Post Game Thread - NBA: The Celtics defeat the Hawks on Jan 17, 2026, the final score is 106-132.
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JAYLEN BROWN TONIGHT:
41 POINTS 6 REBOUNDS 2 ASSISTS 46% FG 91% FT +36 +/- 30 MINUTES
Jaylen Brown for First Team ALL NBA
For MVP
We really need to revisit what it means to be MVP. If you even try to suggest Brown is having an MVP caliber year, youre swarmed with SGA dickriders.
Now look, statistically, SGA probably is better than Brown. In my personal opinion, Brown passes the eye test more than SGA does, SGA is playing the game, and Brown is a pure hooper, but thats not really my point.
My point, is that if you take SGA off the OKC, that team is still making the playoffs, take Brown off the Celtics and were in the lottery.
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Why did you downvote me for agreeing with you? š
I upvoted it to bring it back to positive for you
The points are meaningless, its just that I literally just posted that comment, you replied quick, then I saw the count and I just thought:
“Did bro just instantly disregard what I had to say regardless of if I agreed or not?” LMAO
It honestly wouldve been so funny if that was the case š
I agree, internet points are pretty meaningless lol
I agree with everything you said sans the SGA part, I don’t think he’s much better than brown, the only reason why he seems that way is because of his friendly whistle giving him an exponential amount of points.
100%
If Brown had SGAs whistle, even with his iffy FT shooting, he’d be a clear frontrunner in the MVP race tbh
Oh absolutely no doubt. Fuck man, if Brown had ANY whistle he’d be top 2 if not 1. What he’s done with this team, that was expected to be a bottom feeder is substantial.
I didn’t lol
MVP! MVP!
They will find a way to snub him
I just watched Sam Vecenie’ show and Sam had Maxey ahead of him on the 2nd team all nba and made a comment about how the advanced metrics show JB being more inline with 3rd team, but probably belongs on 2nd. He also claimed the metrics show him to be a bad defender, when his partner said he put JB above Maxey, Mitchell and Brunson because he not a 1 way player
Vecenie’s partner on the show, a Pistons pod caster had JB 6th after SGA, Jokic, Ant, Cade and Luka.
I’m not a died in the wool green teamer but I turned it off after Vecenie’s 3rd team take.
The snubs have already started.
Donāt forget the 2⁄9 from the
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Sam couldve had like 60+ fg% if he didnāt build a brick wall at the end lol Why are we so bad at making shots when almost breaking records
Palms get sweaty
Knees weak
Momās spaghetti
Bro was huffing and puffing. He had nothing left.
Man if you told me in 2010 any player, let alone a role player, shoot 21 3s in a game i wouldn’t believe it
I wish he hadn’t started chasing the record. That 10-15 line was sweet.
Meanwhile, DWhite just does what DWhite wanna does lol, 7 points but +/- = 36, and that 12 ast omg.
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What app are y’all’s using? I’ve been looking for some clean box scores!
And yes d white, what a legend
That screenshot is from flashscore
This post game thread should have been posted at half time lol
I like when Drew said, ādonāt change the channel folks, this could come down to the wireā after the 3rd quarter and we were up by 40.
I drove down from Charlotte for the game, it wasnāt as close as the score shows
C’s outscored by 17 in the 4th, won by 26.
We could see it on TV
I fucking love this team
Me too. JB MIGHT WIN MVP
By definition of it, him and possibly Cade are top two BUT its a media hype bullshit award so FTA SGA will get it again
Its not media hype to say SGA is just way better than Brown. Brown is having an awesome season, a case for 1st team all-nba. But what youre saying is just delusional toxic homerism.
Silver would never let that happen lol
Nothing like a Saturday night beatdown in Atlanta.
Jaylen dropping 41 in 3 quarters, Hauser with double digit threes, just a ridiculous offensive showing. Gotta love it
JAYLEN BROWN!!! ATLANTAS FOUNDING FATHER
My only take away from this game is that Ron Harper Jr. is big as fuck. I didn’t realize he was 6’5” and built like a truck.
That last quarter was a bit of a shitpost (respectfully lol) but it took some beautiful basketball to get there. I can’t wait to watch JB’s highlights especially.
Also seeing Ron Harper Jr and Amari Williams on the big screen is good for the soul.
The last quarter was both teams knowing the game was long over and just getting bench players minutes. Almost like a summer league game.
Half a year ago, we were thinking that this was going to be a development year, that we wouldnāt be contending, and that maybe with a good draft pick, we could retool and look towards next year when JT comes back.
But the brilliance of Brad and Joe is not to be underestimated.
Sometimes I almost feel bad for franchises like the Hawks who canāt get out of their own way and continue to find a way to fail to create a winning culture.
Hauser gotta be at least top 5 for most 3s attempted in a game by a Celtic with 21.
NBA record for most 3pt only shots in a game, I believe. Broke the previous record of 17.
ATL/BOS shades of Bird vs Nique except it was Brown and Hauser both playing on the Celtics
Atlanta brought a Jalen Johnson and a CJ Mcollum to a Jaylen Brown and a Sam Hauser fight
I’m just here for the vibes, also big ups to Hauser dropping 30!
We were miles better than this team even without pp
Jaylen āEthical Hoopsā Brown. I hate when the end of the bench comes in and refuses to play hard. These minutes mean something for YOU.
Go pats
Go Texans
The final score doesnāt tell the full story on this one. Celtics absolutely obliterated the Hawks in this one. It could have been a 50+ win
That was pretty fun
52 points in a quarter is insane
If someone told me at the start of the season that weād be second seed in the East at the mid-point, Iād have assumed that theyāre rubbing salt to our wounds.
I donāt know what to expect rest of the season, but it feels really good right now.
Fifth overall, third in point differential, and second in the East.
I admittedly felt if they played hard, they could break the top 5 in the East. The center rotation had me nervous, but holy hell have they managed and then some.
50 win pace is crazy after losing all that we did
āI hate to wish time away but Iām ready for this to be overā - Hawks announcer
Love this.
can we still win 14 games before 5 losses or is it impossible lol
Samuel Jebediah Houser š
Helluva win!!
Great win
Sam Hauser saw people saying they should trade him instead of Simons and immediately responded lol
I love this team
Caught the game from the 2nd quarter on at work and I love the way Jaylen Brown played and I enjoyed the Hauser heater before the 6 misses in a row lol but good defense and good job asserting ourselves for a comfortable road win
Was Porzingis at the game? I never saw him….
He was. Sat on the bench all game. He has a leg injury. Was joking with Jaylen Brown after the game.
Thank you!
Jaylen is back
Houser shots are hitting in the new year.
Welp, I was close about the 12 points in the 3rd or 4th, but they could’ve scored 0 and still won.
Scheierman built up so much goodwill by starting the game and playing 28 solid minutes and then squandered it in the last 4 minutes of garbage time.
Why the hell are you freaking out about garbage time when the game was over at the half? ScheiermanĀ played well and was part of the reason the Celtic built that huge lead.
Put away the red marker, coach. Cut him so slack.
I’m pro-Scheierman, I think he can be a net positive contributor even with Tatum back, but when he’s bad he is really, really bad. Those were important developmental minutes for guys like Amari Williams and he basically sabotaged them.
That ending pissed me off. Baylor needs to gtfo this team
i dont get why yall hate baylor lol he one of us
I don’t have a problem with Baylor, I’m just mad he’s getting more minutes than Walsh recently, Walsh is clearly to me the 6th/7th man on the team, why has he been getting so little time?
Baylor had been better than Walsh recently.
What happened in watching nfl
What ending? They won by 25 points. Who cares who clanks a bunch of shots in garbage time?
Iām still trying to figure out why heās been starting, hoping itās to prop up his value but heās doing the FO no favors there lol