Celtics (115) vs Pelicans (120) · Feb 21, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Feb 21, 2021

15-15BostonCeltics

115

13-17New OrleansPelicans

120

Game Recap

After trailing by as many as 24 points, the Pelicans defeated the Celtics, 120-115, in overtime. Zion Williamson (28 points, 10 rebounds) and Brandon Ingram (33 points, six rebounds) combined for 61 points for the Pelicans in the victory. Jayson Tatum recorded 32 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics, while Jaylen Brown tallied 25 points, six rebounds and nine assists in the losing effort. The Pelicans improve to 13-17 on the season, while the Celtics fall to 15-15.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
BOS	30	33	24	21	7	115
NOP	28	19	27	34	12	120

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
0Jayson TatumSF	41	10-24	3-7	9-13	9	2	2	0	1	4	32	+3
27Daniel TheisPF	38	2-7	1-3	0-0	6	1	1	3	2	5	5	+3
13Tristan ThompsonC	29	5-8	0-0	4-6	9	0	1	2	0	2	14	-3
7Jaylen BrownSG	40	7-23	3-10	8-9	6	9	0	0	3	5	25	-7
8Kemba WalkerPG	35	5-21	1-12	3-3	1	4	1	2	2	3	14	+4
26Aaron Nesmith	26	3-4	1-2	3-3	4	0	2	0	0	5	10	-8
37Semi Ojeleye	14	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	-9
44Robert Williams III	21	4-6	0-0	0-0	13	3	0	4	1	3	8	-2
11Payton Pritchard	16	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	3	1	0	1	1	4	-6
4Carsen Edwards	— did not play —												— did not play —
99Tacko Fall	— did not play —												— did not play —
43Javonte Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Jeff Teague	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Tremont Waters	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Grant Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		39-9839.8%	10-3727.0%	27-3479.4%	49	22	9	11	10	30	115

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
14Brandon IngramSF	42	11-22	5-12	6-6	6	3	0	0	2	3	33	+2
1Zion WilliamsonPF	39	11-21	0-1	6-10	10	4	0	1	3	2	28	0
9Willy HernangomezC	22	3-10	0-0	0-3	13	2	0	1	1	2	6	-9
5Eric BledsoeSG	24	3-6	0-1	2-3	1	3	0	1	1	2	8	0
2Lonzo BallPG	38	5-11	3-6	3-4	6	4	2	0	6	3	16	+6
3Josh Hart	36	5-10	2-5	5-7	10	0	1	3	0	4	17	+18
4JJ Redick	17	1-4	0-3	2-2	1	3	0	0	0	3	4	-3
10Jaxson Hayes	13	1-1	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	-4
13Kira Lewis Jr.	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-7
6Nickeil Alexander-Walker	4	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	+4
20Nicolo Melli	16	1-7	1-7	0-0	3	0	2	0	0	3	3	+18
12Steven Adams	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Wenyen Gabriel	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Sindarius Thornwell	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		42-9444.7%	11-3630.6%	25-3767.6%	52	22	5	7	13	24	120

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterbosnop

(11:55) Jump Ball Hernangomez vs. Theis: Tip to Ingram
+3 (11:35) Ball 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bledsoe 1 AST)
03
(11:13) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:10) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:55) Hernangomez Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
05
+2 (10:43) Walker 23' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
25
+2 (10:29) Ingram 21' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hernangomez 1 AST)
27
(10:16) MISS Brown 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:13) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:01) MISS Bledsoe 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:59) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:48) MISS Thompson 4' Hook Shot
(9:46) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:42) Ball 16' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
29
(9:30) MISS Walker 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:28) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:18) Bledsoe 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
211
(9:18) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(9:05) MISS Brown 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:02) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (9:00) Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
511
(8:43) Williamson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:43) Walker STEAL (1 STL)
(8:33) MISS Tatum 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:31) Celtics Rebound
+2 (8:28) Tatum 13' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
711
(8:02) Williamson Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:02) Theis STEAL (1 STL)
(7:51) Williamson Violation:Kicked Ball (J.DeRosa)
+2 (7:41) Theis 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Brown 2 AST)
911
+2 (7:29) Williamson 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Bledsoe 2 AST)
913
(7:29) Theis S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (7:29) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
914
(7:19) MISS Tatum 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:15) Bledsoe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:02) Hernangomez 2' Hook Shot (4 PTS)
916
(6:46) Ingram S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (6:46) Brown Free Throw 1 of 3 (4 PTS)
1016
+1 (6:46) Brown Free Throw 2 of 3 (5 PTS)
1116
+1 (6:46) Brown Free Throw 3 of 3 (6 PTS)
1216
(6:36) MISS Hernangomez 4' Layup
(6:36) PELICANS Rebound
(6:30) Nesmith P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Ayotte)
+3 (6:19) Ball 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
1219
+2 (6:05) Thompson 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Walker 2 AST)
1419
(5:54) Ball Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:54) Nesmith STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (5:48) Brown 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Walker 3 AST)
1719
(5:25) MISS Hernangomez 11' Floating Jump Shot
(5:23) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:19) Walker 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1919
(5:19) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:03) Ball Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(5:03) Ojeleye STEAL (1 STL)
(5:00) Hart P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.DeRosa)
(4:50) MISS Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:45) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:37) MISS Ingram 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
(4:34) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:13) MISS Walker 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:13) Hart BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:12) Celtics Rebound
(4:12) Celtics Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
(4:01) MISS Ingram 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:58) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:51) Ojeleye 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 3 AST)
2219
(3:40) Ojeleye S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (3:40) Ingram Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2220
+1 (3:40) Ingram Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2221
+2 (3:24) Pritchard 23' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 4 AST)
2421
(3:13) Ingram Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(3:13) Nesmith STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (3:07) Williams III Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Brown 5 AST)
2621
(2:57) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(2:42) MISS Ingram 1' Driving Layup
(2:42) Williams III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:42) Celtics Rebound
(2:26) MISS Brown 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(2:22) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:09) MISS Ingram 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:06) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:59) MISS Brown 6' Driving Layup
(1:55) Williams III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:53) MISS Nesmith 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:51) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:37) Hayes 1' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Lewis Jr. 1 AST)
2623
(1:23) MISS Brown 2' Driving Layup
(1:21) Williams III REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(1:21) MISS Williams III 3' Putback Layup
(1:21) Hart BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:20) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:13) Hart 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
2625
+2 (0:58) Brown 16' Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2825
+3 (0:49) Ingram 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Lewis Jr. 2 AST)
2828
(0:34) MISS Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:33) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:33) Nesmith Putback Layup (2 PTS)
3028
(0:20) MISS Hart 3PT Jump Shot
(0:16) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:00) MISS Brown 2' Driving Layup
(0:00) Hayes BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) Celtics Rebound

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Overtime

Team Stats

BOS

NOP

115Points120

39-98(39.8%)Field Goal(%)42-94(44.7%)

10-37(27.0%)3-Point(%)11-36(30.6%)

27-34(79.4%)Free Throw(%)25-37(67.6%)

49(11)Rebounds(Offensive)52(12)

22Assists22

9Steals5

11Blocks7

10Turnovers13

30Fouls24

48Pts In The Paint54

8Fast Break Pts22

21Pts Off Turnovers12

25Bench Pts29

24Largest Lead9

Game Details

Sunday, February 21, 2021 · 3:30 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 1,940 (10.9%)