Boston Celtics vs New Orleans Pelicans Head-to-Head

Modern Rivalry
Boston Celtics
New Orleans Pelicans
Celtics lead Pelicans30to21

Celtics hold a decisive edge in 51 all-time meetings.

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At a glance

Boston Celtics vs New Orleans Pelicans insights

The edge
+9wins for Celtics
59% Celtics ยท 41% Pelicans

Post-1996 record: 30-21.

Recent form
14-6last 20
Celtics on a 10-game streak

Celtics won 144-118 on Apr 10, 2026

Where it matters
0playoff games

These teams have never met in the playoffs.

The story

In the modern era they are 30-21 against each other (59% Celtics). Celtics have won 10 straight in this matchup, the longest active run in the series. Games average a 10.8-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Celtics' 35-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Celtics hold a 14-6 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. Their first recorded meeting fell in 2002, so the rivalry has now spanned 24 seasons of league history. Most recent result: Celtics won 144-118 on Apr 10, 2026. Through the 2020s Celtics have led 11-3 between the teams.

Win Percentage
30W
21W
BOS
NOP
59%41%
Boston CelticsNew Orleans Pelicans

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Apr 10, 2026BOSNOP144โ€“118BOS
Oct 27, 2025NOPBOS90โ€“122BOS
Jan 31, 2025NOPBOS116โ€“118BOS
Jan 12, 2025BOSNOP120โ€“119BOS
Mar 30, 2024NOPBOS92โ€“104BOS
Jan 29, 2024BOSNOP118โ€“112BOS
Jan 11, 2023BOSNOP125โ€“114BOS
Nov 18, 2022NOPBOS109โ€“117BOS
Jan 29, 2022NOPBOS97โ€“107BOS
Jan 17, 2022BOSNOP104โ€“92BOS
Last Meeting
Apr 10, 2026Final
BOS
144
HOME
NOP
118
AWAY
Celticswon by26
Celtics' 10th straight in this seriesยทGame 51 of all-time series

All-Time Record

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
140โ€“105+35
Jan 11, 2020
New Orleans Pelicans Biggest Win
97โ€“78+19
Dec 28, 2011
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season โ†“BOS โ†•NOP โ†•Games โ†•
2025โ€“26202
2024โ€“25202
2023โ€“24202
2022โ€“23202
2021โ€“22202
2020โ€“21022
2019โ€“20112
2018โ€“19202
2017โ€“18022
2016โ€“17112

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
17-8BOS HOME13-13NOP HOME
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)
BOSโ†‘Trending Up
Last 10100%
All-Time58.8%
NOPโ†“Trending Down
Last 100%
All-Time41.2%
Last 10 Results
BOS / NOP

Frequently Asked Questions: Boston Celtics vs New Orleans Pelicans

Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head page on SharkBetting is built from verified historical data, not generated prose. Regular-season and playoff game logs are pulled from the balldontlie API (public NBA records from 1946 onward). Playoff series results, arena capacity, and historical context are cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. Player-level top-scorer tables and largest-lead figures use the play-by-play dataset, which has complete coverage only from the 1996-97 season onward; matchups on the page that pre-date 1996 are clearly marked.

Stats are refreshed after every completed game day. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.

Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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