Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
33
29
62
810
812
21
8
38
80
38
48
15
14
93
36
9
45
6
22
5
18
15
98
4
31
10
32
2317
1110
48
22
22
100
99
51
150
22
65
12
45
2522
6060
710
34
5
1822
710
39
47
46
98
99
21
120
20
56
11
63
2130
6060
3
1
33
23
11
48
2
2
100
9
5
14
2
6
1
4
25
60
1
0
0
17
10
59
2
2
100
9
1
10
2
5
2
5
22
60
7
3
43
18
7
39
4
4
100
9
2
11
2
5
1
6
21
60
10
4
40
22
10
45
7
6
86
9
1
10
0
6
1
3
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
42
11
21
52
0
0
0
7
8
88
2
12
14
2
1
3
3
2
29
-3
double
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
True
37
7
15
47
4
9
44
2
2
100
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
20
8
none
Tyreke
Evans
Tyreke Evans
True
36
5
13
38
1
4
25
0
0
0
3
4
7
6
2
1
7
2
11
-2
none
Quincy
Pondexter
Quincy Pondexter
True
31
2
7
29
1
3
33
1
1
100
0
2
2
4
0
1
0
3
6
8
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
True
22
3
4
75
0
0
0
4
4
100
1
6
7
1
0
0
1
1
10
2
none
Norris
Cole
Norris Cole
False
24
2
8
25
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
5
4
4
-15
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
False
19
5
6
83
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
7
7
2
1
0
1
0
12
-8
none
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
False
16
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
-14
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
9
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
1
0
1
0
2
4
-6
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jimmer
Fredette
Jimmer Fredette
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Elliot
Williams
Elliot Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jeff
Withey
Jeff Withey
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
March
2015
Saturday
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans
Grizzlies
Memphis
True
Celtics
Boston
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
25
35
60
195
606
23
10
43
79
36
46
25
22
88
30
7
37
1
19
8
11
17
104
4
67
33
49
2417
126
5
08
05
62
66
32
98
10
73
21
23
2720
6060
46
13
28
2018
99
5
512
512
100
711
20
731
00
63
32
33
2433
6060
6
3
50
24
12
50
0
0
0
6
3
9
1
7
2
2
27
60
7
3
43
17
6
35
8
5
62
6
2
8
0
3
1
3
20
60
4
1
25
20
9
45
5
5
100
7
2
9
0
6
3
3
24
60
6
3
50
18
9
50
12
12
100
11
0
11
0
3
2
3
33
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Brandon
Bass
Brandon Bass
True
37
7
13
54
1
2
50
2
2
100
2
4
6
1
1
0
2
4
17
5
none
Jae
Crowder
Jae Crowder
True
37
5
9
56
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
8
9
1
4
0
1
0
11
5
none
Evan
Turner
Evan Turner
True
35
6
11
55
1
1
100
3
3
100
0
6
6
6
0
0
4
4
16
-1
none
Marcus
Smart
Marcus Smart
True
34
2
8
25
1
4
25
2
2
100
1
4
5
4
2
0
0
3
7
-10
none
Tyler
Zeller
Tyler Zeller
True
14
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
1
0
0
1
1
6
-1
none
Isaiah
Thomas
Isaiah Thomas
False
28
8
13
62
4
6
67
7
8
88
0
1
1
3
0
0
3
0
27
9
none
Kelly
Olynyk
Kelly Olynyk
False
22
1
9
11
0
3
0
6
8
75
2
1
3
3
0
1
0
3
8
5
none
Jonas
Jerebko
Jonas Jerebko
False
18
3
5
60
1
2
50
2
2
100
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
2
9
11
none
James
Young
James Young
False
12
1
4
25
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
7
none
Luigi
Datome
Luigi Datome
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Phil
Pressey
Phil Pressey
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Shavlik
Randolph
Shavlik Randolph
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Gerald
Wallace
Gerald Wallace
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
8
March
2015
Sunday
Amway Center
Orlando
Magic
Orlando
False
The Boston Celtics ( 25 - 35 ) defeated the New Orleans Pelicans ( 33 - 29 ) 104 - 98 on Friday . Isaiah Thomas relished his bench role with the Phoenix Suns , and he continues to embrace it as member of the Boston Celtics . Thomas dropped 27 points in 29 minutes against the Pelicans in New Orleans . He helped his team to a 3 - 2 record over their last five games , averaging 21 points and 5 assists in that time . Jae Crowder was placed into the starting lineup due to the injury to Avery Bradley 's elbow . Crowder finished with 11 points , nine rebounds and four steals in 37 minutes , and gave his team immense energy without committing a foul . The Celtics are still just a few games out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference . Anthony Davis does it all for his team , and that trend continued Friday with him recording 29 points , 14 points , two assists and one steal in 42 minutes . He also added to his all - time franchise record with three blocked shots . Eric Gordon did his best to help out Davis but his 20 points were n't enough to defend their home court against the Celtics . New Orlean 's point guards Tyreke Evans and Norris Cole combined for 12 turnovers , which proved to be very costly in the end . The Pelicans are the first team on the outside looking in at the Western Conference playoff picture . New Orleans will host the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday and the Celtics will take on the Orlando Magic on Sunday .
The Boston Celtics (25 - 35) defeated the New Orleans Pelicans (33 - 29) 104 - 98 on Friday. Isaiah Thomas relished his bench role with the Phoenix Suns, and he continues to embrace it as member of the Boston Celtics. Thomas dropped 27 points in 29 minutes against the Pelicans in New Orleans. He helped his team to a 3 - 2 record over their last five games, averaging 21 points and 5 assists in that time. Jae Crowder was placed into the starting lineup due to the injury to Avery Bradley's elbow. Crowder finished with 11 points, nine rebounds and four steals in 37 minutes, and gave his team immense energy without committing a foul. The Celtics are still just a few games out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Anthony Davis does it all for his team, and that trend continued Friday with him recording 29 points, 14 points, two assists and one steal in 42 minutes. He also added to his all - time franchise record with three blocked shots. Eric Gordon did his best to help out Davis but his 20 points weren't enough to defend their home court against the Celtics. New Orlean's point guards Tyreke Evans and Norris Cole combined for 12 turnovers, which proved to be very costly in the end. The Pelicans are the first team on the outside looking in at the Western Conference playoff picture. New Orleans will host the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday and the Celtics will take on the Orlando Magic on Sunday.
The Boston Celtics (25 - 35) defeated the New Orleans Pelicans (33 - 29) 104 - 98 on Friday. Isaiah Thomas relished his bench role with the Phoenix Suns, and he continues to embrace it as member of the Boston Celtics. Thomas dropped 27 points in 29 minutes against the Pelicans in New Orleans. He helped his team to a 3 - 2 record over their last five games, averaging 21 points and 5 assists in that time. Jae Crowder was placed into the starting lineup due to the injury to Avery Bradley's elbow. Crowder finished with 11 points, nine rebounds and four steals in 37 minutes, and gave his team immense energy without committing a foul. The Celtics are still just a few games out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Anthony Davis does it all for his team, and that trend continued Friday with him recording 29 points, 14 points, two assists and one steal in 42 minutes. He also added to his all - time franchise record with three blocked shots. Eric Gordon did his best to help out Davis but his 20 points weren't enough to defend their home court against the Celtics. New Orlean's point guards Tyreke Evans and Norris Cole combined for 12 turnovers, which proved to be very costly in the end. The Pelicans are the first team on the outside looking in at the Western Conference playoff picture. New Orleans will host the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday and the Celtics will take on the Orlando Magic on Sunday.
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3 33 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Norris Cole <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Withey <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Elliot Williams <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jimmer Fredette <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Thomas <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 27 <FG> 8 13 62 <FG3> 4 6 67 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Bass <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Evan Turner <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jae Crowder <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonas Jerebko <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kelly Olynyk <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 8 <FG> 1 9 11 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 6 8 75 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marcus Smart <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Zeller <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Young <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Wallace <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shavlik Randolph <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Phil Pressey <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luigi Datome <TEAM> Boston Celtics <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none