New Orleans Pelicans vs. Boston Celtics

Mar 29, 2021

FINAL

21-25New OrleansPelicans

115

23-24BostonCeltics

109

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	32	32	24	27	115
BOS	27	28	26	28	109

Game Recap

Zion Williamson recorded 28 points (11-22 FG), eight rebounds, three assists and four steals for the Pelicans as they defeated the Celtics, 115-109. Brandon Ingram added 25 points and nine assists for the Pelicans in the victory, while Jayson Tatum tallied a game-high 34 points, along with nine rebounds and five assists for the Celtics in the losing effort. The Pelicans improve to 21-25 on the season, while the Celtics fall to 23-24.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Brandon IngramSF	36	7-17	3-5	8-11	1	9	1	0	3	3	-8	25
1Zion WilliamsonPF	31	11-22	0-0	6-9	8	3	4	0	2	1	+2	28
12Steven AdamsC	29	2-2	0-0	0-4	5	1	2	1	1	3	-9	4
5Eric BledsoeSG	35	4-9	4-8	1-2	3	5	0	0	1	4	-8	13
6Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPG	33	7-15	3-9	0-2	7	3	0	0	1	3	+17	17
3Josh Hart	31	5-8	3-5	2-2	15	3	0	1	4	5	+8	15
10Jaxson Hayes	18	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	2	+15	4
13Kira Lewis Jr.	18	3-6	3-4	0-0	3	4	1	0	0	0	+13	9
4Wes Iwundu	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32Wenyen Gabriel	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Willy Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
16James Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Will Magnay	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Naji Marshall	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-8250.0%	16-3151.6%	17-3056.7%	47	30	8	2	14	21	-	115

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jayson TatumSF	40	12-25	5-9	5-6	9	5	2	0	1	2	-1	34
12Grant WilliamsPF	22	1-4	1-4	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	5	-4	3
44Robert Williams IIIC	32	3-5	0-0	1-2	10	5	0	3	2	4	+6	7
36Marcus SmartSG	38	6-15	0-6	3-3	3	3	0	2	2	5	-7	15
8Kemba WalkerPG	33	8-18	2-9	5-5	4	4	0	0	3	3	+6	23
94Evan Fournier	32	0-10	0-5	0-0	2	0	2	2	1	3	-12	0
20Moritz Wagner	4	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	-1	1
26Aaron Nesmith	8	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	-6	5
40Luke Kornet	13	4-6	2-4	0-1	4	2	0	1	1	0	-7	10
11Payton Pritchard	15	4-6	3-4	0-0	5	0	1	1	1	2	-4	11
4Carsen Edwards	— did not play —												— did not play —
99Tacko Fall	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Tremont Waters	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	40-9343.0%	14-4332.6%	15-1978.9%	46	21	5	9	14	25	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPBOS

(11:55) Jump Ball Williams III vs. Adams: Tip to Ingram
(11:38) MISS Alexander-Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:36) CELTICS Rebound
+3 (11:22) Tatum 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williams III 1 AST)
03
(11:15) Walker P.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Washington)
(11:10) Williams S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Ervin)
+1 (11:10) Ingram Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
13
+1 (11:10) Ingram Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
23
+2 (10:56) Williams III 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
25
+3 (10:44) Bledsoe 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Adams 1 AST)
55
(10:34) MISS Walker 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:32) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:24) MISS Williamson 4' Driving Layup
(10:24) Williams III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:23) Pelicans Rebound
(10:11) MISS Alexander-Walker 3' Driving Layup
(10:10) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:09) Smart S.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Washington)
(10:09) MISS Adams Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:09) Pelicans Rebound
(10:09) MISS Adams Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:09) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:56) Williams Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:56) Williamson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:51) Ingram 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
75
+3 (9:31) Tatum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
78
(9:18) MISS Williamson 5' Driving Layup
(9:18) Williams III BLOCK (2 BLK)
(9:17) Smart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:07) MISS Williams 3PT Jump Shot
(9:06) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:50) Ingram 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
108
+2 (8:33) Tatum 16' Turnaround Fadeaway (8 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
1010
(8:20) Williams III P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Tiven)
(8:07) MISS Ingram 24' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:04) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:59) Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:59) Williamson STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (7:53) Williamson 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Bledsoe 1 AST)
1210
+3 (7:43) Tatum 27' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS)
1213
(7:43) Alexander-Walker S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Washington)
(7:43) MISS Tatum Free Throw 1 of 1
(7:41) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:30) Walker Violation:Kicked Ball (J.Tiven)
(7:23) MISS Alexander-Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:21) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:09) Walker 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
1216
+2 (6:56) Williamson 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1416
(6:47) Smart Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:47) Adams STEAL (1 STL)
(6:38) Williams P.FOUL (P2.PN) (C.Washington)
(6:38) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:38) MISS Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:38) Pelicans Rebound
+1 (6:38) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1516
(6:24) MISS Fournier 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:22) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:06) MISS Ingram 7' Fadeaway Jumper
(6:04) Wagner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:56) Ingram S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Washington)
+1 (5:56) Walker Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1517
+1 (5:56) Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1518
(5:39) Ingram Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:39) Tatum STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:38) Tatum 4' Running Finger Roll Layup (13 PTS)
1520
(5:38) Bledsoe S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Ervin)
+1 (5:38) Tatum Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
1521
(5:14) Pelicans Turnover: Shot Clock (T#2)
(5:14) Pelicans Violation: Delay of game Violation
(5:03) MISS Tatum 3PT Jump Shot
(5:00) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (4:51) Ingram 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
1821
(4:31) Bledsoe S.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Tiven)
+1 (4:31) Wagner Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1822
(4:31) MISS Wagner Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:31) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:17) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(4:05) MISS Ingram 17' Fadeaway Jumper
(4:03) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:54) MISS Tatum 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:50) Pelicans Rebound
(3:50) Wagner L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Tiven)
+1 (3:50) Hart Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1922
+1 (3:50) Hart Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2022
(3:28) MISS Fournier 5' Driving Layup
(3:26) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:18) Hart 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Bledsoe 2 AST)
2222
+2 (3:05) Tatum 2' Cutting Layup Shot (16 PTS) (Wagner 1 AST)
2224
(2:54) MISS Bledsoe 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:52) Wagner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:45) MISS Nesmith 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:42) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (2:37) Alexander-Walker 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2424
(2:11) MISS Fournier 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:09) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:59) Alexander-Walker 3' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Hart 2 AST)
2624
(1:41) MISS Tatum 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:38) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:35) Nesmith Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:35) Williamson STEAL (3 STL)
+3 (1:30) Hart 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Lewis Jr. 1 AST)
2924
(1:20) MISS Smart 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:18) Lewis Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:09) Hart 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Lewis Jr. 2 AST)
3224
+3 (0:49) Kornet 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
3227
(0:29) MISS Alexander-Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:27) CELTICS Rebound
(0:09) MISS Kornet 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:07) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:02) Hart Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:02) Fournier STEAL (1 STL)
(0:01) MISS Fournier 54' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:01) CELTICS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

BOS

115Points109

41-82(50.0%)Field Goal(%)40-93(43.0%)

16-31(51.6%)3-Point(%)14-43(32.6%)

17-30(56.7%)Free Throw(%)15-19(78.9%)

47(8)Rebounds(Offensive)46(12)

30Assists21

8Steals5

2Blocks9

14Turnovers14

21Fouls25

48Pts In The Paint46

15Fast Break Pts8

22Pts Off Turnovers18

28Bench Pts27

17Largest Lead6

Game Details

Monday, March 29, 2021 · 7:30 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 2,298 (11.7%)

tv: NBA TV