Boston Celtics @ New Orleans Hornets
20-14, 8-7 Away
93
20-14, 8-7 Away
20-17, 12-4 Home
83
20-17, 12-4 Home
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 45 | 14 | 6-18 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | 17 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | 28 | 5-14 | 2-5 | 16-18 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | 16 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 15 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
93 | 30-71 | 9-28 | 24-30 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 26 | ||
42% | 32% | 80% |
New Orleans Hornets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 30 | 6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | 21 | 9-23 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | 20 | 8-17 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | 17 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 7 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
83 | 29-77 | 5-19 | 20-27 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 25 | ||
38% | 26% | 74% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
BOS leads 2-0
Game Information
Smoothie King Center
1:00 AM, 9 January 2003
New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 16,898
- Referees:
- Eddie F. Rush
- Ronnie Nunn
- Michael Henderson
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 21 | 9 | .700 | - | W1 |
| Boston | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2 | W4 |
| Toronto | 18 | 14 | .563 | 4 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 13 | .552 | 4.5 | L2 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 11 | W2 |
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