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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Celtics | 30 | 33 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 115 |
 Pelicans | 28 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 120 |
BOSTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 39-9839.8% | 10-3727.0% | 27-3479.4% | 49 | 22 | 10 |
| NOP | 42-9444.7% | 11-3630.6% | 25-3767.6% | 52 | 22 | 13 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
New Orleans Pelicans120| 43 | 33, Season high (his best before, 32) | 11-22 | 5-12 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +3.5 | ||||||
| 40 | 28 | 11-21 | 0-1 | 6-10 | 0 | 0 | +2.7 | |||||||
| 39 | 16 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 25 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 23 | 6 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0 | −9 | −2.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | 17 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | +18 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 18 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.0 | ||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −4.9 | ||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.7 | |||
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +0.5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.3 | |||
| Team | 120 | 42-9444.7% | 11-3630.6% | 52 | 22 | 13 | 24 | 25-3767.6% | 12 | 5 | 7 | |||
Bench 29 points on 9 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Sindarius Thornwell and Wenyen Gabriel (coach’s decision); Steven Adams (injury/illness).
Boston Celtics115| 41 | 32 | 10-24 | 3-7 | 9-13 | 0 | +3 | +1.4 | |||||||
| 41 | 25 | 7-23 | 3-10 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −4.2 | ||||||
| 39 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −8.6 | |||||||
| 36 | 14 | 5-21 | 1-12 | 3-3 | 0 | +4 | −11.0 | |||||||
| 30 | 14 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | −3 | +3.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 10 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −8 | +1.4 | |||||
| 21 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | +7.7 | |||||||
| 17 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.7 | |||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.4 | ||||
| Team | 115 | 39-9839.8% | 10-3727.0% | 49 | 22 | 10 | 30 | 27-3479.4% | 11 | 9 | 11 | |||
Bench 25 points on 10 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Tremont Waters, Jeff Teague, Grant Williams, Tacko Fall, Carsen Edwards and Javonte Green (coach’s decision).
Pelicans120Celtics115ClickTap 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.
Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 33 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans rallied from 24 points down in the third quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 120-115 in overtime.
The Pelicans trailed 63-47 at halftime and 79-55 with 6:29 left in the third quarter. They were still down 80-57 with 5:34 left in the third quarter, with a 4.2% chance to win, and outscored the Celtics 63-35 the rest of the way.
Josh Hart’s free throw with 8.3 seconds left in overtime made it 118-115 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Pelicans outscored the Celtics 27-17. Zion Williamson scored 10 of the Pelicans’ 27 on 4 for 7 shooting and 2 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Nicolo Melli had 2 steals, both with the game within five points.
Williamson had 28 points and 10 rebounds.
For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum had 32 points (15 in the second quarter) and 9 rebounds, and Kemba Walker went 1 for 12 from 3. Jaylen Brown had 25 points (11 in the first quarter) and 9 assists but shot 7 for 23. Robert Williams III had 8 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks off the bench.
The Pelicans shot 44.7% from the field and 30.6% from 3 to the Celtics’ 39.8% and 27.0%. They outscored the Celtics 22-8 on the fast break. The Pelicans were outscored 16-6 in 4 minutes with Redick, Hart, Williamson, Hayes and Lewis on the floor together.
New Orleans PelicansBoston CelticsPS, 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. The Pelicans’ chance bottomed out at 4.2% (3rd quarter, 5:34 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
95 points from the field on 94 shots: 12.7 fewer 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 | 27-43 | 62.8% | 64% |
| In the paint | 0-8 | 0.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 4-7 | 57.1% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-11 | 27.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-25 | 32.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 38 | 11 | 4-6 | −2 |
| Jayson Tatum | 16 | 0 | 0-1 | −6 |
| Kemba Walker | 10 | 8 | 3-6 | +5 |
| Semi Ojeleye | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 9 | 4-10 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Thompson | 39 | 9 | 4-8 | −6 |
| Daniel Theis | 16 | 12 | 5-9 | +6 |
| Kemba Walker | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Robert Williams III | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 13 | 5-6 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 19 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Payton Pritchard | 12 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Jaylen Brown | 9 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Semi Ojeleye | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
BOS
50/50
NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
Tatum 17' Step Back Jump Shot (30 PTS)
Q4 0:11
58.2%
79→21
Williamson 2' Driving Layup (24 PTS) (Ball 4 AST)
Q4 0:07
58.2%
21→79
Ingram 25' 3PT Jump Shot (31 PTS) (Williamson 4 AST)
OT 0:34
44.5%
53→97
Tatum 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot (32 PTS)
Q4 0:00
38.9%
92→53
Ingram 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (27 PTS)
Q4 4:11
21.3%
34→55
