Boston Celtics vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Jan 31, 2025

FINAL

34-15BostonCeltics

118

12-37New OrleansPelicans

116

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
BOS	31	28	32	27	118
NOP	34	19	33	30	116

Game Recap

The Celtics defeated the Pelicans, 118-116. The Celtics move to, 34-15, with a Jayson Tatum game-winner, while the Pelicans move to, 12-37.

Player Stats

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Jaylen BrownSF	34	11-18	3-6	3-4	6	4	0	0	1	4	+2	28
0Jayson TatumPF	38	10-21	4-10	3-5	6	10	1	0	5	2	+4	27
8Kristaps PorzingisC	30	5-12	2-7	4-8	5	6	3	4	1	3	+3	16
9Derrick WhiteSG	33	5-9	3-6	3-4	4	3	2	0	1	2	+2	16
4Jrue HolidayPG	29	2-5	0-1	0-0	3	5	1	0	1	2	+1	4
42Al Horford	25	1-5	0-2	2-2	4	0	0	1	0	0	-4	4
11Payton Pritchard	17	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	3
40Luke Kornet	15	4-4	0-0	3-3	2	3	1	1	0	2	+2	11
30Sam Hauser	14	3-6	3-6	0-0	4	1	1	0	3	0	0	9
44Jaden Springer	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Drew Peterson	— did not play —												— did not play —
88Neemias Queta	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Xavier Tillman	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Jordan Walsh	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8450.0%	16-4139.0%	18-2669.2%	35	32	12	7	13	16	-	118

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	38	15-20	8-12	2-3	5	4	1	0	4	5	+3	40
4Javonte GreenPF	29	0-4	0-2	6-7	6	2	3	0	0	3	+1	6
21Yves MissiC	29	3-7	0-0	0-2	13	0	0	0	3	2	-2	6
3CJ McCollumSG	33	8-19	1-7	0-1	2	1	1	0	2	2	-2	17
5Dejounte MurrayPG	8	2-6	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	3	1	-1	4
17Karlo Matkovic	18	3-6	1-1	0-0	4	1	1	1	1	1	0	7
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	13	1-2	1-2	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	1	-4	3
11Brandon Boston	29	5-11	0-3	0-0	5	2	0	0	2	3	-7	10
15Jose Alvarado	33	6-14	3-9	5-6	3	6	1	1	1	0	+1	20
8Jamal Cain	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3	+1	3
24Jordan Hawkins	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Daniel Theis	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	44-9048.9%	15-3740.5%	13-1968.4%	48	16	7	2	18	21	-	116

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterBOSNOP

(11:56) Jump Ball Missi vs. Porzingis: Tip to White
(11:41) Tatum Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:41) Green STEAL (1 STL)
(11:33) MISS Murray 4' Driving Layup
(11:30) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:21) Brown 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
20
(11:21) Missi Violation:Defensive Goaltending (E.Malloy)
(11:21) Missi S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
+1 (11:21) Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
30
(11:08) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:08) Porzingis STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:05) Tatum 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
50
(10:50) MISS McCollum 2' Driving Layup
(10:50) Porzingis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:50) PELICANS Rebound
(10:41) MISS McCollum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:38) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:31) MISS Porzingis 28' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:28) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:13) MISS Murray 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:10) Missi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:09) MISS Missi 2' Putback Layup
(10:09) Porzingis BLOCK (2 BLK)
(10:06) Missi REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (10:02) Missi 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
52
(9:44) MISS White 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:41) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:36) Murphy III 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
55
+3 (9:19) Tatum 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Porzingis 1 AST)
85
(9:00) MISS McCollum 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:58) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:53) MISS Murphy III 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:50) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:46) Green S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Washington)
+1 (8:46) Porzingis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
95
+1 (8:46) Porzingis Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
105
+2 (8:37) Murray 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
107
+3 (8:26) Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (White 1 AST)
137
(8:14) MISS Murray 3' Driving Layup
(8:12) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:04) MISS Brown 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:02) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:45) MISS McCollum 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:43) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:35) MISS White 3' Driving Layup
(7:33) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:29) Murphy III 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
139
(7:29) Brown S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Richardson)
+1 (7:29) Murphy III Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
1310
(7:17) Tatum Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:02) Murray Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
(6:48) MISS Tatum 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:45) Missi REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(6:35) Brown S.FOUL (P2.T2) (E.Malloy)
(6:35) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:35) Green Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
1311
+1 (6:35) Green Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
1312
+1 (6:35) Green Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
1313
+2 (6:19) Horford 3' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Porzingis 2 AST)
1513
+2 (5:53) McCollum 15' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
1515
+2 (5:36) Tatum 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
1715
+2 (5:27) Murray 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1717
(5:18) MISS Porzingis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:15) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:10) MISS Green 3PT Running Jump Shot
(5:06) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:54) Porzingis 28' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Tatum 1 AST)
2017
(4:37) MISS McCollum 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(4:36) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:36) Matkovic Putback Dunk (2 PTS)
2019
(4:26) Murray P.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Malloy)
+2 (4:17) Porzingis 10' Fadeaway Jumper (7 PTS) (White 2 AST)
2219
(4:02) MISS Murray 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:00) Murray REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(3:59) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T3)
(3:59) White STEAL (1 STL)
(3:57) White Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:57) Matkovic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:52) Murphy III 1' Running Layup (8 PTS)
2221
(3:51) Murphy III P.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Malloy)
(3:51) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(3:33) MISS Horford 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:29) Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:25) Murphy III 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Alvarado 1 AST)
2224
(3:11) MISS Tatum 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:07) Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:02) MISS Murphy III 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(2:58) Horford REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:55) Hauser 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tatum 2 AST)
2524
+2 (2:30) Boston 8' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2526
(2:06) MISS Pritchard 6' Driving Layup
(2:06) Matkovic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:03) Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:56) Murphy III 22' Running Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Alvarado 2 AST)
2528
(1:45) MISS Hauser 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:45) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (1:37) Murphy III 30' 3PT Running Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Alvarado 3 AST)
2531
+3 (1:16) Hauser 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Tatum 3 AST)
2831
+3 (0:55) Alvarado 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2834
+3 (0:39) Hauser 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Tatum 4 AST)
3134
(0:31) MISS Alvarado 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:29) Tatum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:20) MISS Horford 3' Layup
(0:19) Horford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:19) MISS Horford Tip Layup Shot
(0:17) Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:01) MISS Boston 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:01) PELICANS Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

BOS

NOP

118Points116

42-84(50.0%)Field Goal(%)44-90(48.9%)

16-41(39.0%)3-Point(%)15-37(40.5%)

18-26(69.2%)Free Throw(%)13-19(68.4%)

35(5)Rebounds(Offensive)48(10)

32Assists16

12Steals7

7Blocks2

13Turnovers18

16Fouls21

44Pts In The Paint50

19Fast Break Pts14

26Pts Off Turnovers9

27Bench Pts43

9Largest Lead6

Game Details

Friday, January 31, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 16,432 (92.4%)