45pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsBOS
Jan 16, 2018
NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry
Boston Celtics vs New Orleans Pelicans Head-to-Head
Boston Celtics lead the all-time record 30-21 across 51 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The earliest meeting on record was on December 1, 2002: New Orleans Hornets 86, Boston Celtics 95.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026BOS
30
vs
NOP
21
51 meetings
All-time
BOS lead 30-21
Recent form
BOS 10-0 over the latest 10
Last meeting
BOS won 144-118 on Apr 10, 2026
Closeness
9 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 10.8 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Apr 10, 26
BOS 144-118 NOP
BOSOct 27, 25
NOP 90-122 BOS
BOSJan 31, 25
NOP 116-118 BOS
BOSJan 12, 25
BOS 120-119 NOP
BOSMar 30, 24
NOP 92-104 BOS
BOSJan 29, 24
BOS 118-112 NOP
BOSJan 11, 23
BOS 125-114 NOP
BOSNov 18, 22
NOP 109-117 BOS
BOSJan 29, 22
NOP 97-107 BOS
BOSJan 17, 22
BOS 104-92 NOP
BOS| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | BOS | NOP | 144–118 | BOS |
| Oct 27, 2025 | NOP | BOS | 90–122 | BOS |
| Jan 31, 2025 | NOP | BOS | 116–118 | BOS |
| Jan 12, 2025 | BOS | NOP | 120–119 | BOS |
| Mar 30, 2024 | NOP | BOS | 92–104 | BOS |
| Jan 29, 2024 | BOS | NOP | 118–112 | BOS |
| Jan 11, 2023 | BOS | NOP | 125–114 | BOS |
| Nov 18, 2022 | NOP | BOS | 109–117 | BOS |
| Jan 29, 2022 | NOP | BOS | 97–107 | BOS |
| Jan 17, 2022 | BOS | NOP | 104–92 | BOS |
Last Meeting
Apr 10, 2026Final
BOS
144
HOME
NOP
118
AWAY
Celticswon by26
Celtics' 10th straight in this series·Game 51 of all-time series
Matchup context
Boston Celtics have won 10 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Boston Celtics lead the complete decided record 30-21. The 10.8-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 2002 to 2026
- 24 seasons
- Average margin
- 10.8 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
30W
21W
BOS
NOP
59%41%
Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season51 games
30
21
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Boston Celtics Biggest Win
140–105+35
Jan 11, 2020
New Orleans Pelicans Biggest Win
97–78+19
Dec 28, 2011
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | BOS ↕ | NOP ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
13-13
BOS
AWAY
8-17
NOP
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Boston Celtics: 10 consecutive wins
10
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.8 pts on average
10.8pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
BOS↑Trending Up
Last 10100%
All-Time58.8%
NOP↓Trending Down
Last 100%
All-Time41.2%
Last 10 Results
BOS / NOP
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 36 of 51 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
3
BOS OT Wins
0
NOP OT Wins
3
Biggest OT Game
120-115 on Feb 21, 2021 (1OT)
Largest Leads
BOS Biggest Leads
+30pts
Mar 12, 2003
#2:+24 pts·Jan 3, 2005
#3:+23 pts·Mar 18, 2018
NOP Biggest Leads
+37pts
Jan 11, 2020
#2:+30 pts·Mar 19, 2007
#3:+25 pts·Jan 23, 2006
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
15
Mar 6, 2015
Average per Game
5.2
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
12
Jan 12, 2015
Average Ties per Game
5.1
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
19,164
Mar 19, 2007
Lowest
1,940
Feb 21, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
16,557
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
BOS44.9%
NOP44.5%
BOS +0.4 pp
3P%
BOS35.9%
NOP32.8%
BOS +3.1 pp
FT%
BOS77.2%
NOP73.7%
BOS +3.5 pp
TS%
BOS54.5%
NOP53.1%
BOS +1.4 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
BOS Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 406 | 18 | 22.6 | 30 |
| Jayson Tatum | 248 | 9 | 27.6 | 41 |
| Jaylen Brown | 181 | 8 | 22.6 | 41 |
| Ricky Davis | 131 | 5 | 26.2 | 32 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 124 | 4 | 31.0 | 38 |
| Kevin Garnett | 114 | 8 | 14.3 | 21 |
| Ray Allen | 109 | 8 | 13.6 | 20 |
| Marcus Smart | 106 | 10 | 10.6 | 22 |
| Rajon Rondo | 103 | 10 | 10.3 | 23 |
| Kemba Walker | 89 | 4 | 22.3 | 35 |
| Al Horford | 88 | 7 | 12.6 | 20 |
| Antoine Walker | 75 | 4 | 18.8 | 23 |
| Avery Bradley | 74 | 5 | 14.8 | 22 |
| Jared Sullinger | 65 | 4 | 16.3 | 27 |
| Jeff Green | 65 | 3 | 21.7 | 39 |
NOP Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Davis | 309 | 10 | 30.9 | 45 |
| David West | 236 | 12 | 19.7 | 37 |
| Chris Paul | 164 | 10 | 16.4 | 22 |
| Brandon Ingram | 115 | 5 | 23.0 | 33 |
| Jrue Holiday | 103 | 8 | 12.9 | 25 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 97 | 7 | 13.9 | 26 |
| Zion Williamson | 77 | 3 | 25.7 | 28 |
| Tyreke Evans | 76 | 5 | 15.2 | 26 |
| P.J. Brown | 73 | 9 | 8.1 | 12 |
| Eric Gordon | 72 | 4 | 18.0 | 21 |
| David Wesley | 69 | 5 | 13.8 | 19 |
| Jamaal Magloire | 66 | 6 | 11.0 | 23 |
| Jamal Mashburn | 62 | 3 | 20.7 | 30 |
| Emeka Okafor | 57 | 6 | 9.5 | 18 |
| JR Smith | 57 | 4 | 14.3 | 21 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
41pts
Jaylen Brown
BOSvsNOP
Jan 11, 2023
41pts
Jayson Tatum
BOSvsNOP
Jan 11, 2020
40pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsBOS
Mar 16, 2014
39pts
Jeff Green
BOSvsNOP
Mar 16, 2014
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
37 games with complete quarter lines
BOSNOP
How they create points
36 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points in paint: NOP +1.2 points36 games
BOS highest-scoring quarter
Q3 · 25.1
NOP highest-scoring quarter
Q3 · 25.5
Widest fingerprint gap
NOP +1.2 points in paint
Questions about this record: Boston Celtics vs New Orleans Pelicans
How do recent Boston Celtics vs New Orleans Pelicans results compare with the complete record?
Boston Celtics have won 10 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Boston Celtics lead the complete decided record 30-21. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
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Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.