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Final
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Boston Celtics
122
Home
New Orleans Pelicans
90
Venue: Smoothie King Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Boston Celtics beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-90 on the road on Monday, October 27, 2025 at Smoothie King Center. Anfernee Simons had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist for the Boston Celtics. Jordan Poole had 22 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists for the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Boston Celtics led 65-54 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 35-12. Bench points: Boston Celtics 57, New Orleans Pelicans 37. Payton Pritchard had 18 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Boston Celtics vs New Orleans Pelicans?
- The Boston Celtics beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-90 on October 27, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Anfernee Simons scored 25 for the Boston Celtics; Jordan Poole scored 22 for the New Orleans Pelicans.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics | 34 | 31 | 22 | 35 | 122 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 26 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 90 |
Game leaders
Boston Celtics
- Points
- 25 Anfernee Simons
- Rebounds
- 11 Neemias Queta
- Assists
- 8 Payton Pritchard
New Orleans Pelicans
- Points
- 22 Jordan Poole
- Rebounds
- 7 Yves Missi
- Assists
- 5 Trey Murphy III
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick White starter | 31:03 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-14 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 2 | +21 |
| Payton Pritchard starter | 30:41 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-15 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 2 | +27 |
| Josh Minott starter | 28:04 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | +42 |
| Jaylen Brown starter | 24:19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 5 | +4 |
| Neemias Queta starter | 22:10 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | +10 |
| Anfernee Simons bench | 32:08 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-17 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 3 | +9 |
| Sam Hauser bench | 26:00 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-10 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1 | +16 |
| Luka Garza bench | 19:18 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 4 | +14 |
| Baylor Scheierman bench | 13:58 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 |
| Xavier Tillman bench | 6:30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 |
| Chris Boucher bench | 3:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | -6 |
| Ron Harper Jr. bench | 1:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 |
| Jordan Walsh bench | 1:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 |
Not available: Jayson Tatum
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Poole starter | 34:20 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-14 | 3-8 | 9-9 | 3 | -16 |
| Trey Murphy III starter | 33:37 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 2 | -15 |
| Jeremiah Fears starter | 26:31 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2 | -31 |
| Herbert Jones starter | 22:40 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 5 | -29 |
| Yves Missi starter | 19:26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 2 | -9 |
| Saddiq Bey bench | 24:15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | -7 |
| Derik Queen bench | 21:41 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 4 | -7 |
| Jose Alvarado bench | 21:40 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | -3 |
| Jordan Hawkins bench | 15:05 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | -11 |
| DeAndre Jordan bench | 10:58 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | -5 |
| Micah Peavy bench | 3:16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -9 |
| Karlo Matkovic bench | 3:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -9 |
| Bryce McGowens bench | 3:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -9 |
Not available: Kevon Looney, Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson
| Boston Celtics | Stat | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|
| 12/15 (80%) | Free throws | 25/28 (89%) |
| 28/42 (66%) | 2 pointers | 19/48 (39%) |
| 18/53 (34%) | 3 pointers | 9/36 (25%) |
| 46/95 (48%) | Field goals | 28/84 (33%) |
| 54 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 38 | Defensive rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
| 24 | Fouls | 19 |
| 14 | Max points in a row | 8 |
| 47:31 | Time spent in lead | 0:23 |
| 32 | Biggest lead | 1 |
Largest margin: 32 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 2
- Times tied
- 0
- Largest lead · Boston Celtics
- 32 Q4 0:26
- Largest lead · New Orleans Pelicans
- 1 Q1 11:39
- Longest run
- 14-0 Boston Celtics · Q4 5:37 to Q4 2:00
Scoring plays
Q1 · 34 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:54 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 11:39 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal | 2 | 3 |
| 11:16 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 5 | 3 |
| 10:02 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 7 | 3 |
| 9:29 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 9 | 3 |
| 8:56 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 11 | 3 |
| 8:33 | New Orleans Pelicans | Herbert Jones 2-pt field goal | 11 | 5 |
| 7:50 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 12 | 5 |
| 7:26 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 3-pt field goal | 15 | 5 |
| 7:03 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott Free throw | 16 | 5 |
| 7:03 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott Free throw | 17 | 5 |
| 6:49 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi 2-pt field goal | 17 | 7 |
| 6:03 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jose Alvarado 2-pt field goal | 17 | 9 |
| 5:51 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 3-pt field goal | 20 | 9 |
| 5:13 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 22 | 9 |
| 4:56 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza Free throw | 23 | 9 |
| 4:43 | New Orleans Pelicans | Herbert Jones 3-pt field goal | 23 | 12 |
| 4:28 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 24 | 12 |
| 4:19 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole Free throw | 24 | 13 |
| 4:19 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole Free throw | 24 | 14 |
| 3:25 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III Free throw | 24 | 15 |
| 3:15 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 24 | 17 |
| 2:53 | New Orleans Pelicans | Saddiq Bey 2-pt field goal | 24 | 19 |
| 2:37 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza Free throw | 25 | 19 |
| 2:37 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza Free throw | 26 | 19 |
| 2:19 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen Free throw | 26 | 20 |
| 2:19 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen Free throw | 26 | 21 |
| 2:06 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 29 | 21 |
| 1:52 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen Free throw | 29 | 22 |
| 1:52 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen Free throw | 29 | 23 |
| 1:33 | Boston Celtics | Xavier Tillman 2-pt field goal | 31 | 23 |
| 0:56 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole Free throw | 31 | 24 |
| 0:36 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 3-pt field goal | 34 | 24 |
| 0:16 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen 2-pt field goal | 34 | 26 |
Q2 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | New Orleans Pelicans | DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal | 34 | 28 |
| 10:13 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jeremiah Fears 2-pt field goal | 34 | 30 |
| 9:00 | New Orleans Pelicans | DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal | 34 | 32 |
| 8:34 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott 2-pt field goal | 36 | 32 |
| 7:34 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott 3-pt field goal | 39 | 32 |
| 7:02 | New Orleans Pelicans | DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal | 39 | 34 |
| 7:02 | New Orleans Pelicans | DeAndre Jordan Free throw | 39 | 35 |
| 6:50 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 41 | 35 |
| 6:35 | New Orleans Pelicans | Herbert Jones Free throw | 41 | 36 |
| 6:35 | New Orleans Pelicans | Herbert Jones Free throw | 41 | 37 |
| 6:17 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 43 | 37 |
| 5:46 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 3-pt field goal | 46 | 37 |
| 5:24 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott 2-pt field goal | 48 | 37 |
| 4:25 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 3-pt field goal | 51 | 37 |
| 3:52 | New Orleans Pelicans | Herbert Jones Free throw | 51 | 38 |
| 3:32 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jose Alvarado 3-pt field goal | 51 | 41 |
| 2:58 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 53 | 41 |
| 2:47 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole Free throw | 53 | 42 |
| 2:47 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole Free throw | 53 | 43 |
| 2:33 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 55 | 43 |
| 2:14 | New Orleans Pelicans | Herbert Jones 3-pt field goal | 55 | 46 |
| 1:49 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 58 | 46 |
| 1:34 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole Free throw | 58 | 47 |
| 1:34 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi Free throw | 58 | 48 |
| 1:34 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi Free throw | 58 | 49 |
| 1:23 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 61 | 49 |
| 1:04 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal | 61 | 52 |
| 0:33 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 63 | 52 |
| 0:11 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi Free throw | 63 | 53 |
| 0:11 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi Free throw | 63 | 54 |
| 0:02 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 64 | 54 |
| 0:02 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard Free throw | 65 | 54 |
Q3 · 22 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal | 65 | 56 |
| 11:12 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown 2-pt field goal | 67 | 56 |
| 10:58 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi 2-pt field goal | 67 | 58 |
| 10:19 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott 2-pt field goal | 69 | 58 |
| 9:34 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 71 | 58 |
| 9:18 | New Orleans Pelicans | Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal | 71 | 61 |
| 9:05 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 72 | 61 |
| 9:05 | Boston Celtics | Jaylen Brown Free throw | 73 | 61 |
| 7:25 | New Orleans Pelicans | Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal | 73 | 64 |
| 7:00 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 75 | 64 |
| 6:41 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 75 | 66 |
| 6:12 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi Free throw | 75 | 67 |
| 6:12 | New Orleans Pelicans | Yves Missi 2-pt field goal | 75 | 68 |
| 5:42 | New Orleans Pelicans | Trey Murphy III 2-pt field goal | 75 | 71 |
| 5:14 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 78 | 71 |
| 4:15 | New Orleans Pelicans | Saddiq Bey 3-pt field goal | 78 | 74 |
| 3:50 | Boston Celtics | Baylor Scheierman 3-pt field goal | 81 | 74 |
| 2:02 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 83 | 74 |
| 1:45 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen 2-pt field goal | 83 | 76 |
| 1:31 | Boston Celtics | Neemias Queta 2-pt field goal | 85 | 76 |
| 0:34 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 87 | 76 |
| 0:07 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen 2-pt field goal | 87 | 78 |
Q4 · 23 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Boston Celtics | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:22 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole Free throw | 87 | 79 |
| 11:22 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole Free throw | 87 | 80 |
| 11:22 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole Free throw | 87 | 81 |
| 11:04 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 89 | 81 |
| 10:35 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen Free throw | 89 | 82 |
| 10:35 | New Orleans Pelicans | Derik Queen Free throw | 89 | 83 |
| 9:24 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 2-pt field goal | 91 | 83 |
| 9:14 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal | 91 | 86 |
| 8:57 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 94 | 86 |
| 8:00 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 97 | 86 |
| 7:24 | Boston Celtics | Derrick White 2-pt field goal | 99 | 86 |
| 6:40 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 102 | 86 |
| 6:23 | New Orleans Pelicans | Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal | 102 | 88 |
| 5:37 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons 3-pt field goal | 105 | 88 |
| 4:49 | Boston Celtics | Sam Hauser 3-pt field goal | 108 | 88 |
| 4:15 | Boston Celtics | Anfernee Simons Free throw | 109 | 88 |
| 3:16 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 2-pt field goal | 111 | 88 |
| 2:33 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 2-pt field goal | 113 | 88 |
| 2:00 | Boston Celtics | Luka Garza 3-pt field goal | 116 | 88 |
| 1:47 | New Orleans Pelicans | Micah Peavy 2-pt field goal | 116 | 90 |
| 1:27 | Boston Celtics | Payton Pritchard 2-pt field goal | 118 | 90 |
| 0:49 | Boston Celtics | Josh Minott 2-pt field goal | 120 | 90 |
| 0:26 | Boston Celtics | Xavier Tillman 2-pt field goal | 122 | 90 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: Boston Celtics 1-0. Final series: Boston Celtics 2-0.
- Oct 27: Boston Celtics 122 at New Orleans Pelicans 90 (this game)
- Apr 10: New Orleans Pelicans 118 at Boston Celtics 144
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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