The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Boston Celtics 120-115 on Feb 21, 2021 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Boston Celtics box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayson Tatum | 41 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10-24 | 3-7 | 9-13 | 4 |
| Jaylen Brown | 41 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-23 | 3-10 | 8-9 | 5 |
| Tristan Thompson | 30 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 |
| Kemba Walker | 36 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-21 | 1-12 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 5 |
| Robert Williams III | 21 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Daniel Theis | 39 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Payton Pritchard | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 252 | 112 | 48 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 38-96 | 9-35 | 27-34 | 28 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New Orleans Pelicans box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 43 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11-22 | 5-12 | 6-6 | 3 |
| Zion Williamson | 40 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11-21 | 0-1 | 6-10 | 2 |
| Josh Hart | 37 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 4 |
| Lonzo Ball | 39 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2 |
| JJ Redick | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Nicolo Melli | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 237 | 114 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 39-84 | 11-36 | 25-34 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2020-21 season · Previous Feb 19, 2021: ATL 109, BOS 121 · Next Feb 23, 2021: BOS 107, DAL 110
- Pelicans · 2020-21 season · Previous Feb 19, 2021: PHX 132, NO 114 · Next Feb 24, 2021: DET 118, NO 128