Boston Celtics 115, New Orleans Pelicans 120 — Recap

February 21, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Boston Celtics 115, New Orleans Pelicans 120 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 BOS 30-28 NOP; Q2 BOS 33-19 NOP; Q3 BOS 24-27 NOP; Q4 BOS 21-34 NOP; OT1 BOS 7-12 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Brandon Ingram (NOP) 33 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-22 shooting; Jayson Tatum (BOS) 32 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-24 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 28 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists on 11-of-21 shooting; Jaylen Brown (BOS) 25 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-23 shooting; Josh Hart (NOP) 17 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Brandon Ingram

33 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 11-22 FG

Scoring · BOS

Jayson Tatum

32 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 10-24 FG

Scoring · NOP

Zion Williamson

28 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 11-21 FG

Season highs

Brandon Ingram · Season-high 33 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4	OT		T
BOS	30	33	24	21	7		115
NOP	28	19	27	34	12		120

🧮 How They Scored

BOSNOP

48Points in the paint54

8Fast-break points22

19Second-chance points14

21Points off turnovers12

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

44.9%Effective FG%50.5%

8.1%Turnover %10.5%

21.6%Offensive rebound %24.0%

0.347Free-throw rate0.394

Box Score

Boston Celtics

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jayson Tatum F	41	32	9	2	2	0	1	10-24	3-7	9-13	+3
Jaylen Brown G	41	25	6	9	0	0	3	7-23	3-10	8-9	-7
Daniel Theis F	39	5	6	1	1	3	2	2-7	1-3	0-0	+3
Kemba Walker G	36	14	1	4	1	2	2	5-21	1-12	3-3	+4
Tristan Thompson C-F	30	14	9	0	1	2	0	5-8	0-0	4-6	-3
Aaron Nesmith G-F	27	10	4	0	2	0	0	3-4	1-2	3-3	-8
Robert Williams III C-F	21	8	13	3	0	4	1	4-6	0-0	0-0	-2
Payton Pritchard G	17	4	0	3	1	0	1	2-3	0-1	0-0	-6
Semi Ojeleye F	14	3	1	0	1	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	-9

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brandon Ingram F	43	33	6	3	0	0	2	11-22	5-12	6-6	+2
Zion Williamson F	40	28	10	4	0	1	3	11-21	0-1	6-10	0
Lonzo Ball G	39	16	6	4	2	0	6	5-11	3-6	3-4	+6
Josh Hart G	37	17	10	0	1	3	0	5-10	2-5	5-7	+18
Eric Bledsoe G	25	8	1	3	0	1	1	3-6	0-1	2-3	0
Willy Hernangomez C	23	6	13	2	0	1	1	3-10	0-0	0-3	-9
JJ Redick G	18	4	1	3	0	0	0	1-4	0-3	2-2	-3
Nicolo Melli F	17	3	3	0	2	0	0	1-7	1-7	0-0	+18
Jaxson Hayes C	13	3	1	0	0	1	0	1-1	0-0	1-2	-4
Kira Lewis Jr. G	7	0	0	3	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-7
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	+4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Boston CelticsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jayson Tatum	Bench	41	32	53.8	31.6	-0.2	16.1
Jaylen Brown	Bench	41	25	46.4	29.6	-8.2	10.7
Tristan Thompson	Bench	30	14	65.8	16.4	+0.5	15.0
Kemba Walker	Bench	36	14	31.4	28.6	+5.5	0.0
Aaron Nesmith	Bench	27	10	94.0	7.9	-14.5	9.6
Robert Williams III	Bench	21	8	66.7	13.5	-4.7	25.0
Daniel Theis	Bench	39	5	35.7	10.0	+2.4	1.8
Payton Pritchard	Bench	17	4	66.7	10.0	-23.4	8.1
Semi Ojeleye	Bench	14	3	75.0	5.7	-30.0	4.1

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Brandon Ingram	Bench	43	33	67.0	27.3	+3.5	18.3
Zion Williamson	Bench	40	28	55.1	28.9	+2.8	14.6
Josh Hart	Bench	37	17	65.0	16.0	+24.7	15.5
Lonzo Ball	Bench	39	16	62.7	20.2	+6.3	9.4
Eric Bledsoe	Bench	25	8	54.6	12.9	0.0	6.5
Willy Hernangomez	Bench	23	6	26.5	21.4	-18.8	7.0
JJ Redick	Bench	18	4	41.0	12.8	-8.1	3.0
Jaxson Hayes	Bench	13	3	79.8	6.9	-10.5	6.9
Nicolo Melli	Bench	17	3	21.4	17.9	+58.9	-2.1
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	5	2	50.0	15.4	+26.4	0.0
Kira Lewis Jr.	Bench	7	0	0.0	0.0	-42.9	8.0