What to Know
- The Celtics improve to 28-11 in second place in the Eastern Conference standings.
- Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 38 points and 11 rebounds. He has 17 30-point games this season.
- Kristaps Porzingis tallied his third straight double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
- Trey Murphy III (30 points) and Dejounte Murray (26 points) led the Pelicans offense.
It wasn't easy, but the Boston Celtics beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-119 at TD Garden on Sunday night.
The Pelicans led for large stretches of the game and had one of their best 3-point shooting performances of the season, but they had no answers defensively for Jayson Tatum. The Celtics superstar scored a game-high 38 points with 11 rebounds. He made several clutch plays late in the fourth quarter to help seal the victory.
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