Boston Celtics at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Tatum's jumper gives Celtics a 118-116 victory over the short-handed Pelicans
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.
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.
Regular Season Series
BOS wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 118 - 116 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 118 - 116 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Luke Kornet enters the game for Derrick White | 118 - 116 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Kristaps Porzingis enters the game for Jaylen Brown | 118 - 116 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Brandon Boston enters the game for Yves Missi | 118 - 116 |
Statistics
 BOS |
 NO |
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| 42-84 | FG | 44-90 |
| 50.0 | Field Goal % | 48.9 |
| 16-41 | 3PT | 15-37 |
| 39.0 | Three Point % | 40.5 |
| 18-26 | FT | 13-19 |
| 69.2 | Free Throw % | 68.4 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
| 32 | Assists | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fouls | 21 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 6 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Boston, SG | Out | Apr 28 |
| Kelly Olynyk, PF | Out | Apr 28 |
| Bruce Brown, SF | Out | Apr 12 |
| Karlo Matkovic, C | Out | Apr 12 |
| Jordan Hawkins, G | Out | Apr 12 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Hauser, SF | Day-To-Day | May 9 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 16,432 · Capacity:
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