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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 32 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 114 |
 Celtics | 35 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 125 |
NOPTeam statsBOS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 45-8751.7% | 11-3036.7% | 13-1776.5% | 33 | 22 | 9 |
| BOS | 44-9148.4% | 15-4434.1% | 22-2588.0% | 50 | 24 | 9 |
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.
Boston Celtics125| 38 | 9 | 3-9 | 1-6 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −5.1 | ||||
| 36 | 31 | 10-22 | 3-8 | 0 | 8-10 | 0 | +12 | +7.7 | ||||||
| 35 | 41, Season high (his best before, 39) | 15-21 | 3-6 | 0 | 8-9 | 0 | +18 | +15.0 | ||||||
| 31 | 14 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 0 | 0-0 | +15 | +4.9 | |||||||
| 30 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −2.2 | |||||||
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| 26 | 20 | 7-11 | 2-5 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +8.5 | |||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −6.4 | |||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −2.1 | |||||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.5 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.6 | |||
| Team | 125 | 44-9148.4% | 15-4434.1% | 50 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 22-2588.0% | 11 | 7 | 5 | |||
Bench 25 points on 9 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Blake Griffin (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans114| 37 | 18 | 6-15 | 2-5 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0.0 | |||||
| 34 | 38 | 15-24 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0 | −14 | +13.0 | |||||||
| 34 | 15 | 7-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | −7 | +4.2 | ||||||||
| 25 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 23 | 13 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.7 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 9 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.7 | |||||
| 21 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.4 | ||||
| 20 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −5.2 | ||||
| 18 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.7 | |
| Team | 114 | 45-8751.7% | 11-3036.7% | 33 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 13-1776.5% | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 23 points on 9 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Garrett Temple and Willy Hernangomez (coach’s decision).
Celtics125Pelicans114ClickTap 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.
Jaylen Brown had a season-high 41 points (18 in the third quarter) and 12 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-114 for their fourth straight win.
The Celtics took control with a 21-8 run in the third quarter and led by as many as 19.
Jayson Tatum had 31 points (14 in the fourth quarter) and 10 rebounds, and Malcolm Brogdon added 20 points on 7 for 11 shooting off the bench. The Celtics had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Pelicans, CJ McCollum scored 38 points on 15 for 24 shooting.
The Pelicans got 4 offensive rebounds, about 8 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Celtics outscored the Pelicans 33-16 in 9 minutes with Horford, Brown, Brogdon, Tatum and Williams on the floor together.
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).
103 points from the field on 90 shots: 5.7 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 | 16-22 | 72.7% | 67% |
| In the paint | 6-13 | 46.2% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 7-12 | 58.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-7 | 14.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-37 | 37.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyson Daniels | 25 | 13 | 5-6 | +3 |
| Trey Murphy III | 15 | 6 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Naji Marshall | 14 | 3 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 7 | 10 | 4-4 | +7 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 18 | 8-9 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 50 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naji Marshall | 32 | 0 | 0-3 | −14 |
| CJ McCollum | 9 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Dyson Daniels | 8 | 0 | 0-4 | −3 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 6 | 7 | 3-7 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 19 | 6-8 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | 16 | 9 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Jose Alvarado | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Naji Marshall | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Devonte' Graham | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 7 | 2-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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
Tatum 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Horford 3 AST)
Q3 6:05
10.9%
66→77
Brown 2' Driving Layup (27 PTS) (Horford 4 AST)
Q3 4:11
9.8%
82→92
McCollum 15' Driving Floating Jump Shot (26 PTS)
Q3 8:02
9.4%
62→53
Horford 26' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Brogdon 2 AST)
Q3 7:46
9.4%
53→62
Tatum 29' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q2 11:09
8.5%
62→71
