Boston Celtics ahead Jayson Tatum celebrates with heart Al Horford (42) after his go-ahead, game-winning shot within the ultimate second of the second half of an NBA basketball recreation in New Orleans, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Picture/Gerald Herbert)
NEW ORLEANS — Jayson Tatum’s jumper with 0.7 seconds left gave the Boston Celtics a 118-116 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night time within the NBA.
Jaylen Brown scored 28 factors and Tatum had 27 because the Celtics handed the Pelicans their fifth straight loss. New Orleans misplaced Dejounte Murray to a decrease proper leg damage within the first quarter.
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Tatum had 22 factors by three quarters earlier than being held in verify for a lot of the fourth. However the Celtics went to him after CJ McCollum’s tying basket with 24 seconds left and he hit the eventual winner over McCollum from the left wing.
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JAYSON TATUM FOR THE WIN 🚨
NAILS THE FADING MIDDY WITH 0.2 SECONDS LEFT!
CLUTCH. BUCKET. GETTER. 😤 pic.twitter.com/nyeGcCLJZ6
— NBA (@NBA) February 1, 2025
Trey Murphy had a season-high 40 factors, going 8 for 12 on 3-pointers. Jose Alvarado added 20 factors and McCollum had 17.
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Luke Kornet and Kristaps Porzingis scored 13 of the Celtics’ first 17 factors of the fourth quarter to construct a 108-101 lead. Porzingis and Derrick White every had 16 factors.
Takeaways
Celtics: The Celtics had 32 assists on 42 made area targets. Porzingis had 4 blocks.
Pelicans: Murray, who had averaged 17.9 factors, 6.5 rebounds and seven.6 assists since coming back from an early season damaged hand that prompted him to overlook 18 video games, fell to the court docket within the first quarter with a non-contact damage to his decrease proper leg. He was carried into the locker room. … Zion Williamson sat out with a abdomen bug. He has missed 36 of 49 video games this season.
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Key second
McCollum threw up a 35-foot hook shot on the buzzer that fell brief.
Key stat
McCollum continued his poor exterior taking pictures, going 1 of seven from lengthy vary. He’s 7 of 27 from 3 during the last 4 video games.
Up subsequent
The Celtics play in Philadelphia on Sunday night time. The Pelicans open a four-game street journey Monday night time towards the Nuggets.
