Game ID: 22501174
New Orleans Pelicans @ Boston Celtics
Friday, April 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BOS 44 38 34 28 144NOP 25 26 31 36 118
BOS vs NOP ScoutingBOS vs NOP Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BOS availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 13 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 39 min since (112% of 34)
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 24 min since (141% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Vučević missed 14 since 3/08, returns tonight: 13 min (63% of 20)
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Walsh back 3/27 after 6, 22 min since (127% of 17)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 25 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 13 min since (63% of 20)
NEW Queta 25 to 31 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Garza missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Brown back 3/30 after 2, 37 min since (108% of 34)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 18 min since (87% of 20)
NEW Queta 25 to 30 min over the last 4
BOS availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Garza missed 3 since 4/05, returns tonight: 16 min (104% of 16)
OUT González missed 2 since 4/07, returns tonight: 25 min (180% of 14)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 20 min since (97% of 20)
BOS availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restBACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 20 min since (95% of 20)
BACK Garza back 4/10 after 3, 16 min since (104% of 16)
BACK González back 4/10 after 2, 25 min since (180% of 14)
BOS availability going into 4/19 · 6 days' restOUT Tatum missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 32 min (96% of 34)
BACK Vučević back 4/05 after 14, 20 min since (95% of 20)
BACK Garza back 4/10 after 3, 27 min since (175% of 16)
BACK González back 4/10 after 2, 25 min since (180% of 14)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/21 · 1 day's restBACK Tatum back 4/19 after 2, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Garza back 4/10 after 3, 23 min since (147% of 16)
BACK González back 4/10 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
BOS availability going into 4/24 · 2 days' restBACK Tatum back 4/19 after 2, 36 min since (106% of 34)
BACK Garza back 4/10 after 3, 18 min since (113% of 16)
BACK González back 4/10 after 2, 13 min since (94% of 14)
NEW Scheierman 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/02 · 3 days' restOUT Murphy III missed 3 since 3/26, returns tonight: 36 min (103% of 36)
OUT McGowens missed 10 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Alexander missed 36 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Poole back 3/27 after 3, 15 min since (62% of 24)
BACK Jordan back 3/26 after 6, 18 min since (108% of 17)
BACK Peavy back 3/26 after 4, 7 min since (49% of 15)
BACK Looney back 3/29 after 19, 4 min since (25% of 15)
BACK Hawkins back 3/26 after 4, 16 min since (120% of 14)
NOP availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT McGowens missed 11 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Alexander missed 37 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Murphy III back 4/02 after 3, 36 min since (103% of 36)
BACK Poole back 3/27 after 3, 15 min since (62% of 24)
BACK Peavy back 3/26 after 4, 9 min since (57% of 15)
BACK Looney back 3/29 after 19, 4 min since (25% of 15)
BACK Hawkins back 3/26 after 4, 16 min since (120% of 14)
NOP availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Oduro missed 2 since 4/02, out tonight
OUT Poole missed 2 since 4/02, out tonight
OUT McGowens missed 12 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 2 since 4/02, out tonight
OUT Alexander missed 38 since 1/11, returns tonight: 11 min (92% of 12)
BACK Murphy III back 4/02 after 3, 34 min since (96% of 36)
BACK Peavy back 3/26 after 4, 13 min since (88% of 15)
BACK Hawkins back 3/26 after 4, 17 min since (128% of 14)
NOP availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Oduro missed 3 since 4/02, returns tonight: 26 min (97% of 27)
OUT Poole missed 3 since 4/02, returns tonight: 32 min (133% of 24)
OUT McGowens missed 13 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 4 since 3/29, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 3 since 4/02, returns tonight: 28 min (195% of 15)
BACK Murphy III back 4/02 after 3, 34 min since (96% of 36)
BACK Alexander back 4/05 after 38, 11 min since (92% of 12)
NEW Missi 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 4/10 · 2 days' restOUT McGowens missed 14 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 5 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Murphy III back 4/02 after 3, 34 min since (96% of 36)
BACK Oduro back 4/07 after 3, 26 min since (97% of 27)
BACK Poole back 4/07 after 3, 32 min since (133% of 24)
BACK Looney back 3/29 after 19, 16 min since (110% of 15)
BACK Alexander back 4/05 after 38, 11 min since (91% of 12)
NEW Fears 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Missi 20 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Peavy 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 14 to 19 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT McGowens missed 15 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 6 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Murphy III back 4/02 after 3, 34 min since (96% of 36)
BACK Oduro back 4/07 after 3, 25 min since (92% of 27)
BACK Poole back 4/07 after 3, 30 min since (127% of 24)
BACK Looney back 4/07 after 3, 27 min since (183% of 15)
BACK Alexander back 4/05 after 38, 12 min since (100% of 12)
NEW Fears 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Queen 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Missi 20 to 27 min over the last 3
NEW Peavy 15 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 14 to 23 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 109, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brown at 32 and Tatum at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Garza (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fears at 24 and Bey at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without McGowens (14 straight), Jordan (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-12 a night and New Orleans minus-7 and the defense, Boston allowing 109 a night to New Orleans's 124. Call it Boston 121, New Orleans 111, Boston by 10.
4/03 @ MIL 133-101 — BOS notes
BOS won 133-101. BOS shot 56% (50 of 89) to MIL's 42%, 17 of 37 from three, and went to the line 19 times to MIL's 13 — 16 points from the stripe to their 10. BOS turned it over 8 times to MIL's 13. The glass went 48-30 for them. Brown led with 26 (7 of 17, 2 of 4 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Tatum added 23, Queta 19. The hinge was Q1, 43-26: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 35. White was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
4/05 vs TOR 115-101 — BOS notes
BOS won 115-101. BOS shot 53% (47 of 88) to TOR's 48%, 8 of 28 from three. The glass went 44-31 for them. Brown led with 26 (11 of 20, 1 of 3 from three); Tatum added 23, Queta 18. The hinge was Q4, 35-24: a lead of 3 became 14, and the lead reached 18. Queta was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
4/07 vs CHA 113-102 — BOS notes
BOS won 113-102. BOS shot 49% (43 of 87) to CHA's 43%, 17 of 42 from three. Brown led with 35 (13 of 29, 3 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Tatum added 23, White 12. The hinge was Q3, 35-26: BOS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 3. BOS trailed 55-61 at the half and won the second half 58-41. White was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/09 @ NYK 106-112 — BOS notes
BOS lost 106-112. BOS shot 45% (38 of 84) to NYK's 54%, 16 of 43 from three. The glass went 42-30 for them. Tatum led with 24 (7 of 22, 2 of 10 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Pritchard added 23, Scheierman 20. Q1 was theirs, 29-26, but the other 3 periods went 86-77 against them. Tatum's -16 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 vs NOP 144-118 — BOS notes
BOS won 144-118. BOS shot 54% (52 of 96) to NOP's 46%, 29 of 59 from three, and got to the line 15 times to NOP's 30. Hauser led with 24 (8 of 13, 8 of 12 from three); Brown added 23, Pritchard 21. The hinge was Q1, 44-25: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 41. Pritchard was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
4/12 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 32 free throws a game; Bane at 20 and Banchero at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 32 free throws a game to Boston's 16 and the defense, Boston allowing 107 a night to Orlando's 113. Call it Boston 117, Orlando 113, Orlando keeping it close.
4/19 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Tatum (2 straight). 6 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 23 and Edgecombe at 16 a game. Without Embiid (3 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 31 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-2. Call it Boston 116, Philadelphia 108.
4/21 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 23 and Edgecombe at 14 a game. Without Embiid (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 41 percent from three to Philadelphia's 29 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 23 free throws a game to Boston's 17. Call it Boston 117, Philadelphia 107, Boston by 10.
4/24 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Maxey at 25 and Edgecombe at 18 a game. Without Embiid (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-4 a night and Philadelphia minus-2 and the arc, Boston at 38 percent from three to Philadelphia's 34. Call it Boston 112, Philadelphia 111, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/02 @ POR 106-118 — NOP notes
NOP lost 106-118. NOP shot 45% (38 of 84) to POR's 46%, 9 of 23 from three, and went to the line 26 times to POR's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 14. NOP turned it over 19 times to POR's 13, and POR turned those into 11 steals. Fears led with 21 (7 of 10, 3 of 4 from three); Murphy III added 19, Bey 15. Q2 was theirs, 33-25, turning a 3-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-73 against them. They led by as many as 10. D. Murray's -24 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 @ SAC 113-117 — NOP notes
NOP lost 113-117. NOP shot 48% (40 of 84) to SAC's 51%, 14 of 34 from three. The glass went 36-46 against them. Fears led with 28 (10 of 19, 5 of 11 from three); Bey added 20, Hawkins 14. Q1 was theirs, 30-21, but the other 3 periods went 96-83 against them. They led by as many as 17. Bey's -7 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs ORL 108-112 — NOP notes
NOP lost 108-112. NOP shot 42% (35 of 84) to ORL's 43%, 10 of 31 from three. The glass went 47-57 against them. Bey led with 32 (10 of 24, 3 of 8 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Fears added 19, Missi 18. Q2 was theirs, 32-23, turning a 1-point deficit into a 8-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-76 against them. They led by as many as 15. Peavy's -19 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 vs UTA 156-137 — NOP notes
NOP won 156-137. NOP shot 58% (61 of 106) to UTA's 51%, 14 of 34 from three. Fears led with 40 (17 of 29, 1 of 7 from three); Poole added 34, Hawkins 25. The hinge was Q3, 50-27: NOP came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 15, and the lead reached 29. NOP trailed 61-69 at the half and won the second half 95-68. Fears was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
4/10 @ BOS 118-144 — NOP notes
NOP lost 118-144. NOP shot 46% (44 of 96) to BOS's 54%, 9 of 32 from three, and went to the line 30 times to BOS's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 11. Fears led with 36 (13 of 29, 3 of 10 from three, 7 of 11 at the line); Queen added 25, Hawkins 20. Q4 was theirs, 36-28, the deficit cut from 34 to 26, but the other 3 periods went 116-82 against them. Poole's -40 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Randle at 22 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Randle (2 straight), Gobert (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 126, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fears at 29 and Bey at 22 a game. Without McGowens (15 straight), Jordan (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the line, where New Orleans takes 27 free throws a game to Minnesota's 20 and the glass, where New Orleans has been minus-3 a night and Minnesota minus-8. Call it Minnesota 121, New Orleans 117, New Orleans keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NOPDQ D. Queen
HD H. Dickinson
JF J. Fears
JH J. Hawkins
JO J. Oduro
JP J. Poole
KL K. Looney
MP M. Peavy
TA T. Alexander
BOSBS B. Scheierman
DW D. White
GO Gonzalez
HG H. González
JB J. Brown
JW J. Walsh
LG L. Garza
MS M. Shulga
NQ N. Queta
NV N. Vučević
PP P. Pritchard
RH R. Harper Jr.
SH S. Hauser
VU Vucevic
NOP/BOS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Sam Hauser scores 24, Celtics hit 29 3s, rout Pelicans 144-118 to clinch East's No. 2 playoff seed
BOSTON -- — Sam Hauser had 24 points on eight 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics tied the franchise and NBA record with 29 3s on their way to clinching the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 playoff seed with a 144-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
Jaylen Brown added 23 points in 29 minutes, sitting out the entire fourth quarter. Payton Pritchard finished with 21 points and 10 assists for Boston, which clinched the Atlantic Division.
The Celtics’ 29 3s equal their total from Oct. 22, 2024 against the Knicks. The Memphis Grizzlies (April 6 vs. Cleveland) and Milwaukee Bucks (Dec. 29, 2020 at Miami) also share the record.
Big man Neemias Queta even got in on the action for Boston, knocking down his first career 3 to go along with 10 rebounds. Eight different Celtics players had at least two.
Boston led by as many as 41 points against a Pelicans team missing several starters.
The 3-point onslaught was ignited by Brown. He returned to the lineup after sitting out Thursday’s loss at New York with left Achilles tendinitis and scored 12 first-quarter points to help the Celtics build an early 22-point cushion.
Boston also did it without Jayson Tatum , who hasn’t played in back-to-back nights since his return from Achilles tendon surgery. He was given the night off to rest.
Jeremiah Fears led the Pelicans with 36 points. Derik Queen added 25 points and 11 rebounds. New Orleans, which will miss the playoffs for the second straight year, has lost nine of its last 10 games.
The Pelicans were again without top players Zion Williamson (right knee), Herb Jones (rest), Saddiq Bey (rest), Trey Murphy III (right ankle sprain) and Dejounte Murray (bruised left hand).