New Orleans Hornets @ Boston Celtics
20-12, 10-8 Away
96
20-12, 10-8 Away
16-17, 8-9 Home
94
16-17, 8-9 Home
New Orleans Hornets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 40 | 15 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | 8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | 29 | 10-25 | 5-13 | 4-10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | 22 | 7-14 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 14 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | 4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
96 | 33-79 | 10-25 | 20-32 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 21 | ||
42% | 40% | 63% |
Boston Celtics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 22 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 14 | 4-16 | 2-6 | 4-8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | 17 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | 14 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | 15 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 27 | 8 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | 7 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 3-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
94 | 36-79 | 12-24 | 10-18 | 42 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 29 | ||
46% | 50% | 56% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
NO leads 3-0
Game Information
TD Garden
7:00 PM, 31 December 2003
Boston, MA
Attendance: 16,304
- Referees:
- Joe Crawford
- Ted Bernhardt
- Scott Wall
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 20 | 9 | .690 | - | L1 |
| Boston | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2 | W3 |
| Toronto | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Brooklyn | 9 | 19 | .321 | 10.5 | W2 |
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