The Boston Celtics hosted the 8-31 New Orleans Pelicans and Zion Williamson Sunday night. The final score at TD Garden was 120-119 as Boston overcame a slow start and a hot shooting New Orleans Pelicans team who kept it close all night long. Jayson Tatum led the way for Boston with 38 points and 11 rebounds.
After a brutal home loss to the Sacramento Kings on Friday, Boston started out the game ice cold, missing their first 7 shots of regulation before Kristaps Porzingis finally got the C’s first bucket with a long three-pointer.
The pace was fast to start the game as NOLA was looking to run off every defensive rebound.