NBA

New Orleans Pelicans at Boston Celtics

· National Basketball Association
10-34, 3-16 Away

vs

26-15, 12-7 Home
Regular Season Series

BOS leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Celtics: 75.8%
Pelicans: 24.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak W2
122.3 Points Against 110.1
2-8 Last Ten Games 7-3
115.0 Points Per Game 117.0
46 Field Goal % 47
34 Three Point % 37
43.4 Rebounds Per Game 44.9
24.8 Assists Per Game 23.9
4.4 Blocks Per Game 5.3
8.8 Steals Per Game 7.9
1.0 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.8
14.6 Total Turnovers Per Game 12.0
Boston Celtics Boston Celtics Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Payton Pritchard, G Day-To-Day Jan 18
Josh Minott, F Out Jan 18
Chris Boucher, F Out Jan 18
Jayson Tatum, F Out Oct 9
New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Herbert Jones, F Out Jan 17
Jose Alvarado, G Out Jan 12
Dejounte Murray, G Out Jan 7

Pelicans Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ WSH W 128-107
@ ORL L 128-118
vs DEN L 122-116
vs BKN W 116-113
@ IND L 127-119

Celtics Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs TOR W 125-117
vs SA L 100-95
@ IND L 98-96
@ MIA W 119-114
@ ATL W 132-106

Game Information

TD Garden

Location: Boston, MA
Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 29 13 .690 - W2
Houston 24 15 .615 3.5 W1
Memphis 18 23 .439 10.5 W1
Dallas 17 26 .395 12.5 W2
New Orleans 10 34 .227 20 L1

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 26 15 .634 - W2
New York 25 17 .595 1.5 L3
Toronto 25 18 .581 2 L1
Philadelphia 22 18 .550 3.5 L2
Brooklyn 12 27 .308 13 W1
Full Standings

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