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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 24 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 105 |
 Celtics | 41 | 31 | 42 | 26 | 140 |
NOPTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 40-10040.0% | 14-4531.1% | 11-1861.1% | 43 | 29 | 16 |
| BOS | 55-10055.0% | 14-2948.3% | 16-1888.9% | 53 | 29 | 10 |
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Boston Celtics140| 30 | 13 | 4-15 | 2-4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +26 | −5.1 | |||||
| 30 | 41, Career high (his best before, 39) | 16-22 | 6-9, Career high (his best before, 5) | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +30 | +22.3 | |||||
| 29 | 17 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.5 | ||||||
| 28 | 19 | 8-11 | 2-2 | 1-1 | +38 | +7.5 | ||||||||
| 15 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +12 | −0.6 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 22, Season high (his best before, 20) | 10-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +13.0 | ||||||
| 21 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −1.2 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +23 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −6.7 | |||||
| 12 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.2 | |||
| 12 | 7 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +3.5 | ||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −2.3 | |||
| Team | 140 | 55-10055.0% | 14-2948.3% | 53 | 29 | 10 | 23 | 16-1888.9% | 10 | 14 | 3 | |||
Bench 44 points on 18 for 33 shooting
New Orleans Pelicans105| 33 | 7 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −29 | −5.8 | ||||||
| 33 | 10 | 4-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | −27 | +1.1 | |||||||
| 31 | 16 | 4-15 | 3-8 | 5-6 | −32 | −4.5 | ||||||||
| 28 | 10 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | −2.7 | |||||||
| 26 | 20, Career high (his best before, 19) | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 0 | −27 | +4.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 22 | 9-18 | 4-10, Ties his career high | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.2 | |||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −4.9 | |||||
| 20 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 14 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | −14 | +3.5 | |||||||
| Team | 105 | 40-10040.0% | 14-4531.1% | 43 | 29 | 16 | 19 | 11-1861.1% | 15 | 4 | 6 | |||
Bench 42 points on 16 for 36 shooting
Did not play: JJ Redick, Jrue Holiday and Derrick Favors (injury/illness); Zylan Cheatham (coach’s decision).
Celtics140Pelicans105ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jayson Tatum scored a career-high 41 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the third quarter), and the Boston Celtics routed the New Orleans Pelicans 140-105.
The Celtics led by as many as 37, pulling away with a 29-9 run bridging the first and second quarters.
Enes Freedom had a season-high 22 points (20 in the paint) and 19 rebounds on 10 for 13 shooting off the bench.
For the Pelicans, Frank Jackson scored 22 points off the bench, and Josh Hart went 1 for 8 from 3. Jaxson Hayes scored a career-high 20 points on 9 for 13 shooting.
The Celtics shot 55.0% from the field and 48.3% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 40.0% and 31.1%. The Pelicans forced 11 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Celtics outscored the Pelicans 74-42 in the paint. The Pelicans’ starters were outscored 40-25 in 13 minutes together. Grant Williams fouled out.
Boston CelticsNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
124 points from the field on 100 shots: 14.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 29-46 | 63.0% | 64% |
| In the paint | 8-16 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 4-9 | 44.4% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-8 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-21 | 47.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 25 | 12 | 5-5 | +4 |
| Josh Hart | 8 | 3 | 1-4 | +1 |
| Lonzo Ball | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Frank Jackson | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 22 | 8-11 | +17 |
The tracking credits him with 41 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahlil Okafor | 16 | 6 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Nicolo Melli | 11 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 11 | 10 | 5-6 | +7 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 4 | 8 | 3-4 | +7 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E'Twaun Moore | 19 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Brandon Ingram | 14 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Lonzo Ball | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Josh Hart | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 10 | 4-4 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
BOS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
50/50
BOS
Highest Leverage Moments
Hayward 12' Fadeaway Jumper (8 PTS)
Q1 0:05
11.0%
82→93
Kanter 1' Tip Layup Shot (12 PTS)
Q2 7:59
9.8%
85→95
Okafor 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
Q1 0:28
9.8%
92→82
Brown 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
Q1 2:25
9.2%
77→86
Ingram Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
Q1 1:28
6.9%
85→92
