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Tatum's jumper gives Celtics a 118-116 victory over the short-handed Pelicans

By AP•Feb 1, 2025

Game Recap

Jayson Tatum knocks down an elbow jumper with 0.2 seconds remaining to seal a Celtics win.

NEW ORLEANS -- — Jayson Tatum's jumper with 0.7 seconds left gave the Boston Celtics a 118-116 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.

Jaylen Brown scored 28 points and Tatum had 27 as the Celtics handed the Pelicans their fifth straight loss. New Orleans lost Dejounte Murray to a lower right leg injury in the first quarter.

Tatum had 22 points through three quarters before being held in check for much of the fourth. But the Celtics went to him after CJ McCollum's tying basket with 24 seconds left and he hit the eventual winner over McCollum from the left wing.

Trey Murphy had a season-high 40 points, going 8 for 12 on 3-pointers. Jose Alvarado added 20 points and McCollum had 17.

Luke Kornet and Kristaps Porzingis scored 13 of the Celtics’ first 17 points of the fourth quarter to build a 108-101 lead. Porzingis and Derrick White each had 16 points.

Takeaways

Celtics: The Celtics had 32 assists on 42 made field goals. Porzingis had four blocks.

Pelicans: Murray, who had averaged 17.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 7.6 assists since returning from an early season broken hand that caused him to miss 18 games, fell to the court in the first quarter with a non-contact injury to his lower right leg. He was carried into the locker room. … Zion Williamson sat out with a stomach bug. He has missed 36 of 49 games this season.

Key moment

McCollum threw up a 35-foot hook shot at the buzzer that fell short.

Key stat

McCollum continued his poor outside shooting, going 1 of 7 from long range. He is 7 of 27 from 3 over the last four games.

Up next

The Celtics play in Philadelphia on Sunday night. The Pelicans open a four-game road trip Monday night against the Nuggets.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

BOS wins series 2-0

Regular Season Series

NO at BOS

Sun, Jan 12

119 - 120

Final

BOS at NO

Sat, Feb 1

118 - 116

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

BOS

42-84FG44-90

50Field Goal %49

16-413PT15-37

39Three Point %41

18-26FT13-19

5Offensive Rebounds10

30Defensive Rebounds38

32Assists16

12Steals7

7Blocks2

13Turnovers18

1Technical Fouls0

9Points Conceded Off Turnovers26

19Fast Break Points14

16Fouls21

9Largest Lead6

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	BOS
12:00	Kristaps Porzingis vs. Yves Missi (Derrick White gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Jayson Tatum bad pass (Javonte Green steals)	0	0
11:33	Dejounte Murray misses driving layup	0	0
11:30	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	0	0
11:21	Jaylen Brown makes driving layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	0	2
11:21	Yves Missi defensive goaltending violation	0	2
11:21	Yves Missi shooting foul	0	2
11:21	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 1	0	3
11:08	Dejounte Murray bad pass (Kristaps Porzingis steals)	0	3
11:05	Jayson Tatum makes dunk (Jaylen Brown assists)	0	5
10:50	Kristaps Porzingis blocks CJ McCollum 's 1-foot driving layup	0	5
10:50	Pelicans offensive team rebound	0	5
10:41	CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	5
10:38	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	0	5
10:31	Kristaps Porzingis misses 28-foot three point shot	0	5
10:28	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	0	5
10:13	Dejounte Murray misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	0	5
10:10	Yves Missi offensive rebound	0	5
10:09	Kristaps Porzingis blocks Yves Missi 's 1-foot two point shot	0	5
10:06	Yves Missi offensive rebound	0	5
10:02	Yves Missi makes 1-foot driving dunk	2	5
9:44	Derrick White misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	5
9:41	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	2	5
9:36	Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	5	5
9:19	Jayson Tatum makes 25-foot three pointer (Kristaps Porzingis assists)	5	8
9:00	CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	8
8:58	Dejounte Murray offensive rebound	5	8
8:53	Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	8
8:50	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	5	8
8:46	Javonte Green shooting foul	5	8
8:46	Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 1 of 2	5	9
8:46	Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 2 of 2	5	10
8:37	Dejounte Murray makes driving layup	7	10
8:26	Jaylen Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)	7	13
8:14	Dejounte Murray misses driving layup	7	13
8:12	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	7	13
8:04	Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	13
8:02	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	7	13
7:45	CJ McCollum misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	7	13
7:43	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	7	13
7:35	Derrick White misses driving layup	7	13
7:33	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	7	13
7:29	Trey Murphy III makes driving layup (Javonte Green assists)	9	13
7:29	Jaylen Brown shooting foul	9	13
7:29	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 1	10	13
7:17	Jayson Tatum out of bounds lost ball turnover	10	13
7:02	Dejounte Murray out of bounds bad pass turnover	10	13
6:48	Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	10	13
6:45	Yves Missi defensive rebound	10	13
6:35	Jaylen Brown shooting foul	10	13
6:35	Pelicans Full timeout	10	13
6:35	(06:35) [Celtics] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	10	13
6:35	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Yves Missi	10	13
6:35	Al Horford enters the game for Jaylen Brown	10	13
6:35	Javonte Green makes free throw 1 of 3	11	13
6:35	Javonte Green makes free throw 2 of 3	12	13
6:35	Javonte Green makes free throw 3 of 3	13	13
6:19	Al Horford makes 3-foot two point shot (Kristaps Porzingis assists)	13	15
5:53	CJ McCollum makes 14-foot two point shot	15	15
5:36	Jayson Tatum makes 3-foot two point shot	15	17
5:27	Dejounte Murray makes 3-foot two point shot	17	17
5:18	Kristaps Porzingis misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	17
5:15	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	17	17
5:10	Javonte Green misses 23-foot three point shot	17	17
5:06	Derrick White defensive rebound	17	17
4:54	Kristaps Porzingis makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	17	20
4:37	CJ McCollum misses two point shot	17	20
4:36	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	17	20
4:36	Karlo Matkovic makes dunk	19	20
4:26	Dejounte Murray personal foul	19	20
4:26	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for CJ McCollum	19	20
4:26	Brandon Boston enters the game for Javonte Green	19	20
4:26	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Jrue Holiday	19	20
4:17	Kristaps Porzingis makes 10-foot two point shot (Derrick White assists)	19	22
4:02	Dejounte Murray misses driving floating jump shot	19	22
4:00	Dejounte Murray offensive rebound	19	22
3:59	Dejounte Murray lost ball turnover (Derrick White steals)	19	22
3:57	Derrick White lost ball turnover (Karlo Matkovic steals)	19	22
3:52	Trey Murphy III makes two point shot	21	22
3:51	Trey Murphy III personal foul	21	22
3:51	Pelicans Full timeout	21	22
3:51	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Dejounte Murray	21	22
3:51	Luke Kornet enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis	21	22
3:51	Sam Hauser enters the game for Derrick White	21	22
3:33	Al Horford misses 27-foot three point jumper	21	22
3:29	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	21	22
3:25	Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists)	24	22
3:11	Jayson Tatum misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	24	22
3:07	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	24	22
3:02	Trey Murphy III misses running pullup jump shot	24	22
2:58	Al Horford defensive rebound	24	22
2:55	Sam Hauser makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	24	25
2:30	Brandon Boston makes 8-foot pullup jump shot	26	25
2:06	Karlo Matkovic blocks Payton Pritchard 's 6-foot driving layup	26	25
2:03	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	26	25
1:56	Trey Murphy III makes 22-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)	28	25
1:45	Sam Hauser misses 24-foot three point jumper	28	25
1:45	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	28	25
1:37	Trey Murphy III makes 30-foot three point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)	31	25
1:16	Sam Hauser makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	31	28
55.0	Jose Alvarado makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	34	28
39.1	Sam Hauser makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	34	31
31.2	Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	34	31
29.0	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	34	31
20.0	Al Horford misses layup	34	31
19.1	Al Horford offensive rebound	34	31
19.0	Al Horford misses tip shot	34	31
17.1	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	34	31
1.1	Brandon Boston misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	34	31
1.1	Pelicans offensive team rebound	34	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	31

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	BOS
12:00	CJ McCollum enters the game for Trey Murphy III	34	31
12:00	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Jayson Tatum	34	31
11:47	Jose Alvarado makes layup (Karlo Matkovic assists)	36	31
11:27	Sam Hauser misses 25-foot three point jumper	36	31
11:24	Brandon Boston defensive rebound	36	31
11:13	Luke Kornet blocks Karlo Matkovic 's 6-foot dunk	36	31
11:10	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	36	31
11:02	Jaylen Brown makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Sam Hauser assists)	36	33
10:38	Payton Pritchard blocks Brandon Boston's two point shot	36	33
10:36	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	36	33
10:35	Sam Hauser bad pass (CJ McCollum steals)	36	33
10:31	CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot	36	33
10:29	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	36	33
10:16	Payton Pritchard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	36	33
10:14	Brandon Boston defensive rebound	36	33
10:04	Jose Alvarado makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	38	33
9:40	Jose Alvarado blocks Jaylen Brown 's 19-foot pullup jump shot	38	33
9:37	Jaylen Brown offensive rebound	38	33
9:33	Jaylen Brown makes 15-foot jumper	38	35
9:28	CJ McCollum bad pass (Payton Pritchard steals)	38	35
9:22	Jaylen Brown misses 23-foot three point shot	38	35
9:18	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	38	35
9:10	Jose Alvarado misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	35
9:07	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	38	35
8:55	Luke Kornet makes 1-foot dunk (Jaylen Brown assists)	38	37
8:43	Pelicans Full timeout	38	37
8:43	Yves Missi enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	38	37
8:31	Jose Alvarado bad pass	38	37
8:14	Payton Pritchard misses 23-foot three point jumper	38	37
8:11	Luke Kornet offensive rebound	38	37
8:11	Luke Kornet makes two point shot	38	39
7:57	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 27-foot three point jumper	38	39
7:54	Sam Hauser defensive rebound	38	39
7:46	Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	39
7:42	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	38	39
7:33	CJ McCollum makes 3-foot two point shot	40	39
7:25	Sam Hauser misses 28-foot three point jumper	40	39
7:25	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	40	39
7:16	Yves Missi bad pass (Luke Kornet steals)	40	39
7:13	Sam Hauser steps out of bounds turnover	40	39
7:13	Javonte Green enters the game for Jose Alvarado	40	39
7:13	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	40	39
7:13	Jrue Holiday enters the game for Payton Pritchard	40	39
7:13	Derrick White enters the game for Sam Hauser	40	39
7:13	Kristaps Porzingis enters the game for Luke Kornet	40	39
6:59	Trey Murphy III makes 11-foot two point shot	42	39
6:42	Jrue Holiday misses 23-foot three point jumper	42	39
6:40	Brandon Boston defensive rebound	42	39
6:19	Brandon Boston misses 23-foot two point shot	42	39
6:19	Pelicans offensive team rebound	42	39
6:18	shot clock turnover	42	39
6:18	Jayson Tatum enters the game for Al Horford	42	39
6:03	Jayson Tatum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)	42	42
5:46	Brandon Boston misses 22-foot three point jumper	42	42
5:43	Derrick White defensive rebound	42	42
5:36	Jayson Tatum makes 28-foot three point shot (Derrick White assists)	42	45
5:20	Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point jumper	42	45
5:17	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	42	45
5:06	Jrue Holiday lost ball turnover (Trey Murphy III steals)	42	45
5:02	CJ McCollum out of bounds bad pass turnover	42	45
5:02	Jose Alvarado enters the game for CJ McCollum	42	45
4:49	Jayson Tatum misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	42	45
4:46	Yves Missi defensive rebound	42	45
4:45	Yves Missi bad pass (Kristaps Porzingis steals)	42	45
4:42	Derrick White makes 1-foot layup (Kristaps Porzingis assists)	42	47
4:24	Brandon Boston makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Javonte Green assists)	44	47
4:04	Jaylen Brown misses driving layup	44	47
4:02	Yves Missi defensive rebound	44	47
3:45	Yves Missi makes two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)	46	47
3:27	Jrue Holiday makes driving layup (Kristaps Porzingis assists)	46	49
3:09	Derrick White shooting foul	46	49
3:09	Jose Alvarado makes free throw 1 of 2	47	49
3:09	Jose Alvarado makes free throw 2 of 2	48	49
2:46	Jayson Tatum misses 10-foot two point shot	48	49
2:44	Yves Missi defensive rebound	48	49
2:34	Yves Missi misses layup	48	49
2:32	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	48	49
2:23	Jrue Holiday misses 9-foot two point shot	48	49
2:21	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	48	49
2:19	Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover (Kristaps Porzingis steals)	48	49
2:13	Jaylen Brown makes two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	48	51
1:55	Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover (Derrick White steals)	48	51
1:52	Derrick White makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)	48	53
1:37	Trey Murphy III misses driving layup	48	53
1:35	Yves Missi offensive rebound	48	53
1:33	Brandon Boston misses 26-foot three point jumper	48	53
1:30	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	48	53
1:27	Derrick White makes 24-foot three point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)	48	56
59.1	Brandon Boston makes 8-foot two point shot	50	56
43.1	Jayson Tatum makes 25-foot three pointer (Jaylen Brown assists)	50	59
35.1	Trey Murphy III makes 32-foot three pointer	53	56
28.1	Kristaps Porzingis misses 25-foot three point jumper	53	56
28.1	Javonte Green defensive rebound	53	56
5.1	Jose Alvarado misses driving layup	53	56
4.2	Celtics defensive team rebound	53	56
4.2	Celtics Full timeout	53	56
4.2	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Yves Missi	53	59
4.2	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Derrick White	53	59
3.1	Trey Murphy III personal foul	53	59
0.0	Kristaps Porzingis misses 36-foot three point pullup jump shot	53	59
0.0	Celtics offensive team rebound	53	59
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	53	59

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	BOS
12:00	CJ McCollum enters the game for Brandon Boston	53	59
12:00	Yves Missi enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	53	59
12:00	Derrick White enters the game for Payton Pritchard	53	59
11:41	Jayson Tatum shooting foul	53	59
11:41	Javonte Green makes free throw 1 of 2	54	59
11:41	Javonte Green makes free throw 2 of 2	55	59
11:29	Yves Missi personal foul	55	59
11:20	Derrick White misses 28-foot three point jumper	55	59
11:17	Javonte Green defensive rebound	55	59
11:07	Kristaps Porzingis blocks Javonte Green 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot	55	59
11:04	Javonte Green offensive rebound	55	59
11:04	Javonte Green misses driving layup	55	59
11:02	Yves Missi offensive rebound	55	59
11:02	Yves Missi misses tip shot	55	59
11:01	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	55	59
10:50	Jaylen Brown makes two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	55	61
10:43	CJ McCollum makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	57	61
10:29	Jayson Tatum bad pass (Javonte Green steals)	57	61
10:29	Jayson Tatum kicked ball violation	57	61
10:14	Kristaps Porzingis blocks Yves Missi 's 2-foot dunk	57	61
10:11	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	57	61
10:02	Jayson Tatum makes driving layup (Jrue Holiday assists)	57	63
9:53	CJ McCollum misses driving layup	57	63
9:51	Kristaps Porzingis defensive rebound	57	63
9:46	Jrue Holiday makes driving layup	57	65
9:29	Trey Murphy III makes driving layup	59	65
9:16	Derrick White makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kristaps Porzingis assists)	59	68
8:59	CJ McCollum makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists)	61	68
8:39	Jayson Tatum makes driving layup	61	70
8:33	Trey Murphy III makes 24-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	64	70
8:16	Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point jumper	64	70
8:14	Jayson Tatum offensive rebound	64	70
8:12	Jayson Tatum misses 23-foot three point jumper	64	70
8:08	Yves Missi defensive rebound	64	70
8:04	Jose Alvarado misses running pullup jump shot	64	70
8:01	Derrick White defensive rebound	64	70
7:53	Jayson Tatum misses 2-foot two point shot	64	70
7:51	Yves Missi defensive rebound	64	70
7:44	CJ McCollum misses driving layup	64	70
7:43	Yves Missi offensive rebound	64	70
7:42	Yves Missi makes two point shot	66	70
7:24	Kristaps Porzingis misses 27-foot three point jumper	66	70
7:23	Pelicans defensive team rebound	66	70
7:08	Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper	66	70
7:06	Celtics defensive team rebound	66	70
6:59	Kristaps Porzingis misses driving layup	66	70
6:57	Kristaps Porzingis offensive rebound	66	70
6:57	Kristaps Porzingis makes dunk	66	72
6:40	CJ McCollum misses 23-foot three point jumper	66	72
6:37	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	66	72
6:33	Jayson Tatum lost ball turnover (Javonte Green steals)	66	72
6:27	Jose Alvarado makes 22-foot three point jumper	69	72
6:13	Kristaps Porzingis offensive foul	69	72
6:13	Kristaps Porzingis turnover	69	72
6:13	Pelicans Full timeout	69	72
6:13	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Jose Alvarado	69	72
6:13	Brandon Boston enters the game for Yves Missi	69	72
6:13	Al Horford enters the game for Jayson Tatum	69	72
5:56	Javonte Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	69	72
5:53	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	69	72
5:40	Jaylen Brown makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Jrue Holiday assists)	69	74
5:40	Brandon Boston shooting foul	69	74
5:40	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 1	69	75
5:28	Karlo Matkovic makes 23-foot three pointer (Trey Murphy III assists)	72	75
5:12	Jaylen Brown misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	72	75
5:09	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	72	75
5:05	CJ McCollum makes two point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)	74	75
5:05	Jaylen Brown shooting foul	74	75
5:05	CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 1	74	75
5:03	Derrick White defensive rebound	74	75
4:54	CJ McCollum personal foul	74	75
4:54	Payton Pritchard enters the game for Jrue Holiday	74	75
4:45	Kristaps Porzingis misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	74	75
4:41	Javonte Green defensive rebound	74	75
4:29	Trey Murphy III makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	77	75
4:12	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	77	75
4:12	Derrick White misses free throw 1 of 2	77	75
4:12	Celtics offensive team rebound	77	75
4:12	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Javonte Green	77	75
4:12	Luke Kornet enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis	77	75
4:12	Derrick White makes free throw 2 of 2	77	76
4:04	CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	77	76
4:00	Luke Kornet defensive rebound	77	76
3:51	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl shooting foul	77	76
3:51	Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 2	77	77
3:51	Jose Alvarado enters the game for CJ McCollum	77	77
3:51	Derrick White makes free throw 2 of 2	77	78
3:41	Karlo Matkovic misses layup	77	78
3:39	Payton Pritchard defensive rebound	77	78
3:36	Payton Pritchard offensive charge	77	78
3:36	Payton Pritchard turnover	77	78
3:27	Karlo Matkovic out of bounds bad pass turnover	77	78
3:12	Jaylen Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Kornet assists)	77	81
3:01	Trey Murphy III makes two point shot	79	81
3:01	Luke Kornet shooting foul	79	81
3:01	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 1	80	81
2:44	Jaylen Brown makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot (Luke Kornet assists)	80	84
2:28	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)	83	84
2:25	Celtics Full timeout	83	84
2:25	CJ McCollum enters the game for Trey Murphy III	83	84
2:25	Jayson Tatum enters the game for Derrick White	83	84
2:06	Jaylen Brown makes 14-foot two point shot	83	86
1:49	Karlo Matkovic misses 11-foot two point shot	83	86
1:47	Al Horford defensive rebound	83	86
1:42	Jaylen Brown offensive charge	83	86
1:42	Jaylen Brown turnover	83	86
1:42	Jaylen Brown technical foul	83	86
1:42	Jose Alvarado makes technical free throw	84	86
1:29	Luke Kornet personal foul	84	86
1:29	Sam Hauser enters the game for Jaylen Brown	84	86
1:15	Karlo Matkovic makes 4-foot layup (Brandon Boston assists)	86	86
1:03	Payton Pritchard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Luke Kornet assists)	86	89
47.1	CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	86	89
44.1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound	86	89
43.1	Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper	86	89
41.0	Celtics defensive team rebound	86	89
32.0	Jayson Tatum misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	86	89
28.1	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	86	89
17.2	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl bad pass (Payton Pritchard steals)	86	89
2.1	Karlo Matkovic shooting foul	86	89
2.1	Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 3	86	89
2.1	Celtics offensive team rebound	86	89
2.1	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 3	86	90
2.1	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 3 of 3	86	91
2.1	Brandon Boston bad pass (Sam Hauser steals)	86	91
2.1	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	86	91
2.1	Jaden Springer enters the game for Luke Kornet	86	91
2.0	Sam Hauser lost ball turnover (Jose Alvarado steals)	86	91
0.1	Al Horford blocks Jose Alvarado 's 17-foot driving floating jump shot	86	91
0.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	86	91
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	86	91

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	BOS
12:00	Jamal Cain enters the game for Trey Murphy III	86	91
12:00	Luke Kornet enters the game for Jaden Springer	86	91
11:50	Brandon Boston personal foul	86	91
11:46	Al Horford misses 25-foot three point jumper	86	91
11:43	Brandon Boston defensive rebound	86	91
11:31	Brandon Boston misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	86	91
11:31	Celtics defensive team rebound	86	91
11:14	Jayson Tatum misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	86	91
11:11	Brandon Boston defensive rebound	86	91
11:01	Jose Alvarado makes 25-foot three pointer	89	91
10:46	Luke Kornet makes 2-foot layup (Jayson Tatum assists)	89	93
10:46	Jamal Cain shooting foul	89	93
10:46	Luke Kornet makes free throw 1 of 1	89	94
10:26	Jose Alvarado misses 24-foot three point jumper	89	94
10:22	Al Horford defensive rebound	89	94
10:15	Luke Kornet makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	89	96
10:02	Jamal Cain makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brandon Boston assists)	92	96
9:51	Jayson Tatum offensive foul	92	96
9:51	Jayson Tatum turnover	92	96
9:51	Yves Missi enters the game for CJ McCollum	92	96
9:51	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	92	96
9:29	Yves Missi bad pass (Payton Pritchard steals)	92	96
9:13	Jamal Cain shooting foul	92	96
9:13	Luke Kornet makes free throw 1 of 2	92	97
9:13	Luke Kornet makes free throw 2 of 2	92	98
9:05	Trey Murphy III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)	95	98
8:55	Celtics Full timeout	95	98
8:55	Kristaps Porzingis enters the game for Payton Pritchard	95	98
8:55	Derrick White enters the game for Luke Kornet	95	98
8:46	Kristaps Porzingis makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)	95	101
8:22	Jose Alvarado makes two point shot	97	101
8:04	Derrick White misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	97	101
8:04	Yves Missi defensive rebound	97	101
7:56	Brandon Boston makes 1-foot dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)	99	101
7:40	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	99	101
7:40	Al Horford makes free throw 1 of 2	99	102
7:40	Jrue Holiday enters the game for Sam Hauser	99	102
7:40	Al Horford makes free throw 2 of 2	99	103
7:32	Jamal Cain offensive foul	99	103
7:32	Jamal Cain turnover	99	103
7:10	Kristaps Porzingis makes 12-foot two point shot	99	105
6:54	Jrue Holiday shooting foul	99	105
6:54	Jose Alvarado makes free throw 1 of 3	100	105
6:54	Jose Alvarado misses free throw 2 of 3	100	105
6:54	Pelicans offensive team rebound	100	105
6:54	Javonte Green enters the game for Jamal Cain	100	105
6:54	Jose Alvarado makes free throw 3 of 3	101	105
6:39	Brandon Boston shooting foul	101	105
6:39	Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 1 of 2	101	105
6:39	Celtics offensive team rebound	101	105
6:39	CJ McCollum enters the game for Jose Alvarado	101	105
6:39	Jaylen Brown enters the game for Al Horford	101	105
6:39	Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 2 of 2	101	106
6:33	Brandon Boston out of bounds bad pass turnover	101	106
6:21	Jayson Tatum makes 1-foot driving dunk	101	108
6:21	Pelicans Full timeout	101	108
5:58	Brandon Boston makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	103	108
5:40	Jaylen Brown misses 12-foot two point shot	103	108
5:38	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	103	108
5:32	CJ McCollum makes 25-foot three pointer	106	108
5:06	Derrick White makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kristaps Porzingis assists)	106	111
4:52	Kristaps Porzingis personal foul	106	111
4:52	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Brandon Boston	106	111
4:41	Kristaps Porzingis shooting foul	106	111
4:41	Yves Missi misses free throw 1 of 2	106	111
4:41	Pelicans offensive team rebound	106	111
4:41	Yves Missi misses free throw 2 of 2	106	111
4:38	Jayson Tatum defensive rebound	106	111
4:21	CJ McCollum shooting foul	106	111
4:21	Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 1 of 2	106	111
4:21	Celtics offensive team rebound	106	111
4:21	Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 2 of 2	106	112
4:00	Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	109	112
3:44	Javonte Green shooting foul	109	112
3:44	Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2	109	113
3:44	Al Horford enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis	109	113
3:44	Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2	109	113
3:41	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	109	113
3:25	Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover (Jayson Tatum steals)	109	113
3:09	Jayson Tatum misses driving layup	109	113
3:07	Javonte Green defensive rebound	109	113
3:01	CJ McCollum makes two point shot	111	113
3:01	Celtics Full timeout	111	113
3:01	Kristaps Porzingis enters the game for Al Horford	111	113
2:55	Trey Murphy III personal foul	111	113
2:55	Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2	111	114
2:55	Al Horford enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis	111	114
2:55	Jaylen Brown misses free throw 2 of 2	111	114
2:53	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	111	114
2:33	Jrue Holiday shooting foul	111	114
2:33	Javonte Green misses free throw 1 of 2	111	114
2:33	Pelicans offensive team rebound	111	114
2:33	Kristaps Porzingis enters the game for Al Horford	111	114
2:33	Javonte Green makes free throw 2 of 2	112	114
2:12	Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	112	114
2:09	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	112	114
2:04	Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover (Jrue Holiday steals)	112	114
1:53	Jrue Holiday misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	112	114
1:51	Yves Missi defensive rebound	112	114
1:37	Trey Murphy III makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	114	114
1:37	Derrick White shooting foul	114	114
1:37	Trey Murphy III misses free throw 1 of 1	114	114
1:34	Jaylen Brown defensive rebound	114	114
1:16	Javonte Green shooting foul	114	114
1:16	Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 1 of 2	114	114
1:16	Celtics offensive team rebound	114	114
1:16	Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 2 of 2	114	114
1:14	Javonte Green defensive rebound	114	114
52.0	Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	114	114
52.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	114	114
51.1	shot clock turnover	114	114
34.0	Jaylen Brown makes 13-foot two point shot (Jayson Tatum assists)	114	116
33.2	Pelicans Full timeout	114	116
33.2	Al Horford enters the game for Kristaps Porzingis	114	116
24.0	CJ McCollum makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	116	116
0.1	Jayson Tatum makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	116	118
0.0	Pelicans Full timeout	116	118
0.0	Brandon Boston enters the game for Yves Missi	116	118
0.0	Kristaps Porzingis enters the game for Jaylen Brown	116	118
0.0	Luke Kornet enters the game for Derrick White	116	118
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	116	118
0.0	End of Game	116	118

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Smoothie King Center

New Orleans, LA

Date & Time

1:00 AM, February 1, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, GCSEN, NBC Sports BO

Attendance

16,432

Referees

Derek Richardson, Ed Malloy, CJ Washington

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	56	26	.683	W2
New York	53	29	.646	L1
Toronto	46	36	.561	W1
Philadelphia	45	37	.549	W2
Brooklyn	20	62	.244	L3

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

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