Boston Celtics @ New Orleans Pelicans
Monday, October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA | Game ID: 22500117
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NOP 26 28 24 12 90BOS 34 31 22 35 122
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Simons scores 25 points as the Celtics earn their first victory by beating the Pelicans 122-90
NEW ORLEANS -- — Anfernee Simons made six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, and the Boston Celtics earned their first victory over the season by pulling away to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-90 on Monday night.
Payton Pritchard added 18 points for the Celtics, who outscored the Pelicans 31-4 in the final 9:14 after they led by just five.
Simons scored 12 in the fourth quarter for Boston, which had dropped its first three games. Luka Garza had 16 points, while Jaylen Brown and Josh Minott finished with 15 apiece.
Jordan Poole scored 22 points for the Pelicans, who played without Zion Williamson and fell to 0-3. Rookie Derik Queen had 12 points.
Williamson missed his first game of the season with a left foot bone bruise. He had scored 27 points in both of the first two games.
Poole's 3-pointer cut it to 91-86 early in the fourth quarter before Simons made three 3-pointers and Sam Hauser had two in Boston's powerful finish.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiPrQuWh 5 17 +12 6 10 60 2 5 40 1 2 50 1 6 7 4 0 2 0 1
BOS Brown, Minott, Pritchard, Queta, White
in Brown, Minott, Pritchard, Queta, White
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGaHaPrSi 2 7 0 2 3 67 1 2 50 2 4 50 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 2
BOS Brown, Garza, Hauser, Pritchard, Simons
in Garza, Hauser, Simons
out Minott, Queta, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GaHaPrScSi :54 0 -1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
BOS Garza, Hauser, Pritchard, Scheierman, Simons
in Scheierman
out Brown
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GaHaScSiWh 1 2 -3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
BOS Garza, Hauser, Scheierman, Simons, White
in White
out Pritchard
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaScSiTiWh 2 8 +2 3 5 60 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 3
BOS Hauser, Scheierman, Simons, Tillman, White
in Tillman
out Garza
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BoBrQuSiWh 3 0 -6 0 7 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 0 2 3
BOS Boucher, Brown, Queta, Simons, White
in Boucher, Brown, Queta
out Hauser, Scheierman, Tillman
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiPrQuWh 2 7 +2 3 7 43 1 3 33 0 0 0 3 2 5 3 0 1 0 2
BOS Brown, Minott, Pritchard, Queta, White
in Minott, Pritchard
out Boucher, Simons
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGaHaMiPr 2 7 +7 3 5 60 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 1
BOS Brown, Garza, Hauser, Minott, Pritchard
in Garza, Hauser
out Queta, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GaHaMiPrSi 1 3 +2 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1
BOS Garza, Hauser, Minott, Pritchard, Simons
in Simons
out Brown
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrGaHaMiSi 1 2 -2 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
BOS Brown, Garza, Hauser, Minott, Simons
in Brown
out Pritchard
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaPrSiTi :50 2 -2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
BOS Brown, Hauser, Pritchard, Simons, Tillman
in Pritchard, Tillman
out Garza, Minott
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaPrSiTiWh 2 7 +2 2 3 67 1 2 50 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
BOS Hauser, Pritchard, Simons, Tillman, White
in White
out Brown
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrMiPrQuWh 6 10 -2 4 10 40 0 4 0 2 2 100 1 4 5 2 1 2 1 0
BOS Brown, Minott, Pritchard, Queta, White
in Brown, Minott, Queta
out Hauser, Simons, Tillman
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GaHaPrScSi 3 6 -2 2 6 33 2 6 33 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1
BOS Garza, Hauser, Pritchard, Scheierman, Simons
in Garza, Hauser, Scheierman, Simons
out Brown, Minott, Queta, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaPrQuScSi 2 4 +2 2 6 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 0
BOS Hauser, Pritchard, Queta, Scheierman, Simons
in Queta
out Garza
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GaHaScSiWh :56 2 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
BOS Garza, Hauser, Scheierman, Simons, White
in Garza, White
out Pritchard, Queta
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BrHaQuSiWh 1 2 -3 1 3 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
BOS Brown, Hauser, Queta, Simons, White
in Brown, Queta
out Garza, Scheierman
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HaMiQuSiWh 2 8 +5 3 5 60 2 4 50 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1
BOS Hauser, Minott, Queta, Simons, White
in Minott
out Brown
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GaHaMiSiWh 3 11 +9 4 5 80 3 4 75 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 0
BOS Garza, Hauser, Minott, Simons, White
in Garza
out Queta
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GaMiPrSiWh 1 3 +3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS Garza, Minott, Pritchard, Simons, White
in Pritchard
out Hauser
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
GaMiPrScSi 2 7 +5 4 4 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
BOS Garza, Minott, Pritchard, Scheierman, Simons
in Scheierman
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JrMiScTiWa 1 4 +4 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1
BOS Harper Jr., Minott, Scheierman, Tillman, Walsh
in Harper Jr., Tillman, Walsh
out Garza, Pritchard, Simons
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FeJoMiIiPo 5 5 -12 2 9 22 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 2
NOP Fears, Jones, Missi, Murphy III, Poole
in Fears, Jones, Missi, Murphy III, Poole
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBeJoMiPo :48 2 -1 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
NOP Alvarado, Bey, Jones, Missi, Poole
in Alvarado, Bey
out Fears, Murphy III
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBeJoPoQu 1 3 -1 1 3 33 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
NOP Alvarado, Bey, Jones, Poole, Queen
in Queen
out Missi
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBeIiPoQu 4 12 +5 2 4 50 0 1 0 7 8 88 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 2
NOP Alvarado, Bey, Murphy III, Poole, Queen
in Murphy III
out Jones
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBeHaIiQu :56 2 -1 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
NOP Alvarado, Bey, Hawkins, Murphy III, Queen
in Hawkins
out Poole
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FeHaJoIiQu 3 6 +6 3 6 50 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0
NOP Fears, Hawkins, Jordan, Murphy III, Queen
in Fears, Jordan
out Alvarado, Bey
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FeHaJoMiIi 2 0 -5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
NOP Fears, Hawkins, Jordan, Missi, Murphy III
in Missi
out Queen
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFeJoJoPo 2 5 -4 1 4 25 0 2 0 3 3 100 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
NOP Bey, Fears, Jones, Jordan, Poole
in Bey, Jones, Poole
out Hawkins, Missi, Murphy III
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBeJoMiPo 1 1 -2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
NOP Alvarado, Bey, Jones, Missi, Poole
in Alvarado, Missi
out Fears, Jordan
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJoMiIiPo 2 11 +4 2 3 67 2 3 67 3 4 75 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
NOP Alvarado, Jones, Missi, Murphy III, Poole
in Murphy III
out Bey
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBeMiIiPo 1 5 0 1 3 33 1 2 50 3 3 100 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1
NOP Alvarado, Bey, Missi, Murphy III, Poole
in Bey
out Jones
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FeJoMiIiPo 1 4 +2 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
NOP Fears, Jones, Missi, Murphy III, Poole
in Fears, Jones
out Alvarado, Bey
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFeMiIiPo 5 11 +3 3 9 33 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 2
NOP Bey, Fears, Missi, Murphy III, Poole
in Bey
out Jones
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBeHaIiQu 5 5 -5 3 9 33 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 2 1
NOP Alvarado, Bey, Hawkins, Murphy III, Queen
in Alvarado, Hawkins, Queen
out Fears, Missi, Poole
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBeHaPoQu :56 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
NOP Alvarado, Bey, Hawkins, Poole, Queen
in Poole
out Murphy III
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJoJoPoQu 3 5 -5 1 6 17 1 4 25 5 5 100 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
NOP Alvarado, Jones, Jordan, Poole, Queen
in Jones, Jordan
out Bey, Hawkins
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FeJoIiPoQu 3 2 -9 1 5 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
NOP Fears, Jones, Murphy III, Poole, Queen
in Fears, Murphy III
out Alvarado, Jordan
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BeFeJoIiPo 1 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 4
NOP Bey, Fears, Jones, Murphy III, Poole
in Bey
out Queen
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
FeHaMaMcPe 3 2 -9 1 8 12 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
NOP Fears, Hawkins, Matković, McGowens, Peavy
in Hawkins, Matković, McGowens, Peavy
out Bey, Jones, Murphy III, Poole
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
BOSAS A. Simons
BS B. Scheierman
CB C. Boucher
DW D. White
JB J. Brown
JM J. Minott
LG L. Garza
NQ N. Queta
PP P. Pritchard
SH S. Hauser
XT X. Tillman
NOPBM B. McGowens
DJ D. Jordan
DQ D. Queen
HJ H. Jones
JA J. Alvarado
JF J. Fears
JH J. Hawkins
JP J. Poole
KM K. Matković
MP M. Peavy
SB S. Bey
TM T. Murphy III
YM Y. Missi
BOS/NOP 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
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