The Boston Celtics beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-116 on Jan 31, 2025 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 40 points, 5 rebounds and 4 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 35 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-18 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Jayson Tatum | 39 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10-21 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 2 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 30 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 4-8 | 3 |
| Derrick White | 34 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Luke Kornet | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Sam Hauser | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jrue Holiday | 30 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Al Horford | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 240 | 118 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 42-84 | 16-41 | 18-26 | 16 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 39 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15-20 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 5 |
| Jose Alvarado | 34 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-14 | 3-9 | 5-6 | 0 |
| CJ McCollum | 34 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-19 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Javonte Green | 29 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 3 |
| Yves Missi | 30 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Dejounte Murray | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jamal Cain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 197 | 103 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 38-77 | 14-32 | 13-19 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Celtics · 2024-25 season · Previous Jan 29, 2025: CHI 100, BOS 122 · Next Feb 2, 2025: BOS 118, PHI 110
- Pelicans · 2024-25 season · Previous Jan 29, 2025: DAL 137, NO 136 · Next Feb 3, 2025: NO 113, DEN 125