went absolutely nuclear on the Atlanta Hawks, winning 132-106. Boston had an incredible scoring night, especially in the first half. They scored 82 points and 52 of those points came in the second quarter alone. Via Dick Lipe on X, that 52 point second quarter is the 2nd highest quarter in Celtics history, only trailing the 54 point 4th quarter they scored vs. the San Diego Clippers on 2/25/1970. In the first half, Boston shot 30-48 (63%) from the field and 14-24 (58%) from three.
2. Jaylen Brown’s Homecoming
On the day before this game, Jaylen Brown went back to his old high school, Wheeler High School in Marietta where he got his number retired. Brown was a 5-star recruit coming out of Georgia and in his 2014-2015 senior year, Brown averaged 28 points and 12 rebounds to help lead Wheeler to a 30-2 record and a 6A state title.
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This homecoming must have inspired Brown in this game, finishing with 41 points on 14-30 shooting in only 30 minutes.
Brown was automatic from the jump in this game, scoring 18 points in the first quarter. His first basket of the game saw him cutting through the lane for a floater on the fast break. The next bucket came on a switch with Onyeka Okongwu. Brown attacked the basket, initiated contact, and finished over the Hawks big man. The third basket came on a midrange jumper over Nickeil Alexander-Walker similar to his fourth basket which was a midrange jumper over both Jalen Johnson and Mouhaned Gueye. His fifth basket after Jordan Walsh set a nice screen that resulted in a wide open three. The final bucket was his best of the quarter where he drove on Okongwu, got him to jump, and finished the layup for an And-1.
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The second quarter is where Brown scored his next 11 points, starting off with another nice layup over Vit Krejci. His second basket was maybe his best play of the night where he got fouled by Krejci on the way up. Brown then blindly threw up a circus shot that went in, looking like Michael Jordan. Brown finished the quarter bullying smaller Hawks defenders. His third basked came on…
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Publish date : 2026-01-18 11:15:00
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