Boston Celtics vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 30, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	28	31	24	21	104
NOP	37	20	11	24	92

Game Recap

The Celtics defeat the Pelicans, 104-92. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 23 points, nine rebounds and four assists, while Kristaps Porzingis added 19 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks in the victory. Zion Williamson (25 points, nine rebounds, four assists) and CJ McCollum (24 points, five assists, four 3pt. FG) tallied a combined 49 points for the Pelicans in the losing effort. The Celtics improve to 58-16 on the season, while the Pelicans fall to 45-29.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Jaylen BrownSF	35	6-16	3-4	2-2	7	6	1	1	2	2	+4	17
0Jayson TatumPF	35	10-17	3-6	0-0	9	4	0	0	4	1	+8	23
8Kristaps PorzingisC	31	6-14	1-6	6-6	10	3	2	4	2	4	+12	19
4Jrue HolidaySG	35	5-10	3-6	0-0	8	7	2	1	3	2	+8	13
9Derrick WhitePG	31	5-9	3-7	2-2	3	3	0	0	0	1	+9	15
30Sam Hauser	13	1-3	1-3	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	1	+1	3
42Al Horford	30	4-7	1-3	0-0	6	2	1	1	0	1	+8	9
11Payton Pritchard	17	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	+3	2
26Xavier Tillman	10	1-3	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	+7	3
12Oshae Brissett	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Luke Kornet	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Svi Mykhailiuk	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8247.6%	15-3740.5%	11-1291.7%	51	27	7	7	12	13	-	104

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	38	3-10	3-6	2-2	9	2	2	1	1	1	-9	11
1Zion WilliamsonPF	40	9-17	0-0	7-14	9	4	1	0	4	0	-8	25
17Jonas ValanciunasC	15	1-5	0-1	0-0	5	2	0	0	1	1	-4	2
5Herbert JonesSG	40	6-15	4-9	2-2	5	3	2	0	0	1	-5	18
3CJ McCollumPG	36	10-23	4-11	0-0	2	5	2	1	1	4	-6	24
22Larry Nance Jr.	20	2-5	1-3	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	2	-11	5
24Jordan Hawkins	7	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	-2	0
8Naji Marshall	23	2-4	1-1	0-0	5	1	0	1	1	1	-7	5
11Dyson Daniels	10	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	2	2	0	1	1	-8	2
37Matt Ryan	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Cody Zeller	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	34-8639.5%	13-3537.1%	11-1861.1%	41	22	9	3	9	12	-	92

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSNOP

(11:55) Jump Ball Valanciunas vs. Porzingis: Tip to White
(11:42) Tatum Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:42) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:35) Williamson 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (McCollum 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:26) Brown 13' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
22
(11:07) MISS Valanciunas 3' Turnaround Hook Shot
(11:05) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:00) MISS Porzingis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:55) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:50) McCollum 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murphy III 1 AST)
25
(10:33) MISS Holiday 3PT Jump Shot
(10:30) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:24) Williamson 2' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS)
27
(10:04) MISS Brown 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:02) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:00) MISS McCollum 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:56) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:54) MISS Murphy III 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:51) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:42) MISS Porzingis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:39) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:30) Valanciunas 4' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (McCollum 2 AST)
29
+3 (9:16) Porzingis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Holiday 2 AST)
59
(9:00) Valanciunas OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Brothers)
(9:00) Valanciunas Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (8:41) Tatum 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
79
+2 (8:30) Williamson 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Valanciunas 1 AST)
711
(8:30) Porzingis S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Adair)
(8:30) MISS Williamson Free Throw 1 of 1
(8:27) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:19) Holiday 2' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
911
(8:03) MISS McCollum 3PT Jump Shot
(8:03) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:49) Tatum 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1111
+3 (7:39) Jones 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McCollum 3 AST)
1114
(7:24) Murphy III S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Cutler)
+1 (7:24) Porzingis Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1214
+1 (7:24) Porzingis Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1314
(7:16) Porzingis Violation:Kicked Ball (B.Adair)
(7:08) MISS Valanciunas 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:03) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:58) Tatum Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:58) Williamson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:53) Williamson Running Dunk (8 PTS)
1316
(6:41) MISS Porzingis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:41) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:20) McCollum Driving Dunk (5 PTS)
1318
(6:01) MISS Holiday 1' Driving Layup
(6:00) Holiday REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:00) MISS Holiday 3' Tip Layup Shot
(5:57) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (5:53) McCollum 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Valanciunas 2 AST)
1321
(5:53) Celtics Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(5:37) MISS Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:34) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:22) Williamson 2' Cutting Layup Shot (10 PTS) (McCollum 4 AST)
1323
+3 (5:05) Horford 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
1623
(4:48) MISS McCollum 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:45) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:37) Porzingis 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (7 PTS) (White 1 AST)
1823
(4:27) Porzingis S.FOUL (P2.T2) (T.Brothers)
+1 (4:27) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
1824
+1 (4:27) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
1825
+2 (4:06) Porzingis 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2025
(3:51) MISS Williamson 4' Driving Layup
(3:49) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:45) MISS Hauser 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:41) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:27) MISS Hawkins 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:23) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:17) MISS Hauser 3PT Jump Shot
(3:14) Pritchard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:11) Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:11) Murphy III STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (3:02) Jones 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Hawkins 1 AST)
2028
(2:44) MISS Pritchard 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:41) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:33) Jones 1' Driving Layup (8 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
2030
+3 (2:06) Brown 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hauser 1 AST)
2330
(2:05) Celtics Violation: Delay of game Violation
(2:00) Hauser Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (T.Brothers)
(2:00) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (1:46) McCollum 18' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2332
(1:24) Pritchard Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:24) PELICANS Timeout: Coach Challenge (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (1:07) McCollum 4' Driving Layup (12 PTS) (Nance Jr. 1 AST)
2334
(1:06) PELICANS Violation: Delay of game Violation
+2 (0:50) Holiday 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2534
(0:32) MISS McCollum 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:29) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:19) Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
2834
+3 (0:02) Marshall 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nance Jr. 2 AST)
2837

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4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

NOP

104Points92

39-82(47.6%)Field Goal(%)34-86(39.5%)

15-37(40.5%)3-Point(%)13-35(37.1%)

11-12(91.7%)Free Throw(%)11-18(61.1%)

51(8)Rebounds(Offensive)41(10)

27Assists22

7Steals9

7Blocks3

12Turnovers9

13Fouls12

38Pts In The Paint36

4Fast Break Pts17

8Pts Off Turnovers17

17Bench Pts12

22Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, March 30, 2024 · 5:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 17,932 (100.8%)

tv: NBA TV