What to KnowThe 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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