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Boston Celtics (2-0) vs Atlanta Hawks (2-0)
Monday, July 13, 2026
6:00 PM ET
Summer League Game #3
TV: NBCSB, Prime Video
Cox Pavilion
Both of these teams are undefeated so far in 2 games in Summer League. Atlanta beat Brooklyn 83-76 and then beat San Antonio 93-66. They have 10 rookies on their team along with 1 3-year player, 2 2-year players, and 3 1-year players. The Hawks scoring has been spread out across their players with no player dominating. The Celtics are playing in the second of back to back games while the Hawks have had off since Saturday.
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The Celtics are coached by Amile Jefferson. Jefferson was named Director of Player Development for the Duke Blue Devils in 2021. He was promoted to assistant coach at Duke for the 2022-23 season. In 2023, Jefferson became an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics under head coach Joe Mazzulla. Jefferson played with Jayson Tatum at Duke and he played for the Celtics on an Exhibit 10 contract before being hired as an assistant coach.
The Hawks are coached by Sanjay Lumpkin. Lumpkin was a video coordinator for the Utah Jazz in 2020-22. He then served as the Jazz Player Development coach for the 2022-23 season. He has been an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks from 2023 until present.
The Celtics are averaging 42.5 rebounds per game while the Hawks are averaging 37.5 rebounds per game. The Celtics need to continue to crash the boards and beat the Hawks to rebounds. The Celtics are turning the ball over 15.5 times per game while the Hawks are averaging 17.5 turnovers. It’s not unusual for Summer League teams to turn the ball over a lot but the Celtics should try to take better care of the ball.
Neither team is shooting the ball very well, but both teams have been able to play enough defense to get wins in both games. The Celtics are shooting 42.5% from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc. The Hawks are shooting 37.5% from the field and 26.7% from beyond the arc. The Celtics need to continue to play good defense while improving their shooting.
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