Celtics vs Pelicans

The New Orleans Pelicans play against the Celtics at TD Garden on Wednesday and will be looking to end Boston's five-game home winning streak.

Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 25 points (five 3-pointers), while Zion Williamson missed the match with a bruised foot. This will be the second meeting between the two teams this season. On one side will be the hosts, the Boston Celtics, who remain leaders in the Eastern Conference with a 29-12 record, and on the other side will be the New Orleans Pelicans, whose current record is 25-16.

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On the season, the Celtics have the No. If looking at a second half with expectations based on the first, the Pelicans exceeded them only once in the seven games without Williamson. The total of 231 leans into believing the Pelicans will drive early scoring, but it is also a good bit higher than recent New Orleans’ totals of 227.5 at Washington and 223 at Dallas. The Nets have the No. New Orleans has gone 5-2 ATS without Williamson since he first hit the injury report on Dec. Brooklyn has the No. 7, with the Pacers hanging out at No. Things tend to fall apart for New Orleans in the second half, at least comparatively. In teams’ last 10 games, Boston has the No. 22) or the aforementioned Rockets, but for the most part, the Pelicans have been doing this against defenses comparable to Boston’s. New Orleans has scored 64 or more points in the first half in five of the seven games Williamson has missed. The New Orleans Pelicans have exceeded expectations of them without Zion Williamson the last few weeks, going 5-2 in his two absences since late December, but continuing that will get much more difficult tonight.

The shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans will need a little luck to beat the Boston Celtics.

Boston is also in the top 10 in field goals made, three-pointers made, team assists, and blocks. More important for the bigger picture, the Pelicans just hope to keep the execution consistent and make it out without any more injuries. The Pelicans are 8-11 in road games. Marshall is averaging 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal in the last 9 games. McCollum led the Pelicans with 34 points and five rebounds and Jonas Valanciunas chipped in 27 points and 12 rebounds. He has really stepped up in the absences of Ingram and Williamson. The Celtics are 16-5 in home games. The Celtics are the best free-throw shooting team in the NBA. The Celtics also pull down an average of 44 rebounds per game, limiting opponents to just 112.6 points per game on 46.9% shooting from the field. New Orleans is giving up 113 points per match on 47% field goal shooting but the Pelicans will be tested tonight though since Herb Jones will likely be unavailable to slow down Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown. [New Orleans Pelicans](https://www.si.com/nba/team/new-orleans-pelicans) (25-16) tonight in Boston's TG Garden Center. [Brandon Ingram](https://www.si.com/nba/pelicans) (toe) and [Zion](https://www.si.com/nba/pelicans) Williamson have been ruled out while Herbert Jones (back) is officially doubtful on the injury report.

Jaylen Brown put on a show with one of his best performances of the season as the Celtics beat the Pelicans for their fourth consecutive victory, 125-114.

He was a spark plug with six rebounds but struggled in the shooting department, going 1-for-6 from 3-point range. Payton Pritchard got a chance to shine with Marcus Smart out as he was on the court for 18 minutes, his most since Nov. Brogdon dropped 20 points to nearly outscore the entire Pelicans second unit (23) on his own. There were some hiccups defensively, but overall it was a solid performance from the 7-foot-2 center. Brown ended the first half with a double-double (18 points, 10 rebounds) and didn't let off the gas from there. The 30-year-old's +550 odds to win the award Brown was 3-for-6 from 3-point range but his damage was done inside the arc. It marked his third game of the season with at least 30 points and 10 boards. [Jayson Tatum](https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/jayson-tatum) found his groove after a quiet first half and notched 31 points. He is one of only four NBA players with 40 points, 10 rebounds, and a 70% field goal percentage in a game this season. [Watch on YouTube](https://youtu.be/s879YBGLrG4) [Malcolm Brogdon](https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/malcolm-brogdon?b) added 20 off the bench.

In the end Jason Tatum and and Jaylen Brown were just too much for the Bulls. Tatum lead the C's in scoring, rebounds and assists with 38 points, 8 rebounds and ...

Hello everyone and welcome to TD Garden where the Celtics are riding a three game win streak and currently sit in the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics are at the top of the East with a 29-12 recored and have shown they have the consistency to stay at the top of the conference all season. McCollum dropped 34 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 28 points and 12 rebounds to stay in the top three in the Western Conference. The Zion Williamson-less Pelicans went into the nation’s capital and gave the Wizards a 20 point beat down in their last game. McCollum comes into the sacred hardwood here in Boston, looking to take down the top team in the East. Jayson Tatum is in the MVP conversation yet again after a fantastic first half of the season. And he makes the FT. He goes to the line and hits both FTs. He missed the FT and NO trail by 4. A 9-0 run to start the second quarter extended the Boston lead to double digits and the Celtics didn’t turn back after that. He had 18 of his 41 points in the third quarter Boston stretched their lead to double digits for the first time. He came out hot from the start hitting his first six threes to give the Pelicans a narrow early lead.

The New Orleans Pelicans haven't won a contest against the Boston Celtics since March 29 of 2021, but they'll be looking to end the drought Wednesday. The ...

New Orleans 108 New Orleans is now 25-16 while the Celtics sit at 29-12. - Jan 16, 2018 - New Orleans 116 vs. - Mar 18, 2018 - New Orleans 108 vs. New Orleans 107 New Orleans 97 New Orleans 105 [NBA picks](https://www.sportsline.com/nba/picks/#ttag=SL19_lk_cbssports_nba_htw) for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model. New Orleans 109 Regional restrictions may apply.) The Pelicans are expected to lose this next one by 9.5. These two teams seek to continue their momentum from their previous wins.

The Boston Celtics are winners of four straight as they took down the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night, 125-114. Both teams were short-handed in the ...