Boston Celtics at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 3/21
Matchup Prediction
Pelicans: 27.9%
Celtics: 72.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 BOS |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| W3 | Streak | W1 |
| 111.8 | Points Against | 121.6 |
| 3-1 | Last Ten Games | 1-4 |
| 119.8 | Points Per Game | 119.4 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 44.3 | Rebounds Per Game | 43.0 |
| 27.8 | Assists Per Game | 25.2 |
| 3.8 | Blocks Per Game | 5.0 |
| 9.0 | Steals Per Game | 13.4 |
| 0.5 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.2 |
| 16.0 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 17.4 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Poole, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 29 |
| Dejounte Murray, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 29 |
| Yves Missi, C | Out | Oct 24 |
Boston Celtics Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Devin Carter, G | Out | Oct 18 |
Celtics Last 5
| Date | OPP | Result |
|---|---|---|
@  PHI |
W 125-120 OT | |
@  DET |
L 121-113 | |
vs  NY |
W 107-103 | |
vs  CHI |
W 134-99 | |
vs  BKN |
W 125-124 OT |
Pelicans Last 5
| Date | OPP | Result |
|---|---|---|
vs  IND |
L 123-120 | |
@  UTAH |
L 120-119 | |
@  DEN |
L 141-135 OT | |
| vs DEN |
L 104-91 | |
vs  SAC |
W 132-120 |
Game Information
Smoothie King Center
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
2026-27 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Philadelphia |
4 | 1 | .800 | - | W1 |
 Boston |
3 | 1 | .750 | 0.5 | W3 |
 Toronto |
3 | 1 | .750 | 0.5 | W1 |
|
New York |
2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | W2 |
|
Brooklyn |
0 | 4 | .000 | 3.5 | L4 |
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
- | 0 | W5 | 1 | 5 |
 Memphis |
- | 0 | W5 | 1 | 5 |
 San Antonio |
2 | 2 | W3 | 0.6 | 3 |
 Dallas |
2 | 2 | W2 | 0.6 | 3 |
 New Orleans |
4 | 4 | W1 | 0.2 | 1 |
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