Celtics withstand return of Zion Williamson and beat Pelicans 120-119

— Jayson Tatum scored 38 points with 11 rebounds and Kristaps Porzingis had 19 points and 11 boards on Sunday as the Boston Celtics overcame the return of Zion Williamson to the New Orleans lineup and beat the Pelicans 120-119.
Jan 13, 2025, 01:47 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Kristaps Porzingis misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Dejounte Murray makes 24-foot three point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Yves Missi makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Yves Missi makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaylen Brown misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jrue Holiday misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Kristaps Porzingis misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Derrick White misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Trey Murphy III makes driving layup (Yves Missi assists)
  • Jaylen Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • CJ McCollum misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kristaps Porzingis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
  • Dejounte Murray makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Jayson Tatum misses driving layup
  • Trey Murphy III makes 23-foot three point shot (Dejounte Murray assists)
  • Jayson Tatum makes 14-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Javonte Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)
  • Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kristaps Porzingis makes tip shot
  • Dejounte Murray makes 27-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)
  • Derrick White misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylen Brown misses 22-foot jumper
  • Jrue Holiday makes two point shot
  • Jrue Holiday makes free throw 1 of 1
  • CJ McCollum makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Jrue Holiday misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • CJ McCollum misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Javonte Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Al Horford misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Dejounte Murray makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Kristaps Porzingis misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Dejounte Murray makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Payton Pritchard makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Zion Williamson misses layup
  • Jayson Tatum makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • CJ McCollum makes 12-foot jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)
  • Kristaps Porzingis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)
  • Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
  • Daniel Theis makes two point shot (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Payton Pritchard misses driving layup
  • Al Horford makes tip shot
  • Dejounte Murray makes 28-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Jayson Tatum makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Dejounte Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jordan Hawkins makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists)
  • Jayson Tatum makes two point shot
  • Zion Williamson misses 37-foot three point jumper
  • Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot
  • Payton Pritchard makes 23-foot three pointer (Sam Hauser assists)
  • Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Sam Hauser misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Trey Murphy III makes driving layup
  • Al Horford makes 27-foot three point jumper (Luke Kornet assists)
  • Daniel Theis makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Daniel Theis makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Luke Kornet makes 6-foot layup (Jaylen Brown assists)
  • Jose Alvarado makes 27-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)
  • Jaylen Brown makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jose Alvarado makes 27-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)
  • Payton Pritchard misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Luke Kornet makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jaylen Brown assists)
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylen Brown makes driving layup
  • Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Derrick White makes 8-foot two point shot (Payton Pritchard assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists)
  • Payton Pritchard misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jose Alvarado misses driving floating jump shot
  • Payton Pritchard makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Zion Williamson misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Derrick White misses running pullup jump shot
  • Jose Alvarado misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Al Horford misses alley oop layup
  • Luke Kornet makes dunk (Jaylen Brown assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses driving layup
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • CJ McCollum makes two point shot (Dejounte Murray assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes two point shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Kristaps Porzingis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Derrick White assists)
  • Jrue Holiday makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
  • Dejounte Murray misses driving floating jump shot
  • Trey Murphy III makes 30-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)
  • Jayson Tatum misses driving layup
  • Jayson Tatum makes tip shot
  • Kristaps Porzingis makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 2 of 2
  • CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Derrick White misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Javonte Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kristaps Porzingis misses 27-foot three point shot
  • Javonte Green misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum misses 37-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Yves Missi makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Yves Missi misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Kristaps Porzingis misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • CJ McCollum misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Trey Murphy III misses 31-foot three point shot
  • Derrick White misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Zion Williamson misses driving layup
  • Jrue Holiday misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Yves Missi makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Jayson Tatum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • Dejounte Murray misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jayson Tatum makes 1-foot dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses driving layup
  • Dejounte Murray misses 32-foot three point jumper
  • Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot dunk
  • Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Dejounte Murray misses 22-foot three point shot
  • Kristaps Porzingis misses two point shot
  • Kristaps Porzingis misses tip shot
  • Kristaps Porzingis misses 1-foot tip shot
  • Kristaps Porzingis makes tip shot
  • Yves Missi makes 4-foot layup (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Jayson Tatum misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jaylen Brown makes 1-foot dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • CJ McCollum makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Jayson Tatum makes 3-foot layup (Derrick White assists)
  • Javonte Green makes 4-foot layup (Yves Missi assists)
  • Jaylen Brown misses driving layup
  • CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Kristaps Porzingis makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • Payton Pritchard misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Jaylen Brown makes two point shot
  • Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 1
  • CJ McCollum misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Jaylen Brown makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jayson Tatum makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
  • Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Al Horford makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jayson Tatum assists)
  • Dejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dejounte Murray misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses driving layup
  • Payton Pritchard misses 33-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Trey Murphy III makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Sam Hauser makes 23-foot three point jumper (Payton Pritchard assists)
  • Dejounte Murray misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jayson Tatum makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Daniel Theis misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Javonte Green makes driving layup
  • Jaylen Brown misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jaylen Brown misses two point shot
  • Luke Kornet misses tip shot
  • Zion Williamson makes two point shot
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Payton Pritchard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
  • CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Luke Kornet makes 1-foot dunk (Payton Pritchard assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes driving layup
  • Daniel Theis makes 3-foot two point shot (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Al Horford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Brown assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Luke Kornet misses alley oop dunk shot
  • Payton Pritchard misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • CJ McCollum makes two point shot
  • CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Jose Alvarado makes 27-foot three point shot (CJ McCollum assists)
  • Jaylen Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaylen Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kristaps Porzingis misses alley oop layup
  • Kristaps Porzingis misses tip shot
  • CJ McCollum misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Jaylen Brown makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Dejounte Murray misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jrue Holiday makes two point shot
  • Jrue Holiday misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Trey Murphy III makes 9-foot two point shot (Dejounte Murray assists)
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)
  • Jayson Tatum makes 3-foot layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
  • Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
  • Kristaps Porzingis makes tip shot
  • Dejounte Murray makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Derrick White makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dejounte Murray misses driving layup
  • Jayson Tatum makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Zion Williamson makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Dejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Dejounte Murray makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Dejounte Murray makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Jayson Tatum makes 2-foot dunk (Kristaps Porzingis assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses driving dunk
  • Jayson Tatum misses two point shot
  • Kristaps Porzingis misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Dejounte Murray misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses two point shot
  • Jayson Tatum makes 1-foot dunk
  • Zion Williamson misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jaylen Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Trey Murphy III misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Derrick White makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Derrick White makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Dejounte Murray makes tip shot
  • Jayson Tatum misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jayson Tatum misses free throw 2 of 2
  • CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2
  • CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2
  • CJ McCollum misses two point shot
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