Boston Celtics at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball AssociationSimons scores 25 points as the Celtics earn their first victory by beating the Pelicans 122-90
Payton Pritchard added 18 points for the Celtics, who outscored the Pelicans 31-4 in the final 9:14 after they led by just five.
Simons scored 12 in the fourth quarter for Boston, which had dropped its first three games. Luka Garza had 16 points, while Jaylen Brown and Josh Minott finished with 15 apiece.
Jordan Poole scored 22 points for the Pelicans, who played without Zion Williamson and fell to 0-3. Rookie Derik Queen had 12 points.
Williamson missed his first game of the season with a left foot bone bruise. He had scored 27 points in both of the first two games.
Poole's 3-pointer cut it to 91-86 early in the fourth quarter before Simons made three 3-pointers and Sam Hauser had two in Boston's powerful finish.
Pelicans: Visit Denver on Wednesday.
Regular Season Series
BOS leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 122 - 90 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 122 - 90 |
| 4th 15.7 |  |
Jeremiah Fears out of bounds lost ball turnover | 122 - 90 |
| 4th 25.3 |  |
Xavier Tillman makes 9-foot two point shot (Josh Minott assists) | 122 - 90 |
| 4th 29.6 | |
Josh Minott defensive rebound | 120 - 90 |
Statistics
 BOS |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 46-95 | FG | 28-84 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 18-53 | 3PT | 9-36 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 12-15 | FT | 25-28 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fouls | 19 |
| 32 | Largest Lead | 1 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Yves Missi, C | Out | Nov 5 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Devin Carter, G | Out | Nov 4 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 16,787 · Capacity:
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philadelphia |
8 | 2 | .800 | - | L1 |
 Boston |
7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | W2 |
 Toronto |
5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | W1 |
 New York |
4 | 4 | .500 | 3 | W2 |
 Brooklyn |
2 | 6 | .250 | 5 | W1 |
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
- | 2 | L1 | 0.7777778 | 7 |
 San Antonio |
- | 2 | W7 | 0.7777778 | 7 |
 Memphis |
1 | 3 | L3 | 0.6666667 | 6 |
 Dallas |
2 | 4 | W1 | 0.5555556 | 5 |
 New Orleans |
3 | 5 | L1 | 0.44444445 | 4 |
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